METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1939, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR DECEMBER. Last quarter 4tfa, new moon 11th. flrst quarter 19th. full mooD 26th. last quarter 31st.

I SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1939. The Sun.—Kose today 4.12 a.m.; sets 7.20 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.12 a.m.; sets <.21 p.m. (Standard Time.) . nu Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, l.Ohr, afternoon, 3.Bhr. Total, 5.7 hr. Temperature at 'J a.m., 59.0deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 72 per cent. i Maximum temperature yesterday, 68.4deg, minimum temperature last i"_S»t, y-J.oacg, | I minimum temperature on grass ul.ldeg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today. 9.7 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.03 in; ramfa "date this month, 9.971n; rainfall to date this year, 41.21 in; rainfall average tor December ~2 9:siu . rainiall .ivuragc I rum •niiiiuiri • to the end of Oeeetnher, 42 30in Barometer, 9 a.m., 1012,7 millibars, noon, 1013.3 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. ITessure has risen over the South Island wit! the passage of a shallow depression, but I another dis^rbLice is located today 3ust west lof the Auckland Peninsula. Model ate westerly winds prevailed at first, but a southerly change advanced slowly northwards over most ot the country Except for some light showers and dSe associated with the southerly change,;;the weather was fair to flue with "^ or «"™ temperatures. Rain commenced to fall in the north last night, however. Conditions today over the Auckland Province are unsettled with scattered rain, but elsewhere the weather ib fair to fine. Winds are light and variable in the south, but fresh northerlies are blowing in the north and south-easterlies elsewhere.

TODAY'S WEATHER,

C. Maria V.D. WSwl 1008 60~ OID Kaipara Sg. Sn. NE 4 1002 58 OMK Manukau Heads NE 4 —- 60 O Auckland NE 5 1004 62 018 Tiritiri N 5 bl O xi^a••::::.*!? SJS ?S •r \ Opotiki E 2 1009 <0 O Taupo.—Not received ; East Cape SW 3 1010 bi OUZ, Gisborne SSE 3 1010 62 O K al)icr sw 2 1012 60 O Ca&int ..... S 1 1013 61 BC Cape Palliser ... E 2 —— 64 « | New Plymouth .SB 6 1007 63 O Cape Egmont ... SB 7 100 d t>3 BO 1009 v c Foxton SW 3 —— 67 BC Wellington SE 5 1013 . C I Nelson WNW 1 101 j 6< B Cape Campbell ... S 4 10l| bi BC Farewell Spit ... SE 6 1012 02 B Westport S 1 1011 6o iJ Greyniouth E 4 1011 64 B Arthur's Pass . X\V 1 ; —: » Kalkoura S^ 3 1015 bo C Christchurch . EKE 4 , 1014 ;:;9 B Akaroa Lthse. B.NK 3 10l» 00 B ITinmru NE 3 1014 ; 09 B lOaniani.—Not received. lMmedin N 1 l«li! *"> - B Alexandra. —Xot received. Qucenstown— Not received. ißluff 1012 i>J> "'■> jPuysegur'Point .N5 1011 58 O Weathei.-U, oiue sKy, clouo wuoani 0-8 tenths. BC, blue sisy and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-e tenths; C, cloudy. Cloud amount 7-» tenths. 0 overcast cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G. gloomy, dull; 0, ugly, threatening; R. continuous or steady rain; b. snow: J, precipitation within algtii of rtatlon; D, drizzle; P. passing showers j H f ball; Q. squally; L, lightning; T. thunder; P fog; ftl, mist: Z. baze: X. hoar frost: I. intermittent. Beaufort scale of wind force, wltn equivalent m.p.n.—o, calm, 0-1; 1. light air, 2-3; a. alight breeze, 4-7: 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate' breeze. 12-16; 6, fresb breeze, 17-21; 6 strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8. gale 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56; 11. storm, 57-G5; 12, hurrtcane.