METEOROLOGICAL
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1939,
The Sun.—Hose today 5.16 a.m.; sets 6.55 p.m. ttises tomorrow 5.17 a.m.; sets 6.53 p.m. (Standard Time.)
Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 6.lhr; afternoon, (j.4hr. Total, lii.Shr.
Temperature at !) a.m., ihH.Gdej? humidity nf. 0 a.m., 75 per cent.
relative
Maximum temperature yesterday, GO.Gdeg ; minimum temperature lost night, 54.Meg: minimum temperature on grass, 40.3deg.
Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending ft a.m. today. 5.4 m.p.h
Rainfall in previous 24 nours, nil; rain fall to date this month, 0.62 in; rainfall to date this year, l.Slin; rainfall average, for February, 2.75 in; rainfall average fmtr January i >r> end of February 5.64 in
Barometer, 9 a.m., 30.027 in, 1016.8 millibars; noon, 29.997 in, 1015.8 millibars.
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS
An antieylonc has been moving from the Taxman Sen on to northern New Zealand but conditions have become very disturbed over south-eastern Australia. Yesterday there were moderate northerly winds on parts of the cast coast but elsewhere south-westerly prevailed and were very strong in some exposed positions. Apart from showers in the far south the weather was mainly fair. By this morning the winds had turned to freshening northerlies from Cook Strait southward, while the weather was fair to cloudy and milder.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Station, Wind. Fres. Temp. Weather.
FORECAST
Winds.—Variable at first in the far north with southerlies predominating; otherwise north-westerly to northerly. Force light to moderate at first but freshening, especially about and south of Cook Strait.
Seas.—Slight to moderate but rising later south of Cape Egmont and about Cook Strait.
Weather. —Fair at first almost Generally but cloud increasing and later rain developing In western and southern districts of the South Island. Temperatures rising.
Cape Maria SSB 4 30.13 Russell SW 1 30.11 Hokianga Heads S 3 30.08 Kiapara S.S. . . SW 3 30.16 Manukau Heads S 2 Auckland S 2 30.10 Tiritiri SSE 4 Kawhla .... KW 3 Tauranga .... Calm 30.07 Opotiki Calm 30.08 Taupo Calm East Cape S3 29.90 Gisborne .... KW 3 Napier NE 2 29.84 Custlepoint.—Not received. Cape Palliser .. NE 2 New Plymouth SE 2 30.08 Cape Kgmont.—Not received. Patea NW 2 Wanganui .... KB 2 30.00 Foxton N 1 Wellington N 3 30.03 Nelson SE 1 30.04 Cape Campbell . . N 3 2!).!)9 Farewell Spit .. SE 2 30.03 Westport ...... KB 3 30.04 Greymouth : E 2 30.07 Arthur's Pass KW 5 Kaikoura N 5 29.98 Christchnrch .. KE 4 29.94 Akaroa Light. .. NB.3 29.94 Timaru NE 4 29.92 Oamaru NNK 4 29.93 Dunedin NE 1 29.93 Alexandra.—Not received. Queenstown .. SE 2 29.87 Nuggets N 2 29.88 Bluff NW 2 29.82 Ptiysegur Pt. NNW 8 29.70 64 65 64 U9 70 t>3 61 63 64 66 5(5 66 65 65 fil 58 62 57 62 no 56 61 59 55 50 63 57 58 64 65 51 54' 52 55 55 O B BG O B BC BC CZ B B B BCZ O O BC B BC B BC OZ BC BC BC O OZ B C o c B C o B BZ B CQ
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 4
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