METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 101, 2 May 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR MAY,

Full moon, fourth day, 2.45 a.m.; last quarter, eleventh day, 10.10 p.m.; new moon, nineteenth day, 3.55 p.m.; first quarter, twentysixth day, 10.50 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939.

The Sun.—The sun rose today 6.37 a.m.; sets 4.09 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.38 am : sets 4.58 p.m.

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 0 2 hours; afternoon, 0.4 hours. Total, 0.6 hours. Temperature at 9 a.m., 50deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 90 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 54.9deg; minimum temperature last night, 4<J.Bdeg; minimum temperature on grass, 42.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending i) a.m. today, 7.6 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, nil; rainfall to date this year, 5.57 in: rainfall average for May, 4.10 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of May, 16.5 Sin.

Barometer, 9 a.m., 30.499 in, 1032.8 millibars ; noon, 30.499 in, 1032.8 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS

The meteorological situation remains almost identical with that of yesterday. An intense anticyclone is centred just east of the South Island, while there are depressions far to the east of the North Island and in the north-west Tasman Sea. Moderate to strong but gradually, decreasing south-easterlies have prevailed from Xclson and Marlborough northwards, while winds have been light and variable thenco southwards. Kxcept for passing light showers between Banks Peninsula and East Cape, the weather, although cold, has been fine over the whole Dominion.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B. blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths: BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths;' O. overcast, cloua amount 9-10 tenths: G, gloomy, dull; V, .ugly, threa' cning: R. continuous or steady rain; S snow.; JP, precipitation within sight ot station . n, drizzle;. P, passing showers; H, nail; Q. squally; L. lightning :' T.. thunder : X, fog; M mist; Z. haze: X. hoar frost; I, Intermittent

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent tn.p.h. —0. calm, 0-1; I.' light «ir. 2-3, 2. slight breeze, 4-7; 3. gentle hree^e. 8-11; 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresh breeze 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7. hljih wind, 28-33; 8, Rale, 34-40; 9, strong- gait, 41-4S; .10, wholesale. 49-56: 11. storm. SV-G5;,12. hurricane. 1030 -1 ~~ 1020 -I ~ |- = -■ 30 ' loio -§. —. 1000 -§ 11,. co ■ g — % 990 -= _ CO S ■ i — w H- 980 -= ~~" 29 O d = > 2 970 -1 ZI 960 -|T ~ i*so -I —__ — do

FORECAST

Winds. —Rather variable over the South Island but otherwise south-east to east pre dominating Strong in some exposed positions about and north of Cook Strait, but otherwise Hunt to moderate. .

Seas —Still rather rough north of b'arewsU Spit and Kaikoura ; elsewhere slight to moderate.

Weather.—Scattered light showers still probable on the east coast north of Banks Peninsula and in the far north; otherwise fair to, fine. Temperatures cold with some frosts.

Station. Wind I'res Temp. Weather Millibars Cape Maria V.D. E 5 1024 I Russell > SE 4 1024 Hokiangu Heads ' E 2 1024 ■ Kaijtara Sig. Stn. —Xot received. Manukau Heads ..SI Auckland S 4 1020 Tiritiri ESE 5 Kawhia SE 1 Tauranga SW 1 1027 Opotiki SE 2 102T Taupo S 5 Easl Cape S 7 Gisborne SE 6 102S Xapier SW 3 1031 Castlepoint SI 1034 Cape Palliser .. SSE 3 New Plymouth .. SE 6 . 102S Cape Egniont .. SE 6 1027 Patea SE 4 Wangnmii SE 4 Foxton NE 1 —— Wellington SE 4 1033 Xelson Calm • 1033 Cape Campbell SSE- 3 . 1032 Farewell Spit . ESE 4 1031 Westpprt S 2' '1028 Greymouth E 4 1031 Arthur's Pass .. Calm Kaikoura SW 2 10.34 Christeluirch ., Calm 1033 Akaroa 'L'bouse. Calm ' 1034 Timaru Calm 1034 Oamaru W 1 1035 Dunedin SI ' 1033 Alexandra Culm Queenstown .... Calm 1035 Nuggets SW 3 1033 Bluff Calm 1034 Puysepcur Point SE 5 ■ 1034 60 O 62 C 59 BC 57 BC 56 BC 5S BC 58 BZ 59 BC 59 BC 52 BC 59 CZ 58 • O 52 OU 53 O 50 OG 55 B 49 B 53 B — BC 58 BC 50 O 48 B 53 OU 54 BC 48 BC 41 B — B 50 C 43 BZ 49 0 44 BZ 45 B 49 B 37 B 40 B 47 OM 48 OF 50 B