METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 42, 18 August 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOB AUGUST. Last quarter, eighth day, 8.48 p.m.; new moon, fifteenth day. 3.53 p.m.; first quarter twenty-second day, g,51 a.m.; full moon Jjirtietb day, 9,39 &,m, FRIDAY, AUGUST |8, 1939. The Sun,—Rose today 6.39 a.m.; gets 5.1}. p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.37 a.m.; sets 5.12 p.m Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday; Morning, nil • ! afternoon, nil. Total, nil. Temperature at 9 a.m., 43.5deg, Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 77 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 51.1deg; minimum temperature last night, 37.5deg; minimum temperature on grass, 37.1deg, Mean wind velocity for 24 hours, ending 9 a.m., today, 5.0 m.p.h. Bainfall ia previous 24 hours, 1.261h; ruinfall to date this month, 3.75 in; rainfall ta date this year, 31.05 in; rainfall average for August, 3.93 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of August, 59.671n. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.309 in, 992.5 millibars: noon, 29.3G5in, 994.4 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

The extensive depression that has covered the Dominion for the past few days has moved way eastwards, and a new disturbance is now Moving on to the south Tasnjan Spa. Moderate to strong northrwesterlies have prevailed north of Cook Strait, and light to fresh couth-westerlies over the South Island. This morning westerlies predominate over the North Island, but the south-westerlies have extended to parts of the i'aranaki and Wellington Provinces. There has been fairly general rain, with seme heavy falls, and floods in the southern portion of the North Island. This morning conditions are still unsettled. Temperatures have been moderate but today they are cool in the north and cold is the south.

TODAY'S WEATHER,

Weather.—B, blue shy, cloud umount 0-3 tenths; BC, 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; V, ugly, threat, ening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within Bight of station: p, drizzle; p, passing showers; H, hail; Q. squally: L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost; I. intermittent.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; I, light air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-T ; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21 ; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole cale. 49-56: 11. storm, 57-65; 12. hurricane.

FORECAST

Winds. —Westerly to south-westerly prevailing at first but gradually tenriinc north-westerly; strong to gale force in exposed positions over the North Island but decreasine and otherwise moderate to fresh.

Seas. —Very rough but moderating north of Cape Egmont and about Cook Strait; rather rough south of Cape Egmont and between Castlepoint and Banks I'eninsula ; elsewhere moderate.

Weather, —Changeable with bright intervals and paseine showers. Temperatures cool in the north, cold in the south with frosts tonight.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. W 5 Russell WSW 6 Hokianga Heads W 5 Kaipara S.S. WSW 5 Manukau Heads W 8 Auckland W 7 Tiritiri WSW 5 Kawhia XW 3 'i'auranga W 4 !Opot!ki ( NW 3 Taupo SW 4 East Cape W 4 Gisborne XW 4' Napier W 4 Castlepoint ... NW 3 Cape Paliiser .. SW 8 Xevv Plymouth . SW 6 Cape Egmont .... W 7 Patea W 5 Wanganui .. WSW 5 Foxton S 5 Wellington S 4 Xelson N 1 Cape Campbell SW 5 Farewell Spit SSW 4 Westport SSW 3 Greymouth E 4 Arthur's Puss .. SW 1 Kaikoura .... SSW 6 Christcliurrh . .WSW 4 Akaroa Light. SW (! Timaru WSW 3 Oamaru W 3 Dunedln S 2 Alexandra Calm Queenstown ... SW 1 NugRets W 3 Bluff SSW 2 Puysegur Point ESE 3 Millibars. 1006 53 1005 51 1003 53 1008 50 53 1000 52 50 54 997 51 P9S 59 995 51 !)!>:> 53 990 53 988 42 41 994 50 994 47 48 993 52 44 993 44 992 43 902 46 990 4fi 993 45 904 41 994 42 907 38 (•(Hi 41 007 42 (•9(i 41 998 36 34 905 3(i 997 35 909 43 1000 37 i OJE B BCP C O BC BC BC BC BC 0 BCP B O CP ORQ CQ BC 6P C BC OR BC e BC c BC C O o o c BC , OIR C C BCP 0 CP