METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR MARCH.

full moon, sixth day, 6.30 a.m.; last quarter, .thirteenth day, 9.7 a.m.; new moon, twenty-first day, Ll9 p.m.: first quarter, twenty-eighth day, 11.46 p.m. (Standard Time.) -

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1939.

The Sun. —Rose today, 6.4 a.m.; sets, 5.4T p.m. Rises tomorrow, 6.5 a.m.; sets, 5.46 p.m. (Standard time.). > Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, 4.5 hr; afternoon, 2.6 hr. Total, T.lhr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 60deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 72 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 62;8deg; minimum temperature last night, 54.8deg;.minimum temperature on grass, 52.1deg.

Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 11.9 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rain-' fall to date this month, 0.99 in; rainfall to- date this year, 2.561n; rainfall average for March, 3.20 in; rainfall average from January -1 to tb« end' of March, 8.84 in. '

Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.891 in, 1012.2 millibars J noon, 29.858 in, 1011.1 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

An anticyclone has been passing the Dominion to the north while a rather shallow depression has moved from the south Tasman Sea across the South Island. Winds became more westerly yesterday and freshened, especially about Cook and Foveaux Straits. This morning a change to south-west had reached as far north as Christchurch. There has been scattered light rain in the far south-west and south and a few showers in South Auckland. Otherwise fair to fine and mild weather,.has-,-,.pre-vailed. - -v •' ——————. ■' i

val*m 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, freah breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 1, hl_2» wind, 28-33: 8, gale, 34-40; 9, «trona eale, 41-4S; 10. whole gale. - 49-56 j U. itorm. 57-65; 12, hurricane. < Weather. —B, blue* osy, cloud amount 0-8 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; 0, ugly, threatening; 8.. continuous or steady rain; 8, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station; D, drizzle; P. passing showers; H, hail; Q, equally; L, lightning; T, thunder; W, fog; M. mist: Z. baze; X, hoar frost I, Intermittent.

FORECAST.

Winds.—: West to' north-west prevailing at first from Nelson and Marlborough northwards, but a change to south-westerlies or southerliea advancing from the south. Force strong In some .exposed positions but mainly moderate.

Seas;— Rough in Cook and Foveaux Straits and south of Hokitika; elsewhere slight to moderate;

Weather.—For the most part fair to cloudy but scattered though mainly light rains probable in. western and far southern districts and later extending to parts of the east coast. Temperatures becoming cooler.

TODAY'S WEATHER. . itatlon. Wlad. Pres. Temp. Weather* Cape Maria V.D. W 3 30.15 Kussell ....... SW 1 30.14 Hokianga Heads KW 2 30.09 Kaipara Sig. Stn. W 3 30.15 Manukau Hds. WSW 3 --—-"' Auckland .... KW 2 30.09 Tiritiri W 2 —— Kawhia E 1 —— Tauranga ..... Calm 30.08 Opotiki Calm . 30.05 Taupo ........ Calm East Cape .. WNW 4 30.01 Gisborne ... WNW 6 29.99 Napier WSW 4 29.94 Castlepoint ... NW 3 29.82 Cape Palliser .. NW 8 New Plyjnouth .. W 2 '■ 30.03 Cape Egmont NNW 3 30.03 l'atea NW 3 Wanganui ... NNW 4 30.03 Foxton .... WNW 3 Wellington NW 5 29.89 Nelson SW 2 29.95 Capo Campbelr . N 7 29.77 Farewell 'Spit .. W 2 29.96 Westport' S3 29.94 Greymouth E 3 29.94 Arthur's Pass NW 3 -— Kaikoura N 2 30.04 Christchurch .. SE 1 29.73 Akaroa Light NW 2 29.70 Timaru W \2 29.67 Oamaru ...... SW 1 29.76 Dunedin SW 4 29.72 Alexandra ,... SW 2 —— Queenstown . NNW 4 29.79 Nuggets SW 4 29.75 Bluff WSW 5 29.76 Puysegur Point NW 5 29.85 65 0; 64 C 63 C 64 O 64 C 61 C , 62 BO •61 O 59 O . 60 C 53 O 62 BZ 65 B 63 B 66 BC 57 BQ 62' O 62 C 60 BO 59 0 = 61 O 60 BCQ 56 B 60 B 59 BC 57 O 55 O 47 C 56 BC 61 BO 70 BC 56 BC 49 OZ . 57 OIB ' 62 : B 62 BC 52 OMD 57 OZ 55 O 0«a_rori scale ol wino torce. with equl-