METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 8, 11 January 1939, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR JANUARY. Full moon, sixth day, 9 a.m.; last quarter, thirteenth day, 12.40 a.m.; new moon, twentyfirst day, 12.57 a.m.; flrst quarter, twenty-ninth day, 2.30 a.m. (Standard Time.) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1939. The Sun.—Rose today j 4.30 a.m.; sets 7.27 p.m.. Rises tomorrow 4.31 a.m.; sets 7.27 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday : Morning, 5.2 hr; afternoon, 5.3 hr. Total, 10.5 hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 58.6deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 59 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 66.6deg; minimum temperature last night, 41.6deg; minimum temperatures on grass, 33.6deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours" .mdiny a a.m. today, 6.7 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.04 in; rainfall to date this month, O.lOin-; rainfall to date this year, O.lOin; rainfall average for January, 2.89 in; rainfall average to the end of January, 2.89 in. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.879 in, 1011.8 millibars; noon, 29.888 in; 1012.1 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An anticyclone has been moving across the Tasman Sea on to New Zealand, and by this morning its centre was to the north-west of Cape Maria van Diemen, while a series of slight secondary depressions has been movjlng along its southern edge. Strong west lo south-west winds prevailed yesterday, reaching gale force in many places south of the Auckland Province, changing temporarily to south in some eastern coastal districts. By this morning the winds had decreased over the South Island, and had backed to north-west or north in the far south. The weather was changeable and showery in western and southern districts of the South Island, with some hail in the far south. Showers extended last night along eastern districts as far as southern Hawke's Bay, but otherwise fair to cloudy conditions prevailed. Temperatures were cool to moderate.

Beaufort scale ot wind torce, with equivalent m.p.n.—o calm, 0-1; 1, light air. 2-3; 2 slight breeze, 4-7 ; 3. gentle ' breeze. 8-11S 4 moderate breeze, 12-16: 5, fre^h breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind ZB-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56; 11, storm. 57-65: 12 hurricane. Weather. —B, blue sfcy, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue shy and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-8 tenths; C, cloudy. cloud amount 7-8 tenths; 0, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; O, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow, JP, precipitation within sight of station; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, Equally; L. lightning! T. thunder; F, fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X. hoar frost; I. Intermittent.

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Winds.—Moderate to strong, but gradually decreasing south-westerlies in the North Island. Elsewhere winds at flrst mainly moderate in force and variable in direction, but tending north-westerly or northerly and freshening. Seas.—Rather rough to rough, but decreasing soon on the east coast and later north of Cape Egmont. Weather.—Fair in the North Island and in eastern and northern portions of the South. Becoming unsettled in Westland and the far south, with rain developing and later extending to scattered portions of western districts as far as Taranaki. Temperatures rising and becoming very warm in places east of the ranges. ______________^__

rO DAY'S) WEATHER. Station. Wind. frea. i'emp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. S 5 30.08 65 BCZ Russell S 3 30.03 65 CZ Hokianga H. SW 4 30.02 65 BC Kaipara Sig. S. SSW 5 29.98 62 C Manukau Heads SW 5 — 65 BC Auckland SW 4 29.98 62 O riritiri SSW 5 — 61 CM Kawhia W 3 — 63 C Xauranga .... W 4 — 63 BC Opotiki .... SW 1 29.91 62 B raupo W T — 55 BC East Cape ..... S 2 29.85 62 BC Gisboi'ne .... WSW 6 29.87 62 BC Napier S 3 29.88 62 B Castlepoint .. SW 7 — 64 BC Cape Palliser SSW 5 — 57 BC New Plymouth SSW 7 29.92 60 O Cape Egmont SW 6 29.91 59 C Patea SW 2 — 61 C Wanganul .. WSW 4 29.91 62 B Foxton SSW 1 — 59 B Wellington .. E 2 29.88 59 B Nelson .... SW 6 29.90 59 C Cape Campbell SE 1 29.86 61 B Farewell Spit SW 3 29.90 58 BCZ Westport SW 3 29.91 55 0 Greymouth .... S 2 29.92 56 OM Arthur's Pass NW 4 — 4'9 BC Kalkoura .... S 4 29.87 61 B Christchurch .. SW 4 29.86 57 BC Akaroa Light. .. SW 7 29.80 54 BCQ Timaru NE 2 29.78 66 BC Oamaru SW 1 29.84 63 B Dunedin SW 3 29.81 51 B Alexandra.-—Not received. Queenstown .. SW 2 29.84 50 C Nuggets W 4 29.76 50 BCZ Bluff NW 4 29.77 55 0 Puysegur Point N 6 29.77 53 OD