METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR JANUARY,

Full moon, sixth day, V n.m.; last quarter, thirteenth day, 12.40 a.m.; new moon, twenty* Brat, day, 12.57 a.m.; first quarter, twenty-ninth day. 2.30 a.ra (Standard Time.) SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1939. I The Sun.—Bose today 4.41 a.m.; sets 7.23 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.43 a.m.; sets 7.22 p.m. (Standard Time.) . . Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday; Morning. 6.» hr; afternoon, a.ahr. Total, 12,4 hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 60.3deg. Belativr humidity at 9 a.m., 56deg.. .' ' „. Maximum temperature yesterday, 63.8aeg; minimum temperature last, night, 53.1deg; minimum temperature on grass, 49.3deg.. Mean -wind velocity for 24 hours, ending • a.m. today, 15.1 m.p.h. ' • •" ; . Rainfall In previoua \24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 0.331n; rainfall to date this year, 0.331n; rainfall average for January. 2.89 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of January, 2!B9in. ' Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.5781n, 1001.6 millibars; noon, 29.584 in, 1001.8 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. With the advance of a disturbance from New South Walas the anticyclone over the Tasman Sea has lost intensity, and pressure gradients in New Zealand have become weaker. Consequently, winds this morning have decreased further, in force to light or moderate breezes. Southerly to westerly directions still predominate, except on parts of the east coast, where there are easterly sea breezes. Apart from . scattered light showers in western districts and along the coast south of Akaroa,, the weather has been fair to flne. Temperatures have continued cold in the south, but have been warm east of the ranges and moderate elsewhere. The tropical storm near the Fiii croup has moved only slowly, but has become ver yintense, and now covers a very wide area, affecting weather condition* aa Jar distant as the Kermadecs. .''..' rOOAY'b W6ATHER.

Beaufort ecale or wind torce. with equivalent m.D.n.—o calm. 0-1 i I. llgut ait. 2-3: 2 slisbt breeze. 4-7; 3. gentle breeze, 8-U: 4 moderate breeze. 12-lft: 5. fretb breeze. 17-21;, 6. strong breeze. 22-27: 7. high wind 28-33: 8. gale. 84-40; 9, strong Kale. 41-48; lO,< whole gale. t9-56: U. storm. 57-65t' 12 hurrican*. Weather.—B blue 3*3. cloud amount 0-3 tenths: BC. blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-8 tenths: C, cloudy. cloud amount 7-8 tenths: O. orercast, cloud amount 9 10 tenths; G glooms- dull; 0, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; 8. snow; JP- precipitation wlthtn sight of station; D, drizzle: P. passing showers; B, bail: v. squally: h, lightning: T."thunder; 9, fee.; M, mist: Z, haze: X. hoar frost: I, Intermittent. FORECAST Winds. —Southerly or south-easterly In tht far north and sea breezes on parts of the east coast between Poverty Bay and Otago; elsei where between west and south predominating. Force mainly light to ■ fresh. Seas.—Slight to moderate. Weather.—Fair at first,' but later becoming unsettled with increasing cloud and scattered but mainly light rains deevloplng. Temperatures cool In the south, elsewhere mild.

Station^ _w' toa \. fr«». Temp, Weather, Cape Maria V.D. S 8 29.77 62 G • Bussell SW 3 29.78 62 BC Hoikanga Heads S 3 29.72 63 BC Kaipara Slg. St. SW 2 29.75 64 C q Manukau Heads W 2 n — <>« BC Auckland .... SSW | 29.73 60 O Tiritiri SSW 3 — 82 BC gj&a' Nwl 29l9 63 BO S? -:::. iw. 2- T 8 l East Caoe •• K2 29.60 66 BC ' rUhorne SSW 3 29.63 65 B SSf .::: wbwi 29.01 w b CasUepoint .. SW! 29.53 63 - Cape Egmont ..'WJ M^ 5T KG WanJanir.V WNW4 29.65 59 C &rV:-^l sic Greymouth ..... S2 29.6o 53 L ChrlSrch . EXE 4 29.G0 68 BZ Akaroa L'house KB 5 |».bl *0 OP OaSiaru . .SW 2 29.59 48 Oltt uamaru > „ _„ ,„ „ Dunedln SW 3 29.a8 4» L Alexandra W-2 - 55 BC KSto?..'. SW4 29.55 47 BC Rluff .- SW 5 29.59 51 BCP pSsegur'Pt. WSW3 29.67 47 OD >