METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR MARCH

Full moon, sixth day, 5.30 a.m.; last quarter, thirteenth day, 9.7 a.m.; new. moon,, twenty-nrst day, 1.19 p.m. ;• first quarter twenty-eighth day, .11.46 p.m. (Standard Time.) TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939. The Sun.—Rose today 5.37 a.m.; sets 6.27 p.m. Rises tomorrow 5.3S a.m.; sets 6.26 p.m. (Standard Time.) . ■ >■„,,_. Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, D.Ohr, afternoon, s.Bhr. Total, lO.Shr Temperature .at 9 a.m., 66.3deg; relative humidity at 9 a.m., 75 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, '2.Meg., minimum temperature last night, 59.4deg; minimum temperature on grass, 57.1deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 10.1 m.p.h. .' *. ■'■ Rainfall in previous 24 hours, ml; . rainfall to date this month, nil; rainfall to date this year, 1.57 in; rainfall average for March, 3 20in: rainfall average from January 1 to the enßarome^ h'9 B- 8a 4m:, 30.16 8 in 1021.6 . milllbars; noon, 30.1S0in, 1022.0 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. ( Yesterday there was a continuance of antlcvclonie conditions with fair, warm weather, and winds principally light north-easter ies or ortherlies. Over the South Island, however, the winds freshened with the approach of a shallow depression, and following its passage during the night, turned to light south-easterlies over the-southern and eastern districts. This morning there was low cloud and in places j light drizzle abefut Southland and Otago, but elsewhere the 'weather remained fine and warm. j

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.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, 28-03: 8, gale. 34-40; 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10. whole cale, 49-56: 11. storm. 57-65: 12. hurricane Weather.—B. blue *Ky. cloua amount , o*3 tenths; BC, Slue 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: D, ugly, threat ening; R. continuous or , steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within-sight of station: D drizzle: P. passing showers; H, hail; Q squally; L, lightning; T. thunder; P. fog; M mist; Z. haze: X, hoar frost I. Intermittent.

FORECAST

. Winds. —Light to moderate and variable with south-east to north-east predominating.

Seas. —Slight to moderate. Weather. —For the most part fair to fine and mild to warm, but with morning fog and pos--ibly light drizzle in place*.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. SE 3 S0.18 Russell SSE 1 30.LJ Hok-ianga Heads K 1 3O.i., Kaipara Sg. Sn. M. 2 30.. <. Manukau Heads X 1 -~ Auckland Calm 30.1 J Tiritiri XE 2 . — jKawhia SI - ■ — Tauranga .... Calm 30. M Ouotikl XI 30.21 Tt\ inio ....»••. Calm • ™~ Has Cape .... XW 4 30 16 Gisborne .... SW 3 30.18 Xapler S 2 30.14 Castlepoint ... XW 1 30.12 Cape Palliser . XK 1 ■ New Plymouth . X\V 1 30.19 Cape Egraont ... XI 30.17 Patea Calm Wanganui XE 1 Foxton • • Wellington .. XXW 4 30.11 Nelson. —Xot received. Cape Campbell . X 2 30.13 Tarewell Spit WSW 1 30.12 Westport -W 1 30.15 Greymouth E3 30.19 Arthur's Pass . Calm ™— Kaikoura S 2 30.14 Cluistehurch .... S 2 30.16 Akaroa Lthse. . XK 1 30.17 Timaru .. .*. KSE 2 30.18 Oamaru SE 2 30.21 IMmedin ■ S 1 30.18 Alexandra.—Xot received. Queenstovm SE 1 30.12 Xuggets SW 3 30.17 Bluff E 1 30.18 Puysegur Point' SK 3 30.18 70 66 70 68 77 67 157 66 68 68 62 66 64 69 7 9 65 G3 65 64 67 66 • 61 62 61 132 47 68 63 65 59 53 59 51 56 50 B BC BO B B C BC B ' B O BC BC BC B BC 0 C BC B B C C BC B B C B 0 OZ C OU O O c OFD O O1ID