METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 141, 12 December 1938, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR DECEMBER. Full moon, seventh day, 9.52 p.m. ; last quarter, fourteenth day, 12.47 p.m.; uew moon, twenty-second day. 5.37 a.m.; first quarter, thirtieth day. 10.23 a.m. (Standard time.) MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1938. The Sun. —Rose today 4.11 a.m.; sets 7.17 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.11 a.m.; sets 7.18 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday : Morning, o.3hr ; afternoon, o.4hr; total, o.7hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., (jl.odeg. ; relative humidity at 9 a.m., 61 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, o'2.sdeg.; minimum temperature last night, 52.8deg.: minimum temperature on grass, 4S.ldeg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 17.8 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 48 hours, 1.22 in: rainfall to date this month, O.Olin; rainfall to date this -year, 55.80 in; rainfall average for December, 2.93 in; rainfall average from January I to the end of December, 42.30 in Barometer, 9 hours, 29.510 in, 999.5 millibars; noon, 29.507 in, 999.2 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During the weekend an exceptionally deep depression has been located over eastern Australia, Sydney experiencing the worst storm in its history. Conditions have been disturbed, also, in New Zealand, barometers having been very low in the south. Squally winds between north-west and south-west have predominated with gales at times, especially about and north of Cook Strait. Fair weather prevailed over most of the Dominion on Saturday, but by yesterday cloud had increased generally and there had been rain in all western districts and in the far north and south, with some heavy falls in the vicinity of Wellington. Scattered thunderstorms occurred last night, but the weather had improved somewhat by this morning. Temperatures have been warm in parts of eastern districts, otherwise mild.

1 Beauton scale or wind force, with equivalent m.p.tu—o. calm, 0-1: 1. light air. 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7. 8, gentle breeza, 8-11: 14, moderate breeze 12-16: 6. fresb breeze, 17-21: 6. strong breeze. 22-27; J high wind, 88-33) 8, gale, 84-40 s 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10. whole eale. 49-56s 11. storm. 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B. blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC. blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount. 7-8 tenths; 0. overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths: G, gloomy, dull; U. ugly, threatening; X, continuous or steady rain; 8. snow: JP precipitation within sight of station; D drizzle; P passing showers; H. hall; Q. squally; L, lightning; T. thunder; F fog: M, mist: a. haze;- X. hoar frost; I intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Between south-west and north-west; moderate to strong and squally generally and reaching gale force at times in many places. Seas. —Rough to very rough on the west coast and about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Slight to moderate In coastal waters on the east coast but rather rough to rough off shore. Weather. —Mainly fair in eastern areas but otherwise changeable and rather stormy with rain at times. Scattered heavy falls and, in places, thunder probable.' Temperatures mild.

Itatl Ion. 'im •es. 'emp. 'eai ler Cape Maria V.D. W 6 29.84 Russell NW 0 29.80 Hokianga Heads W 3 29.75 Kaipara Sig. Stn. W 5 29.80 Manukau Heads W 3 Auckland W 4 29.73 Tiritiri ... WSW 5 Kawhia N 2 —— Tauranga .. SSW 4 29.72 Opotiki . ....... NW 1 29.80 Taupo ' W 5 East Cape.—Not received. Gisborne ... NW 7 29.5(5 Napier SW 7 Castlepoint .. NW 5 Cape Palliser WNW 7 New Plymouth W 2 29.69 Capo Egmont WNW 3 29.65 Patea WNW 5 Wanganui ... W 4 29.65 Foxton W 1 Wellington .. NNW 6 29.51 Nelson Calm 29.55 Cape Campbell W 5 29.44 Farewell Spit WSW 5 29.50 Westport .... NW 3 29.57 Greymouth .. NW 4 29.53 Arthur's Pass NW 4 Kaikoura S 4 29.45 Christchurch WNW 4 29./38 Akaroa L'house NW 1 29.37 Timaru N 2 29.36 Oamaru W 3 29.34 Dunedin NE 1 29.32 Alexandra .... Calm Queenstown .. NW 3 29.37 Nuggets Nl 29.34 Bluff ... WNW 4 . Puysegur Point N 7 29.29 03 64 68 66 71 68 66 67 liS 66 59 74 71 63 63 61 61 63 64 62 62 61 61 61 59 61 47 54 66 68 67 62 60 52 58 55 65 54 OM OMP CMK OM C B CM BC 11 BC B K B BC BQ CZ B BC BZ BC BC B BC BCZ BC OP It C BCZ BC O O O O C c c OPQ

TODAY'S WEATHER.