METEOROLOGICAL.
.' HERALD'S SPECIAL FORECAST. it L ♦ _ IMPROVING TEMPORARILY. it i, . The following weather forecast for 24 e hours from 7 a.m. to-day was supplied by ill-. H. M. Vincent last evening":— The intense westerly storm area is now ;r centred in the South Island, _ where J barometric pressure is very low. Indica- '■ tions point to unsettled, showery weather with cold temperatures, followed by a tem:e porary improvement in conditions. Westerly to south-westerly winds, strong and squally. Rough seas on. the west coast, y Local outlook: Showery, but improving y temporarily. Cold temperatures. • Barometer, midnight, rising .. 28.70 in. u Midnight, Monday .. .. 29.G5in. Temperature in shade yesterday (to midnight)— Maximum, 61deg.; Minimum, A * 49des ' e T n GOVERNMENT REPORT. The Government meterologist reported last evening as follows:—The recent cyr clone is now moving away eastwards, h but a slight Secondary depression was located this afternoon in the south-west [I Tasman Sea. Indications are for moderate to strong westerly to southerly winds, shortly veering ' temporarily to the north-west in places, but later again bncka ing, to south-west and freshening. Seas n rather rough to rough. Moderate to '■ strong westerly to south-westeiiy winds e in the eastern Tasman Sea. Seas rather l ' rough. The weather will be changeable and at times, squally and showery, but improving temporarily in most districts. Temperatures cold. Some snow on the high levels. )-* * ~ r RAINFALL RECORD. Fall in City (Herald gauge): 21 hours ended midnight; .Tilly 14 . .29111. Total for July up to 9 a.m. yester--5 day (Albert Park gauge) . . . 1,45 in, c i Average rainfall for July . , ... 4.931n. 'I llecord rainfall for July (1917) .. 9.59 in. , Rainfall for year to date . . . . 27.87 in. Average annual rainfall, 75 years . . 44.47 m. t YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. e The following official report was issued i. at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station. "Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., S.. mod br., drizzle . 29.96 Cape Maria, W.. gale, showery . 29.71 57 Auckland, W.N.W., fr. br., showery 29.53 58 East Cape, W., h. wind, showery 29.51 60 Cape Egrnont, W., fr. br.. clpudy 29.47 50 e Napier, S.. It. air, cloudy .. 29.30 5t r Farewell Spit, S.W., str. br., fine 29.44 51 Stephen's Is., S.E., g. br., cloudy 29.43 48 Wellington, S., fr. br., fine .. 29.43 47 Cape Campbell, W.N.W., gen. br.. pt. cloudy . . . . *. • 29.45 47 Greymouth, N, sit. br., fine'-.. 29.37 52 „ Akaroa LI, S.W., h. wind, squally 29.42 44 Nugget Pt.,- S.. gen. br., showery 29.54 40 iT Puysegur Pt., S.E.. m. br,, show'y 29.(50 40 " Chatham Is., N.W.. m. br., o'cast 29.13 50 j Svdney, S., It. air, fine . . 30.17 jl Hobart, N., gen. br., cloudy .. SUN, MOON AND TIDES. t Sun—Rises, 7.1 aim.; sets. 4.52 p.m. % Moon—New, to-day, 11.50 p.m.; first quarter. 3 July 22, 4.16 n.m. j High Water— am. p.m. 1 Auckland .. . 0.28 7.3 Manukau Heads .. . 9.3 9.38 Onehunga Wharf .. 10.3 10.3S I MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS. ■i. ■ *——• • 1 INWARD OVERSEAS. The Ulimnroa is due at Auckland from Sydney nest Wednesday with Australian The Makura is due at Wellington from I Snn Francisco on July 27 with English and • American mail for Auckland. 1 1 , OUTWARD OVERSEAS. TO-MOKIIOW. Specially-addressed correspondence _ for f Great Britain, Ireland and Continent r of Europe, Central America, Cristobal, Panama Canal, also Pitcairn Island 1 " (Ruahine, from Wellington), per Main f • . Trunk, at 4.40 p.m.: late fee 7 p.m., chief post office: 7.30 p.m.. railway station box. Hail due London Augup* 23. Australian States, Egypt, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, .Straits Settlements and South Africa, also mail for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, specially addressed " via Australia," and. duo London August 23. Also specially-addressed mail for Great Britain, li'eland and Continent of Europe to connect with Karachi-Lon-don air mail service, due at London on August 18 (Marama, from Wellington) per Main Trunk, at 4.40 p.m.: late fee 7 p.m., chief post office: 7.80 p.m., railway station box. Saturday. Specially-addressed correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, Central America, Cristobal, Panama Canal, per Coptic, at 7 p.m. Mail duo London August 31. Tuesday. Specially-addressed correspondence for Great Britain. Ireland and Continent of Europe, Central America. Cristobal, Panama Canal, per Port Huon, at 7 p.m. Mail due London August 25. ' July 22. Cook Islands, per Waipahi, at 9 a.m. • ' July 28. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, Canada, United States of America, Mexico and West Indies, also Fiji and Hawaiian Islands, per Aorangi, via Vancouver, at 10 a.m. > July 29. Apia, Pago Pago and Niue Island, per Maui Pomare, at 1 p.m. INLAND DESPATCHES. To-pat. , . Whangarei, etc., G. 30 a.m. and 2.45 p.m. Dargaville, G. 30 a.m. Putiki (Onetangi), 8 a.m. Matakana Lower and Mullet Point, 10.30 a.m. Tairua and Hikuai, also Whangamata, 12.30 p.m. Paeroa and Ngatea (letters only), 2 p.m. Thames and Waitakaruru' (letters only),' 2.30 p.m. Wellington, Wangnnui, New Plymouth. Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier and Cambridge (letters only), 4.40 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand. 5.10 Port > ' IFitzroy, 1 Fitzroy, Whangapara, Tryphena, Okui*u, Okiwi and Motairehe, 7.45 p.m. To-morrow. Whangarei, Dal'gaville, etc., 6.30 a.m. and 2.45 p.m. Pakatoa, Colville (Port Charles). Amodeo Bay, 1 p.m. Paeroa and Nsrttea (letters only), 2 p.m. Thames and Waitakaruru (letters only), 2.30 p.m. « Surfdale, etc.. 3.30 p.m. Wellington, Wanganui. New Plymouth. Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier ' and Cambridge (letters only), 4.40 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand, 5.10 p.m. Turua, 7.45 p.m. , S. M. HARRISON, ' Chief Postmastor.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20925, 15 July 1931, Page 7
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