METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 56, 4 September 1939, Page 13

METEOROLOGICAL

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1939. The Sun.—Rose today, 6.12 a:m.; sets, 5.28 p.m. Rises tomorrow, 6.11 a.m.; sets 5.29 p.m. . • Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2.0 hours; afternoon, 1.5 hours. • Total, 3.5 hours. Maximum temperature yesterday, 54.8deg. ; minimum temperature last night, 47.0deg.; minimum temperature on grass, 46.1deg. / Menu wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 17.0 m.p.h. , Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0,07 in; rainfall to date this month, 0.441n; rainfall to date this year, 23.65 in; rainfall average for September, 3.20 in; rainfall average rrom January 1 to the end of September, 32.87 in. Barometer, .9 a.m., 29.333 in, 993.3 millibars; noon,. 29.291 in, 991.9 millibars. •.•••■■ SYNOPSIS OF LAST" 48 HOURS, The artficyclorie h*s moved away to the east and a depression crossed New Zealand last night. Secondaries ?are advancing rapidly across the Tasman Sea. Light to moderate south-westerlies prevailed on Saturday, but changed to north-westerlies which were strong in exposed parts yesterday. Fine, weather was general on Saturday but skies became overcast ■*r cloudy with rain developing hi the west on Sunday. Conditions remained unsettled this morning with rain and some thundersttorms. Temperatures have been moderate with light frosts last night in Canterbury. ~ TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Millibars. Cape Maria V.D. W 6 1006 57 OJP~" Russell W 6 1006 58 BC Hokianga Hds. .. W 5 -~—, 57 BCP Kaipara Sig. Sn. WNW 6 1005 50 BC. Mamikau Hds. NNW S 1002/ 58 .0 Auckland NW 5 10.03 54 OP Tiritiri NW 4 —— 55 BCP Kawhla N3 996 56 O Tauranga . NW 1 1002 51 O Opotiki NW 2 1003 54 C Taupo Calm -— 46 O East Cape—Not received. Gisborne NW 4 990 -559 BC Napier NW 4 - 997 00 BC, Castlepoint—Not received. ' i - , Cape Palllser ... NW 7 52 BC j New Plymouth NW 6 998 55 o Cape Egmont .. N 4 997 52 O jPatea N5 .—— 48 OR Wanganul.—-Not received, ■ r Foxton .... N 4 —•— 52 '■ O Wellington .... NW 4 993 49 O Nelson NNE 4 993 50 C Cape Campbell NW 2 991 40 BC Farewell Spit .. NW 7 993 52 , C Westport NW 3 991 51 Z I Oreymouth .... NW 5 ■ 990 50 O Arthur's Pass NW 1 ' "■■ — ST . Kaikoura .. NNW 3 986 54 C ( Christchurch ... Calm 985 48 OZ I Akaroa I/house.—Not received. . ' TimarU SW 2 984 46 CZ--i Oamaru ........ W3 982 44 C . ! Dunedin ....... Calm 984 47 O ! Alexandra ...... Calm - 43 O Qtteenstown .... Calm 980 38 O Nuggets , NE 3 983 44 OZ I Bluff.—Not received. ■ Puysegur Pt. .. NE 3 984 43 ORZ Weather.—B. blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths BC, blue sky and detached Clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy cloud | amount 7-8 tenths. 0, overcist, cloud amount [9-10 tenths G gloomy {"ull; O Ugly threa'rening.- It, continuous or steady tain, S. snow; JP, precipitation Within sight of station : i-ft drizzle: P, -passing showers. EL. nail: CJ ! aqually; L, lightning: T thunder ,P. fog; Af mist. Z hazes X. noa'r frost;( I. Intermittent Beaufort scale of wind force, with equltalent m.p.h. -0. calm, 0-1 :1, light air fc-3 2 slight breeze. 4-f. 3. gentle breeze. 8-11 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresh breew ■17-21; 6. strong breeae, 22-27. 7, high wind 28-33. 8, gale. 34-40; 9, strong gale.-41-48. 10, whole gale. 49-56: 11, storm. 57-65: 12: hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Fresh to strong north-west to west predominating "and reaching gale force at times in exposed positions. Changing temporarily to south-westerly in parts of western districts. Heas. —Slight to moderate inshore south of Taufanga; rough elsewhere, and becoming very rough about Cook Strait and the south Taranaki Bight. Weather. —Mainly fair east of the ranges from Otago northwards. Otherwise squally and changeable with intermittent rain. Some heavy falls probable on the west coast of the South Island. Temperatures slightly cooler.