METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 18, 22 January 1940, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOB JANUARY. Last quarter, 2nd, 4.26 p.m.; new moon, 10th, 1.23 a.m.; first quarter. 18th, 5.51 a.m.; full moon. 25th, 10.53 a.m. (Standard Time.) MONDAY. JANUARY 22, 1940. The Sun.—Rose today 4.42 a.m.; sets' 7.22 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.44 a.m.; sets 7.22 p.m. (Standard Time.) • Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 0.1 hours; afternoon, 0.1 hours. Total, 0.2 hours. Temperature at 9 a.m., 65*.6deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 87 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 71.4 deg; minimum temperature last, night, 62.3deg; minimum temperature on grass, 60.3deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 bows ending 9 a.m. today, 9.0 m.p.h. . , Rainfall In previous 24 hours, 0.02 in; rainfall to date this month, 2.34 in; rainfall to date this year, 2.34 in; rainfall average, for January, 2.891 a: rainfall average from January I to the end of January, 2.891n. Barometer, 9 a.m., 1007.3 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Slight disturbances have been moving southeastwards across the North Island. A new depression is now located to the south, where barometers are lowest. On Saturday northeasterly winds predominated, but since then winds have tended north-westerly and are now rather strong about Cook Strait and Westland. Saturday's weather was mainly fine but about the centre of the North Island it was cloudy with intermittent rain. Yesterday, conditions were more generally dull and humid and moderate rain fell at times in the North Island and in Westland. This morning the weather over most of the country is cloudy with some light scattered showers, while conditions arp unsettled in the south-west. Temperatures -Ijave been mild to warm. TODAY'S WEATHER.

FORECAST. Winds.—North to north-west prevailing and becoming strong at times In exposed positions south of New Plymouth and Napier. Seas. —Bough on the west coast of the South Island, otherwise slight to moderate, but rising in the Taranaki Bight and Cook Strait areas. Weather.—Unsettled in western and southern districts of the South Island with rain probable. Otherwise mainly fair to cloudy but with some scattered showers still likely, more especially In western .districts. Mild to warm temperature*.

Station. Wtnd. Pres. Temp. Weather Millibars. Capo Marie V.D. W 2 1012 68 Russell KW 1 1012 71 Hokianga Heads W 2 1010 72 Kaipara S.S. WNW 2 1011 70 Mauukau Heads SW 2 • 74 Auckland NW 1 1011 69 Tiritiri .. KW 3 68 Kawhia W3 72 Tauranga Calm 1011 74 Opotiki NE 2 1011 70 Taupo Calm 67 Bast Cape .... NW 4 1010 68 Glsborne SE 1 1010 71 Napier KG 2 1009 70 Castlepolnt NW 2 1010 69 Cape Palllser ... NW 5 74 New Plymouth NNW 4 1010 70 Cape Egmont ... E 3 68 Patea" N2 69 Wanganul . NW 1 1009 '80 Foxton S 2 70 Wellington .. WNW 4 1007 , 66 Nelson ,N 5 1007 69 Cape Campbell NW 4 1005 66 Farewell Spit WSW 6 1009 ' 65 Westport • NE 3 1007 63 Greymouth NW 6 1005 61 Arthur's Pass NW 4 ~- — Kaikoura NNW 3 1001 69 Chrlstchurch .. NE 3 997 68 Akaroa L'house NNE 2 1001 72 Timaru NE 2 997 73 Oamaru NNE 3 998 68 Dunedin Nl 997 61 Alexandra. —Not received. Queenstown .... SW 4 998 60 I Nuggets ...... NE 2 996 60 Bluff—Not received. Puysegur Point SE 3 996 59 BCF C "BC C C BC BC BC BC C BC OMB BC BC BC CQ BC2 BC BC B BC OU BC CU B O OIR OR O O CJM C C O OJP OMP OZ