METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 5, 6 July 1939, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOB JULY.

Full moon, second day. 3.46 a.m. j last quarter, tenth day, 719 a.m.; new moon, seventeenth day. 8.33 a:m.; first flatter, twenty-third day. U. 4 p.m.; full moon, thirtyflrtb day. 6.7 p.m. ,--,.. THURSDAY. JULY 6, 5939. The' Sun.—Kose today 7.16 a.m.; sets 4.34 I pan. Bises tomorrow 7.10 a.m.; sets 4.35 p;m. Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Nil. Temperature at 9 a.m., 37.8deg. Relative humlidity at 9 a.m., 77 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 42.8deg; minimum temperature last night, 33.2deg; mini-. mum temperature on grass, 28.4deg. I ' Mean-wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a:m. today, 9.1 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.07 m; rainfall to date this month. 2.02 in; rainfall to date this year, 13.29 in; rainfall average for July, 4;851n; rainfall average to the end of July, °5 74in ": Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.017 in, 982.6 millibars noon, 28.972 in, 981.1 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. j Secondary depressions continued to cross the j Dominion yesterday keeping barometers very I 16w,-whUe pressure remained high over south-, eastern Australia. Except for further strong, westerlies over the Auckland Peninsula, winds remained southerly and were moderate to strong in'force generally, reaching gale force at times over much of the South Island. Wintry weather j conditions prevailed throughout with extremely- cold temperatures, frequent showers, much snow on the ranges, and snow and hail extending to the lower levels in many places. The meteorological situation is practically unchanged, today, but there has been a temporary improvement in conditions over the North Island, while rain, hail, and snow showers continue over the South.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather. —B . olue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths " BC. blue sky and detached clouds cloud amount 4-6 tenths. C. cloudy clouo amount 7-8 tenths. 0 overcast cloud amoum 8-10 tenths U gloomy dull U ujjly threat ening R continuous or steady rain, S snow .JP precipitation within sight or station 1> drizzle. P massing showers U, hail. (} equally, L llgmnlng. T fhundet F tog, M misf Z haze X hoar frost I intermittent

Beaufort sca'e (t wind force, with equlva leui m.p b -0 (:alm. 0-1 I. light air 2-3 2 slight breeze 4-7 ,-3,-gentle breeze 8-11 4, moderate oreeze 12-JO, 5 fresh breeze 17-21. 6. strong breeze "Z-27 1 high winn 28-33, 8, gale 84-40. 0, strong gale. 41-4 X 10, whole gale. 49-5(5. 11. storm. 57-65; 12

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Millibars Capo Maria V.D. W7 993 Russell SW 4 990 Hokianga Heads SW 6 990 Kaipara Sig. Stn. W 4 990 Manukau Heads . W 4 987 Auckland ■ W 2 987 . Tlrltirl SW 4 — Kawhia N\V 2 — Tauranga SSW 3 985. Opotiki SSE 1 999 Taupo Calm — East'Cape.—Not received. Gisborne.—Not received. Napier Calm 9S3 Castlepoint N 1 982 Cape. Palliser .. SW 5 — New "Plymouth . SE 3 984 Cape Egtnoiit .. Wo 9S1 Patea ........ NW 3 — Wariganui .. NNE 2 9S2 Fpxtou SSW 1 Wellington KE 1 983 Xelsou Calm 9S2 Cape Campbell . W • 2 9S2 '•Parewell Spit .. NW 3 1)81 •AVestport ■ ..... SE 3 !)S3 {{reymouth ...... E 5 984 Arthur's Pass . SW 1 SW 5 980 Christchurcu. WSW 5 080 Akaroa' l> 'house SW S 977 Tiriiaru ... W 3 982 Oamaru SW 6 983 Dunedin SW 7 98 i Alexandra SSW-2 — tjueenstovra ..... XI 990 Nuggets.—Not received. Bluff SSW 7 990 Puysegur Pt. . SE 6 993 53 BC 48 BCP 51 BCP 46 OP — OQ 49 O 49 O 46 on 43 BC 43 BC 36 B 40 B 43 BC 42 B 49 OI 43 OJR 41 OR 42 BC 37 BC 38 BZ 47 B 39 B ' 42 BC 41 C 36 0 O 42 BC 35 OPS 3G OKQ 40 OIU 3G OK 39 OR 39 0 31 OS D2 OP 42 OPHQ