METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 151, 23 December 1938, Page 15

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON fOH DECEMBER. tfuli mouit seventh day, t>.52 p.m. ■ last quarter, fourteenth <iaj, 12.4? 0.m.; new cuoon twenty-second daj 5.37 i.m. . flrsi auartet • hlriieth ■lav i0.23.im (Standard time* FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1938. The Suri. —The sun rose today 4.14 a.m.; sets 7.25 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.15 a.m. ; sets 7.25 p.m. ■ (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshlne.-r-l'esterday: Morning, 6.1 iiours; afternoon, 0.8 hours. Total, 6.9 hours. Temperature at 9 a.m., 51.1deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 83 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, Ss.sue«, minimum temperature last night, 4C.9deg; minimum temperature on grass, 40.6deg. Mean wind velocity for ii hour? ending » a.m., today, 6.2 m.p.h. Rainfall in, previous 24 hours, trace; raintall to date this month, 6.421n; rainfall to date this year, 57.21ih; rainfall average to» December M)3ln raiuiall average trom January 1 u> the end of December, 42.30 in Barometer.—9 a.m., 29.672 in, 1004.8 millibars; noon, 29.675 in, 1004.9 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. While very slight Secondary depressions have continued to cross the pomiinon, pressure is rising with the slow advance of an anticyclone on to the central Tasmau Sea. The tropical cyclone has moved from the Fiji Group la a south-easterly direction and is now between the Kermadec and Tonga Islands.' West to south winds prevailed yesterday, reaching moderate gale force In parts of the North Island, but they have since decreased somewhat in force and become more southerly tv direction. Although mainly fair the weather has been changeable with showers at times in most districts, but more particularly on the east coast south ot Cook Strait, where there were further thunderstorms yesterday. Temperatures have remained cold in the South Island and becOme cooler over the north.

Beaufon scale ot wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.-0 calm. 0-1; 1 light air. 2-3. 2 slight breeze, 4-7: 3. gentle breeze. «-" • 4, moderate breeze. 12-16^ 5, fresh breeze 17-21 6. strong breeze, 22*27; t. mgb wind, KB-3S: 8. gale, 34-40; 9. •t"H««£----41-48. 10, whole gale. 49-56! U. storm. 57-65; 12 hurricane. Weatber.-B, blue sKy, cloud ftm°unj ">; a tenths; BC. blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-8 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths. Q. gloomy dull: 0. ugly, threatening: R. continuous or steady rain; s. snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H. hail; q, scniiallv •li lightning; T. thunder; V, fog 5 M. mis? •i. tee™ hoar frost: I. Intermittent.

FORECASI

Winds.— Southerly prevailing; strong in some exposed positions, more especially about Cook Strait, but for the most part light to moderate. Seas.—Rnther rough north of Farewell Spit and in parts of the Cook Strait area : elsewhere Weather. —Fine in western and far southern districts of the South Island. Elsewhere changeable with occasional but mainly light showers at many places. Temperatures cold. Conditions generally improving.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather Cape Maria SSW -7 29.81 Russell SW 4 29.74 Hokianga Heads SW 4 29.71 Kaipara S. Stn. SW 5 . 29.72 Manukau Hds. SSW 4 Auckland .... WSW 4 29.64 Tirltirl SSW 4 Kawhia ....... W 2 Tauranga S 2 Opotiki WSW 1 29.62 Taupo Calm — jBast Cape S3 29.53 Gisborne NW 3 29.56 Napier SSW 4 29.58 Castlepoint .... SW 2 29.56 Cape Palliser .. SW 4 New Plymouth SW 2 29.61 Cape Egmont .. SW 4 29.59 Patea S 4 - Wanganui NNW 2 29.62 Poxton —Not received. Wellington S-5 29.67 Nelson Calm 20.67 Cape Campbell SSW 6 29.66 Farewell Spit KB 4 29.63 Westport SW 1 29.63 Greymouth .... E 4 29.67 Arthur's Pass SW 2 ——; Kalkoura .... SSW 5 29.74 Christchurch WSW 3 29.76 Akaroa L'house SW C <!9.J3 Timaru SSW 4 29.79 Oamaru SW 3 29.79 Dunedin 8 4 29.77 Alexandra —Not received. Queenstown— Not received. Nuggets S 2 29.78 Blua NW 3 29.82 Puysegur Point SW 1 29.82 52 58 63 54 66 60 57 59 57 52 60 58 63 52 53 . 56 ' 60 60 57 51 55 52 55 55 57 41 50 49 49 58 53 47 52 52 52 BCZ( B BCP CQP BC BCP BCP OK BC BC BC BC 0 C O OR CP BC C OJR OP c OQ 0 BC BC C OP OP BCP BC OP C BC G BC

fdDAY'b WEATHER.