METEOROLOGICAL TODAY'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 150, 22 December 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

TODAY'S WEATHER.

MOON FOB DECEMBER

Full moon seventh daj. 9.52 p.ou ; last quarter, fourteenth day. 12.47 p:m. j new moon, twenty-second day 5.57 ».m.: first auarter. thirtieth day 10i23 ».m (Standard time.) THURSDAY, DECEMBER/22, 1938. The Sun.—Rose today 4.14 a.m.; sets 7.24 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.14 a.m.; sets 7.25 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday :;Morning, 5.4 hr; afternoon, 4,7 hr; total, lO.lhr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 60.4deg.; relative humidity sit 9 .a.m., 51 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, ~«3.9d0g.; mlnlimim temperature last night, 52.9de#.; minimum temperature on grass,' 48.7deir. 'Mean wind velocity for 24 hours endlnn » a.m. today, 11.5 m.p.h. ■ Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 6.42 in; rainfall to date this .year, 57.211n; rainfall average toi Deeemner z rainfall uverage tf>m January I in :'h<* end of-December 42.301n Barometer.—9 aim., 29.5131n, 999.4 millibars ; noon, 29.529 in, 1000.0 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 H6URS.

Little change of pressure has taken place in the New Zealand area, barometers remaining low to the south and east and high to the west. Weak disturbances crossing the South Island have given rain at times in most of the Island, whUe very severe hall storms ' have caused considerable damage ,in Canterbury. Otherwise, except for occasional showers in western districts, the weather has. been fair. Prevailing winds in the North Island have been moderate to strong between west and south-west, and in the South Island light southerlies, the latter giving cold temperatures with snow, on some of the high levels. An. extensive tropical storm has doveloped In the Fiji Group.

Beaufort scale ot wind force, with equi valent m.p.n.—o calm, 0-1; 1. light air. 2-3; 2 alight breeze, 4-7; 8. gentle breeze. 8-11; 4. moderate breeze, 12-16: 5, fresh breeze, 17-21 6 strong breeze, 22-27: 7, nlgn wind ZB-33: 8, Rale, 34-40; 8, stronß gale. 41-48; 10, whole eale. 19-56; 11. storm. 57-65; 12 hurricane. Weather.—B blue aKy, cloud amount Q-6 lenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-8 tenths: C, cloudy. cloud amount 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 0-10 tenths; G. gloomy dull, 0. ugly, threatening :R. continuous or stead? rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station: D drizzle; P passing showers; H, hall; Q. squally: L, lightning; T. thunder; F. fog; M. mist: Z. haze: X. hoar frost: I. Intermittent

FORECAST

Winds. —Between west and south. Force mainly light to moderate but strong in exposed positions, more especially about and north of Cobk Strait. Decreasing later. g eas ,—Rather rough to rough on the west coast but later moderating; elsewhere mainly Weather. —Scattered rains still probable with some local thunder and hail storms, but for the most part fair and improving generally. Temperatures cool to moderate.

Station. Wind 'res. 'emp. ea ier C Maria V.D. SW 4 29.89 64 BCZ Russell ... .WSW 4 29.83 64 B Hokianga Heads SW 4 29.81 66 B Kaipara S.S. WSW 5 29.80 63 BC Manuka u Heads SW 3 — 68 B Auckland' ...... W 4 29.T6 60 BCP Tiritirt SW 5 60 BCM Kawhia NW 2 63 0 Tauranga ... SW 5 29.73 . 58; C Opotlki ..... NW-3 29.69 65 BC Taupo ...... SW 5 . 55 O ., East Cape .... W 3 29.64 64 C Glsborne .. WNW 6 29.63 - 66 BC Napier ... WSW 7 29.59 63 BC Castlepoint ' .. SW 2 29.44 62 ; BC Cape Palliser S\V 6 58 BC New Plym'th WSW 4 29.68 \ 56 BCP Cape Egmont .. W 7 29.67 57 OR£ Patea SW 6 • -— 53 C Wanganul AV 6 29.65 59 CZ Foxton W 5 59 BC Wellington .- WNW 3 29.51 60 BCR Nelson. —Not received. Cape Campbell S 1 .29.441 63 BC Farewell Spit* WSW 5 29.58 l 56 . C Westport SI 29.59 51 OR. Greymouth .. NW 4 29.59 59 OR Arthur's Pass NW 2 ,48 C Kaikoura S .5 29.49 62 C Chrlstchurch . '. SW 3 29.54 50 OR Akaroa L'housa SW 2 29.54 50 OR Timaru ESE 1 29.53 63 BC Oamaru ..... NE 1 29.49 60 BC Dunedln ;... S 2 29.50' 46 O Alexandra. —Not received. Queenstown.—Not received; _ Nuggets ..... SI 29.54 43 OMB Bluff.—-Not received. ■ : Puysegur Pt. SSW 4 29.61 50 OP