METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 139, 15 June 1939, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR JUNE,

Full moon, second day, 2.41 a.m.; last quar ter, tenth day, 3.37 p.m.; new moon, eight eenth day, 1.7 a.m.; first quarter, twenty-fourtb day, 4.5 D.m. , THURSDAY. JUNE 15. 1939. The Sun.—Hose today 7.14 a.m.; sets 4.28 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.14 a.m.; sets 4.28 p.m. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday Morning. 4.1 hr; afternoon, 4.2 hr; total, B.3hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 50.5dcg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 80 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday. 53.3deg: minimum temperature last night. 41.5deg; minimum temperature on grass. 34.8deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending » a.m. today, 2 m.p.h. Rainfall In previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 2.04 in; rainfall to date this year. 9.89 in : rainfall' ayerage . for June, 4.31 in, average from January 1 to end of Juno, 20.89 in. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.947 in, 1014.1 millibars; noon, 29.9G2in 1014.G millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS,

An extensive anti-cyclone has been spreading across the Tasman Sea towards New Zea land, while weak depressions preceding It have been crossing the country. Both yesterday and today the winds were chiefly light to moderate south-westerlies, although strong at times in the far north and south. Sea breezes blew temporarily about Canterbury in the afternoon. A few light passing showers have fallen In west crn and southern oarta of the South Island and in the Auckland Province, but for the most part the weather has been fine. Frosts occurred last night, but temperatures have been becoming milder.

TODAY'S WEATHEH. Station. Wind, Pres Temp. Weathei Millibars. Capo Maria V.D. S 3 1023 53 BC Russell SW 3 1021 54 BC Hokianga Heads SW 5 1020 57 BCP Kaipara Signal Station.—Not received. Manukau Heads SW li 5G O Auckland SW 3 1010 58 OP Tiritiri SW 4 5G CZ Kawhia W 4 55 0 Tauranga SW 1 1010 52 BC Opotiki Calm 1010 41 1* Taupo SW 5 — 51 BC East Capo Calm 1014 45 B Gisborne NW 2 1014 45 B Napier Calm 1013 43 B Castlopoint ... NW 1 1014 55 BC Cape Palliser . SW 3 52 BC New Plymouth WSW 5 1010 50 C Capo Egmont SW G 1017 57 C Patea W 5 55 B Wanganui NW 4 1015 43 BC Foxton E 2 44 BC Wellington Calm 1014 51 BZ Nelson SW G * 1013 54 B Cape Campbell SSE 3 1013 51 BC Farewell Spit . SW 4 1013 52 B Westport SW 2 1010 51 BC Greymouth E 2 1016' 4G OP Arthur's Pass NW 3 — BC Kaikoura S 4 1015 40 0 Christchurch S 2 1013 45 O Akaroa L'house SW 3 1014 48 O Timaru SW 1 1013 44 0 Oamaru SW 2 1012 40 BC Dunedin SW 3 1012 44 C Alexandra .... Calm 40 BC Queenstown SE 1 1014 42 . BC Nuggets W 3 1011 42 BCI Bluff SW 4 1013 40 OZ Puysegur Point WNW 5 1016 48 O Weather.—B, blue sky. clouo amount 0-{< tenths BC, blue *Ky and detached clouds cloud amount 4-0 tenths, C. cloudy clou< amount 7-8 terths 0. overcast, iloud fimourj. w-10 tenths G. gloomy dull 0 ugly threat eningi tt, continuous oi steady rain. 8 snow JP precipitation within sight at station D drizzle P passing showers. tl, nail, Q squally, L lightning . 1 thunder -ll tog; &) ii Ist Z haze. S boar frost. I intermittent Beaufort scale of wind force, witb equlva lent _p_~o calm 0-1. 1. light air 2-3 2 slight breeze 4-7 3. gentlt- breeze 8-11 4, moderate breeze. 12-16, 5 fresh breeze 17 21 6 strong breeze, 22-27. 7 hlgti wind 28-83. 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 4148 10. whole gale. 49-56: 11. storm. 57-65; 12 Hurricane.

FORECAST. Winds. —Moderate to strong south-westerly north of New Plymouth and Tauranga; other wise from between north-west and south-west light to raoderato but freshening later In ex nosed positions from Cools Strait southwards Seas.—Rough north of Wanganui; elsewher. slight to moderate, but rising later on the west coast of the South Island, and about Cool, and Foveaus Straits. Weather --Fair to Bno east of tho ranges Otherwise changeable with passing showers, ano fair intervals. Falls only light and scattere<at first, but becoming more general later In Westland and the far south Frosts still pro bable, but temperatures gradually rising, especl illy in eastern districts.