METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 110, 12 May 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR MAY. Full moon, fourth day, 1.45 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. FRIDAY, MAY 12. 1939, The Sun.-—Rose today 6.47 a.m.; sets 4.47 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.48 a.m.; sets 4.46 p.m. i Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, I.7hr; afternoon, nil; total, I.7hr. ~ Temperature at 9 a.m., 57.4deg.: relative humidity at 9 a.m., 60 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 57.4deg.; minimum temperature last night, 46.7deg.; minimum temperature on grass, 39.7deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending » a.m. today, 6.1 m.p.h.

Rainfall in previous 24 hours, trace; rain, fall to date this month, 0.371n; rainfall to data this year, 5.94 in; rainfall average , for May, 4 10ln. rainfall average from January 1 to the, end of Maj>. 16.581 a. ~ Barometer, 9 hours, 29.929 in, 1013.5 : millibars; noon,' 29.909 in, 1012.8 millibars.r "V;-. SYNOPSIS Of LAST 24 HOURS. An intense anticyclone is still centred over, the northern Tasman Sea, while a new westerly depression,''..probably one of a series,.h_»: caused pressure -to fall again in southern New Zealand.' Moderate to strong soutk-westc win__.t prevailed yesterday and, after decreasing tete- ; porarlly, have changed to vyesterlyyor-:north-j westerly, in eastern, districts" and about /yCbOk' land FoveauxviStralts, gales being experiejieed this morning; .'iggiije latter area. A few showers" have occurred":la|the Auckland '• Peninsula.amt thf western ari^sputhern districts of the Sotfth Island, but otherwise the weather, although rather changeable, has been mainly fair. Temperatures were cold yesterday but have become distinctly milder this morning over much of the, country.

Station. - . Wind Pre*. Temp. Weather. ■ I. i i. *■ > lumbar*. Cape Marii V.D. S 5 1026 84 BC Russell .' S 2 1024 60 OG Hokianga Heads SW 3 1024 62 BC Kaipara Sic, S. WSW 4 1023 - 63 C Manukau Hea_*,,SSW 4 59 OP Auckland .:'; WSW 3 1024 57 OTO Tiritirl SW 4 56 CP Kawhia ....... W 3 —— 59 OQ Tauranga .... NW 1. 1022 57 C Opotikl SEI 1021 57 C Taupo ........ Calm ■ 49 O East Cape .. WNW 4 1018 61 B Gisborne ... NW 6 1017 60 B Napier ~....*. W 3 1017 55 C Castlepoint \... ,N 3 1017 59 BC Cape Palliser NW 7 51 BCQ New Plymouth WSW 4 1021 54 O Cape . Egmont:.. W 4 1020 57- BC' Patea ....... NW 6 58 O Wanganui .... W 7 1018 - 55 02 Foxton W5 -57 C Wellington .. NNW 1 1014 57 BC Nelson ...... SW 7 1018 .56 BC Cape Campbell W 1 1011 54 BC Farewell Spit . SW 6 1018 54 OQ Westport .....SW 2 1021 51 O Greymouth .... E 3 1020 50 O . Arthur's Pass . NW 5 — C Kaikoura ... NNW 4 1011 53 O Christchurch ... Nl 1009 48 O Akaroa I/house NW 4 1006 65 C Timaru WNW 5 1006 56 BC Oamaru W 4 1006 57 BC Dunedin W7 1006 61 CQ Alexandra .... SE 2 57 C Queenstown .... W 3 1012 53 > OJK Nuggets ... WNW 4 1005 54 OMB Bluff W 8 1007 56 OB Puysegur Point NW 8 1012 .57 OEQ iim |E? y JO2O -1 ~ ' - i — [30 iioio -I — iooo -I ZZ-. CO If ~ ' • 2 l"0 -5 _ . CD H {980 -=.~ —.. 29 O ds — Z (960 || ~ ■.. 1950 M — . .

Weather.—B, blue" sty, cloud amount 0-S tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths; O. overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; D. ugly', threatening ; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow: JF, precipitation within sight of station; D, drizzle; P, paisslng showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, -lightning: T, thunder; F, fog; if. mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost; I, Intermittent. 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, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40;. 9. strong gala, 41-48; 10, whole galel 49-56: 11, storm. 57-65; 12i hurricane. ■'. FORECAST./ Winds.—Between south-west and north-west; light to moderate ln the far north but elsewhere moderate to strong and at times reaching gale force in exposed positions. Seas.—Rather rough to rough on the west coast and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather. —Pair to fine in eastern districts; elpudy to overcast in districts with a westerly aspect and the far south with occasional rain. Temperatures mild, especially in eastern districts. _-_-_-_-_-_■■■_■_■____,