METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 92, 18 April 1940, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR APRIL. •New moon, Bth, 7.48- a.m.; first quarter. 16th. 1.16 a.m.; full moon. 22nd. 4.7 p.m.: last quarter. 29th. 7.19 p.m. " : (Standard rime.) ; j THURSDAY. APRIL, 18, 1940. The Sun,—-Rose today 6.23 a.m.; sets 5.17 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.25 a.m.: sets 5.16 r> m (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning nil • afternoon, nil.- ... '•.-■'• . Temperature/at 9 a.m., 52.4deg. ■'■ Relative .humidity at 9 a.m., 94 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, oS.Sdeg.; minimum temperature last night, 48.Sdeg.; minimum temperature on grass, ,46.3deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 3.0 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.21 in; rainfall to date this month, 3.35 in: rainfall to date this year, 13.37 in; rainfall average for April. 3.64 in: rainfall average from January 1 to the end of April. 12.48 in. Barometer. 9 a.m., 1000.3 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A trough of low pressure has remained sta-: tionary over the New Zealand area, while ' a deep cyclonic centre developed last night to the west of Auckland.. Freshening north to north-west winds have prevailed in the north. Elsewhere winds were light to moderate and variable at first, but a change to fresh souiherlies gradually advanced from the south And this morning has reached Hawke's Bay and Taranaki. The weather has been dull and unsettled with intermittent drizzle and rain in most districts. . Conditions have improved this morning, however, on the west coast of the South Island. Temperatures have been moderate to mild. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather. —B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached cloudSj cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; V, ugly, threatening ; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow ; .TP, precipitation within sight of station; D. 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; 1, light air, ■2-3; 2, slight' breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4.' 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, 41-48:5 10. whole gale, 49-56: 11, storm, 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. ' Winds. —Westerlies or north-westerlies at first over most of the Auckland Province, but otherwise directions from between south-east and south-west prevailing; force strong in some exposed positions, but mainly moderate or fresh. . Seas.—--Rather rough to rough about Cook Strait a"nd -north of Farewell Spit; elsewhere slight or •moderate but rising somewhat south of East Cape. Weather,—Fair to fine in Westland, but elsewhere cloudy and unsettled -with fairly widespread drizzle or rain. A change to weather of the showery type with bright intervals gradually extending from the north. Temperatures cold in the south, cool to moderate in the-north.

Station. Wind Pres. Temp. Weather Millibars / C. Maria V.D. WKW 8 99" -60 ' BCJP Russell ..:•<-■. W 6 997 ••.•fe.. " BQ Hokianga Heads. NW 5 995 60 ■ BQP Kaipara Sg. Sh. NW 5 996 ■ 55 "OPQ Manukau fleads X 1 58'." O Auckland ..... NE 1 995 ' 60 ■ 0 Tiritiri NW 3 60 BC Kawhia E 5 58' O Tauranga NE 3 996 59 0 Opotiki KE 2 998. .57 0 Taupo Calm 51 O East Cape'. TOW 1 99 7- 59' OG Gisborne Calm 997 56 OZ Napier SW 3 , 998 54 O I Castlepoint .. SW 1. 997 56 0 Cape Palliser S 4 5S OG IXew Plymouth SE 3 956 . . .56 . ,OIP Cape Egmont . . SE 1 995 54,: CM Patea Calm ——: 59 0 Waijganui .. ESE 2 998 56 0 iFoxton Calm -—— 54 BC : Wellington S 4 1000 52 OP ' Kelson /....... SW 1 999 52 BC Cape Campbell SE 4 999 54 CU Farewell Spit: .. SE 6 999 55 OIP Westport ...... SW 2 999 54 C Greymouth ■:-... E 3 999 51 BC Arthur's Pass. . SW 1 — 44 O ICaikoura SW 4 1001 55 O Christchureh . SSW 4 . 1003 51 OD Akaroa L'house SSW 2 1004 52 ODM: Timaru ...V S4 1004 51 OIRO ! Oamaru ...... SW3 1004 46 OIRO' Dunedjn SE 1 1006 49 OIDQ Queenstown .. Calm 100(5 46 O Nuggets ....... S2 1007 49 OF Bluff. ...... ESE 4' 1008 52 OIP Puy^egur Point SE 6 1008 50 OMR