METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 133, 8 June 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR JUNE. Full moon, second day, 2.41 a.m.; Jast quarter, tenth day, 3.37 p.m.; new moon, eighteenth day, 1.7 a.m.; first quarter, twenty-fourth day, 4.5 p.m. THURSDAY, JUNE 8. 1939. The Sun. —Rose today 7.10 a.m.; sets 4.29 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.11 a.m.; sets 4.29 p.m. Bright Sunshine. — Yesterday. Morning, ail; afternoon, O.lhr; total, O.lhr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 54.7deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 98 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, G3.2deg; minimum temperature last night, 51.9deg; minimum temperature on grass, 51.8deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 16.9 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.36 in.: rainfall to date this month, O.tiSiu; rainfall to date this year, 8.50 in; rainfall average for June 4.31 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of June, 20.89 in. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.510 in, 999.3 millibars; noon, 29.498 in, 998.9 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF L.ASI 24 HOURS. Although the northward extension of yes- j terday's deep depression has crossed the Dominion the main centre of low pressure has [ made only slow progress eastward and is now : centred near Stewart Island. There are indications that a fresh disturbance is forming to the north of the North Island. There were northerly to north-westerly gales yesterday and last night in central and western districts, but winds have since decreased considerably in force although still strong about Cook and Foveaux Straits. With the exception of Canterbury and Otago rain has beeu general, with heavy ' falls in the Southern Alps. This morning the weather is fair in eastern districts and the north, while elsewhere it is changeable with intermittent rain. Temperatures have been quite mild. TODAY'S WEATHER.

I Weather.—B. olut any. ciouu uidouui o-.t I BC. blue Ky and detached ciuuds •loud amount 4-0 tenths. C cloudy clouu amount 7-8 terths. 0 overcast, unioum M-10 tenths G. gloomy dull (j. uelv threai uning. R, continuous or steady ralu, 8 snow, IF, preclpttatioD wttbiu siuiht ot stailou I) drizzle. P. passlnu etiowers. U. Qaii, Q squally, L Ugbtning. T thunder B. fog; M mist. Z haze; X boar frost. I. intermHteni Beaufort scale of wind force, tvltb equlva tent m.p.b.—o. calm 0-1 ; I.- light air 2-3 2 Jllgbt breeze, 4-7 3. geotle breeze S-U 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresh breeze 17-21; 0 strong breeze, ?2-27; 7 hlst> wlnu 28-33: 8, gale. 34-40: 0, strong sale, 41-4* 10 whole eale 10-56 11 storm 57-65: 12 hurricane. I FORECAST. Winds.—.Moderate to strong winds between north and west, reaching gale force in some exposed positions. A temporary change to south-west probable in places, more especially in western districts and the far south. Seas.—Moderate in coastal waters on parts of the east coast: elsewhere rough. Weather. —Changeable and with rain at timas in most districts, but more especially those with a westerly aspect, Temperature* somewhat cooler.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather Millibars Cape Maria V.D. \V 3 1006 02 Kussell KJSW 2 1007 62 Hokianga Hds. NW 3 1005 01 Kaipara S.S. NNW 2 1007 57 MauUkau Heads . E 3 58 Auckland Calm 1006 57 Tiritiri N3 01 i Kawhia S 2 til Tauranga Calm 1007 57 Opotiki KB 5 1007 59 Taupo NE 1 54 East Cape ... NNW 4 100S 58 Gisborne NNW 1 3007 5li Napier N 5 1004 61 Castlepoint—Not received. Cape Palliser NW 5 56 New Plymouth . N 4 1003 59 Cape Egniont .. N 4 1001 57 Patea N 3 55 Wanganui N 1 1003 61) Foxton W 1 56 Wellington NW 5 999 55 Nelson NE 4 99!) 58 Cape Campbell NW 5 998 50 Farewell Spit NW 5 099 58 Westport Calm 998 55 Grey mouth SW 4 998 54 Arthur's Pass NW 4 — Kaikoura NW 3 992 58 Christehurch . . B2 992 58 Akaroa Lighthouse—Not received. Tlmaru N 3 98!) 55 Oamarii \VN\V 2 990 51 Dunedin NE 2 987 57 Alexandra—Not received. Queenstown —Not received. Nuggets NW 6 <IS7 54 Bluff W 5 980 51 Puysegur Pt. NW 8 989 51 CJR C BCP BC B BCM BCM 0 C OID OR OD O O BCQ OB OK OU C o o o BC CU BC O K O BC BC 0 O () O OPQ