METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 30, 4 August 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1939. The Sun.—Rose today 6.56 a.m.; sets 153 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.55 a.m.; sets 4.5'J p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4.7hrafternoon, 3.? hr,' total, B.4hr. i Temperature at S a.m.,; 4t>.Odeg. Relative humidity 'at !) a.in., t>3 per cent Maximum temperature yesterdfty, 52.2<legminimum temperature last'night, -Jl.Odegj niini-' "mum temperature on {trass, 3?.2deg. ': | Mean wind velocity for 21, hours ending 9 I a.m. today, f.5 nl.p.h. ' : Rainfall in previous 24 hours; trace ;■ rainfall to date tl»ts month, O.SUIn; SfainffcU 10 date this year, Ivß.2nn; rainfall ji?«rage for August, 3.93 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of August, 23.67 th, ■'"•' ; Barometer, 9 a.m., 30.3011n, 1026.1 milUbars; noon, 30.504 in, 1026.2 millibars. . / SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. There has been little change in the meteorological situation, pressure having remained high over th« Xew Zealand area and low over i eastern Australia. Wads were mainly light I and variable yesterday morning, but tnode- | rats to strong southerHes became general la i the afternoon. Scattered Showers fell, in the far north add south and e£t*nd«i at timet to eastern districts of both islands, but the weather was mainly fair to fine and cool Frosts were again general last night but were not severe. SoutherHes still pre<l6mini.tfc today north of Chrlstchurch ana Fttftwell Spit and are moderate to strong in forcfc fe«tweett Cape Palliser and East Cape, but fcthfirlvifee are light to moderate. Elsewherfe winds Are light and variable. Apart from scattered light showers in eastern districts of the North I*. [ land, the weather is Still fait to One. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blufe sky, cloud amount (>-! .tenths; BC. blue sky and detached cloufls, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; Gt Cloudy, cloud amount <-8 tenths; 0, overcast, cloud ariiouni 0-10 tenths; G. gloOniy. trull;. U. ugly, tliruteninj}: Hi continuous or steady fain; S, snow: JP, precipitation within sight'bl statl6H; D. drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T. thunder: F. fog; Al. mistt Z, naze; X, hoar nysw I. intermittent. 1 Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l), calm, 0-1} \. light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, S-ll; !4, moderate breeze, l2>-6; 5, fresh : breeze, 17-21 ; 6, strong breeze, 22-27 ;7. high wind. ! 28-33; s, gale, 34-40; 8, strong gale. 41-48; 110. whole gale. 49-56: 11. storm, 57-65; 12. 1 hurricane. | FORECAST. Winds.—Mainly light to moderate In force, With southerlies to south>easterlies predomift* ating over the North Island, but northerllei setting in later in the south. Seas.—Moderate to father rough but decreasing between East. Cape and KalKottM, otherwise slight to Moderate., Weather;— For the most part.fair to Atiß.. A. few scattered showers .^possible, howevfer, between Cook Strait' and East Gape and in tho far north and south. Milder day but cold night temperatures with frosts. < '

'Station. Wind. Pttt. ttemp. Weather. w ■ Millibar*. : Cape Maria V.D> S 4 1027 54 n Kussell ....;. »S\V 2 1026 51 jj Hokianga Heads .S3 1024 54 BCF Kaipara Sig. Sn.^-Xot cecoived. Manukau Heads SSE S ——• 52 b Auckland SSW 2 1026 47 B Tiritin ..... SSW 2 48 b* Kawhia E i 1024 43 b Tauvaliga El 1024 43 b Ouotlki -. k SI 1925 38 B Taupo W 1 st B East CSpo ... S.W 3 1023 46 ' BO Cisborne ...... SW 4 1024 4t o Napier SNV 3 1025 44 £ Oastieftbltit ... NW 2 1025 44 d Cape Pailissr . SSW 8 • 43 O* Xew Plymouth . SE 3 1026 47 B Cape Eemont . SE 4 1025 ' 45' B Patea S3 . 49.. (} ' VVanganui ...... j S5 1027 40 B FoxtMi SE 1 -— >- 36 b Wfelllngton ..... s 4 1026 41$ b Kelson > Calm 1028 80 B Capo Campbell . S3; 1025 44 B farewell Spit .. E 3 1025 44 B WestpWt ....... S2 1O24; 47 BC Greymblith ..... E 4 : 1025' S8 B Arthur's Pa63 .. Calm ■ —*— i— n Kaikoura SW 4 1626 43 r Christchurch .. W 2 1026 40 B4 Akaroa L'h6use>'—Xot- fec«lT*d, Timaru KNW 2 1025 3B B Oamaru ...... W2 1926 3S B DvmedDi SW 1 1026 88 B Alexandra Calm 30 C Queenstown .... SE 2 1027 28 C w 1 1020 40 O Bluff W 1 1027. 44 :<j* PuyaiJstur Poiht S S 102? . . 40 & "