METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 18, 21 July 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR JULY.

Full moon, 6eco«d day. 3.40 a.m.; last | quarter, tenth day, 7.19 a.m.; uew moon, | seventeenth day, 8.33 a.m.; first quarter. twenty-third day, 11.4 p.m.; full moon, thirtyflrtb day. 6.7 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 21. 1939. The Sun.—Rose today 7.9 a.m.; sets 4.43 p.m. Kiaes tomorrow 7.9 a.m.; sets 4.40 p.m. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, O.Ohr ; afternoon, o.3hr; total, I.2hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 42.0deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 78 per cent. Minimum temperature yesterday, 43.Sdeg.; j minimum temperature last night, 40.2deg.; minimum temperature on grass, 3U.sdeg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 0 a.m. today, 7.0 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous "I hours, O.Ooin; rainfall to date this month, 5.02iu; rainfall to dato this year, lG.29iu; rainfall average for July, 4.Ssin; rainfall average from* January 1 to the end of July 25.741 U. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.8201n, 10U9.S millibars; noon, 29.503 in, 1010.3 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS

The Oisturbanec which was approaching from the South Tasmau Kea appears to bo filling up and 11 weak anticyclone still covers the South Island. Winds huvc boon rather variable with soutu-wcsterlics to south-easterlies predominating; mainly light to moderate in force but fresh at times about Cook Strait iiud iv thu far north. The weather has been fair to line iii most districts, but changeable with passing showers about, Hawlce's Bay, over the North Auckland Peninsula, and in the vicinity of Cooic Strait. This morning conditions have improved somewhat in eastern districts, but showers have commenced over Taranaki. Day temperatures have been cool, but last night was cold with widespread frosts.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; 15C, 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; U, ugly, threatening ; U. continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station; B, Urizzlo; I', passing showefa; U, hail; Q. squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; IP, fog; M mist; rA, haze; X, hoar frost; I. intermittent Beaufoit scaio -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-G; 5, fresh breeze. 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27 ;7, high wind. 2S-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 40-SG; 11, storm. 07-65; 12. Hurricane.

, FORECAST,

Winds. —Light to moderate and variable; south-westerlies predominating and freshening later in the south. Seas. —Slight to moderate.

Weather. —For the most part fair to fine. A few showers, however, in North Auckland and on the coast between Coolc Strait and East Cape. Conditions becoming unsettled later in soutli-western and southern portions of the South Island. Temperatures cold, with hard frosts tonight.

Station. Wind. Pros. Temp. Weather. Millibars.' Capo Maria V.D. SW 3 100!) 49 Husscll S\V 1 1000 48 Hokiunga Heads NJ3 3 3 00" 45 .Kaipara S. Stu. NMW 8 100S 44 Mauukau H. NXff 2 — 48 Auckland Calm 1009 44 Tiriliri WSW * -— 45 Kawhia SE 1 — 40 Taunuiga .... SW 2 1007 41 Opotiki Calm 1009 41 'JL'aupo Calm — 35 East Cape SW 3 1007 47 Gisjborne .... KW 2 1008 4:5 Xiipier SW 3 1009 40 O;i]io Pallisur ., SW 4 — 41 New Plymouth ..S3 1009 42 Cape Efiuout .. S 2 1008 41 Pntca SE 3 — 40 Wangamii KK 1! 100S 35 Jfoxtoii Calm — S3 Wellington S 2 1010 42 Xelson Calm 1010 34 Cape Campbell SSW 1 1010 40 Westport S 2 1010 3S Grcymoutli K 4 1010 36 Arthur's Pass .. Calm — —• Kalkoura .... WSW a 3010 38 Christchurch .. SW I 1011 32 Akaroa Light. .. Calm 3011 40 Tinmru .... WNW 1 1011 30 Oamaru KW 3 1011 31 Duucdia SI 1010 44 Alexandra .... Calm — 2(5 Qnuenstown .... N 1 2 1010 2(i XiiKgets Calm 100!) 32 Blurt N a 1010 35 Puysegur Point ESB 2 1009 40 out CQ V 1JC B UCZ BC U JJ 1!C 3i C o o CP B P.CP P B B .IP U B BC B(J JJ B K O U 3} BC ]'. BC 3iCZ B B