METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 45, 23 February 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1939. The Sun.—The sun rose today, 5.23 a.m.; sets, 6.46 p.m. Rises tomorrow, 5.24 a.m.; sets, 6.45 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, 2.5 hours; afternoon, 6.0 hours. Total, 8.5 hours. Temperature, at 9 a.m., 60.7deg. Relative humidity, at 9 a.m., 69 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 63.8deg.; minimum temperature last night', Sl.Odeg. ; minimum temperature on grass, 44.1deg. i Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending S a.m. today, 5.3 m.p.h. 1 Kainfall id previous it nours, till. rain fall to date this month, O.GBin; rainfall to date this year, 1.57 in; rainfall average for. February, 2.75 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of February. 5.64 in. Barometer, 9 a.m.. 30.207 in, 1022.9 millibars; noon, 30.219, 1023.3 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Fine weather prevailed yesterday, .and except for sea breezes on the eastern coasts, the winds were light to moderate southerlies. Temperatures were mild. The anticyclone covering the eastern Tasman Sea had moved on to the North Island by this morning, but a weak depression passing in the south had caused winds to turn to westerlies or nprtherlies from Taranaki southwards, and skies to become rather cloudy in the far south.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent mup.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind,. 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40: 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56: 11. storm, 57-65^: 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 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; .G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; X, continuous or steady rain; s, snow; JP, precipitation, within sight of etation; D. drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F. fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost I, intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate and variable in the northern half of the North Island. Elsewhere north-westerlies to northerlles predominating; force mainly light to moderate, but becoming strong at times in the Cook and Foveaux Straits area. 01w ,,.t Seas.—Rather rough to rough at times about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere slight to "Veather.—For the most part fair to fine, but scattered and mainly light rains developing later in Westland and the far south. Temperatures rising.

Station. Wind. Prea. Temp. Weather Cape Maria V.D. ESE 3 30.26 Russell S 4 30.26 Hoklanga Hds. ..El 30.20 Kaipara Sg. Sn. Calm 30.30 Manukau Hds. El — Auckland E 2 30.30 Tiritiri NE 2 ■ — Kawhia NW 3 — Tauranga .... Calm 30.31 -Opotikl Calm — Taupo Calm — I East Cape .... SE 2 30.28 'Glsborne ... NNW 4 30.27 I Napier Calm 30.21 Castlepoint—Not received. Cape Palliser .El — ,Kew Plymouth W 1 30.30 1 Cape Egmont — N 2 30.25 I Patea NW 3 — i Wanganui . WNW 2 . 30.27 Foxton NW 1 — - Wellington .. NE 3 30.21 Nelson SSW 2 30.22 Cape Campbell NW 2 30.12 Farewell Spit Calm 30.20 Westport SW 2 30.28 Greymouth E 2 30.32 Arthur's Pass NW 5 — Kalkoura S 2 30.15 Christchurch .. N 1 30.15 Akaroa L'house NW 3 30.11 Timaru N 1 30.10 Oamaru NE 2 30.08 Dunedin Calm 30.08 Alexandra—Not received. Queenstown NNW 1 30.15 Nuggets .... NW 3 30.04 Bluff W 1 30.05 Puysegur Pt. NNW 7 30.08 66 68 69 71 77 67 66 65 6S 67 59 64 67 63 60 56 57 59 61 61 61 55 61 57 55 54 43 61 58 . 61 65 58 55 58 62 63 61 B BCZ BCM B BC B B BCZ O BC O B B B BC BC BC BZ O BC B B B B BZ B B BZ B BZ O O O BC BC Cfr