METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 71, 21 September 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR SEPTEMBER

Last quarter, seventh day, 7.54 a.m.; new moon, thirteenth day, 10.52 p.m.; Brst quarter twentieth day, 10.4 D.m.: full moon, twentyninth day. 1.57 a.m THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939. The Sun.—Rose today 5.44 a.m.; sets 5.45 p.m. Rises tomorrow s.ii a.m.; sets 5.46 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesttrday : Morning, 4.lhr ; afternoon, 5.6 hr; total, 9.7 hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 53.8deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 96 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, GO.Gdeg.: minimum temperature last night, 49.5deg.; minimum temperature on grass, 47.0deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 12.5 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, O.OSin; rainfall to date this month, 2.75 in : rainfall to date this year, 25.96 in; rainfall- average for September. :i.2oin; rainfall average rrora January I to the end ot September. 32.871nBarometer, 9 a.m.,. 1013.0 millibars; noon, 1012.1 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The anticyclone to tht« north of New Zealand has" moved further to the east and a deep depression moving across the South Tasman Sea has begun to affecc the weather in the South Island. Yesterday, the weather was fine over the central portion of the Dominion but '•loudy to overcast in the north and south. Yhere were a few isolated showers in western districts yesterday, but rain was falling in Westland this morning and skies were overcast in most districts. The wind was from the north-west, mainly light to moderate in force but fresh in the far south and about ■Cook Strait. This morning, the winds were more northerly. Temperatures have been mild. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B. Dlue sky. cloud amount 0-3 tenths: BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amouni 4-6 tenths; C, cloudj cloud amount 7-8 tenths; O. overr.st. cloud amount 9-10 tenths; (J. gloomy : V ugly threatening; R. continuous or steady ratn; 8 snow; JP. precipitation within sight of station D drizzle; P. passins showers. U. nail; (J squally; l>, lightning: T thunder. If. fog; M mist; Z haze; X. hoar frost; I. Intermittent Beaufort scale of wind force, with equlva lent m p.n.~0, calm. 0-1; 1, light air 2-3. 2, slißht breeze, 4-7. 3, gentle breeze. 8-11. 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5. fresh breeze 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7. hicn wind 28-33; 8. Sale. 34-40: 9. strong gale, 41 -43. 10. whole cale, 49-56: H storm. 57-65; 12 hurricane. FORECAST. Winds. —North-westerly prevailing ; moderate in the north, strong at times south of Taranaki and Hawke's Bay and reaching gale force in some exposed positions. A south-west-erly or southerly change probable in the south by tomorrow and southerlies later becoming general. g eas .—Slight north of East Cape; rough south of Ciipe Egmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; moderate elsewhere. Weather. —Fair at first in the Auckland Province and in eastern districts north of Otago; otherwise cloudy to overcast with rain at times, and rain later extending up the east coast of the South Island. Sorae heavy falls likely in Westland and the fai. south. Temperatures becoming colder in the south tomorrow.

Station. Wind. JF^es. Tern,). WeatheT Millibars C Maria V.D. NXE 1 1021 Russell ' W 2 1022 Hokianga. Heads N 3 1020 Kaipara Sig. Sn. NW 2 1022 Manukau Hds. KKW 2 —— Auckland N 2 1021 Tiritiri W 2 Kawhia N 1 —— Tauranga Calm 10-u Opotiki Calm 1020 Taupo 1 East Cape .. WNW 3 1018 Gisborne ... WNW 3 101. Napier KE 1 1016 Castlepoint.—Not received. Cape Palliser NW 7 —- New Plymouth NW 3 1018 Cape Egmont .. K 4 1017 Patea . .W 3 Wanganui ~SW 1 10 li Foxton >"W 3 Wellington . NNW 4 1013 Nelson Calm 1014 Cape Campbell NW 3 1011 Farewell Spit WSW 6 1013 Westport .... NE 2 1013 Greymouth ... N 4 1012 Arthur's Pass . NW C Kaikoura N 2 100S Christchurch ENE 2 1007 Akaroa L'house NE 4 1007 Timaru NE 1 1004 Oamaru NW 1 1007 Dunedin .: N 2 1004 Alexandra Calm Queenstown .... W 2 1004 Nuggets N 2 1002 Bluff WNW 2 1001 Puysegur Point NW 6 1001 60 57 54 58 58 55 50 59 58 56 ', 49 60 61 57 60 56 57 35 57 5G 54 50 54 56 51 51 56 52 59 45 47 48 51 48 48 50 52 B C BC B 0 B B BC C C OK BCZ BC C BCQ O 0 O O O OJP BC BC C O OR II C OZ .OQ OZ O O O OIR O OD OG