METEOROLOGICAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20982, 19 September 1931, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL.

HERALD'S SPECIAL FORECAST. TEMPORARILY FAIR. Tli© following weather forecast for 48 hours from 7 a.m. to-duy was supplied by Mr. 11. M. Vincent last evening:—A narrow ridge of high barometric pressure covers the Dominion, while a new westerly depression is moving on to the South Island from the Tasman Sea. A cvclorie is also developing north-westward of Cape Maria. Expect fair to tine weather temporarily, then clouding over, and rain following generally. Conditions during Sunday arc likely to be stormy and wet. Mild temperatures. Variable and moderate breezes, northerly to northeasterly winds, moderate to strong, prevailing, and increasing strong to gale. Seas becoming rough and increasing generally after about 20 hours. Local outlook : Temporarily fair, becoming overcast, and heavy rain following. Barometer, midnight, stendy . • 2®*99f Midnight, Thursday .. 30.(bin. Temperature in shade yesterday (to midnight)— Maximum, Glcleg.; Minimum, 48tleg. GOVERNMENT REPORT. The Government meteorologist reported last evening as follows: —An anti-cyclone extends between .New Zealand and the New South Wales coast. A cyclone is still moving slowly to the east of East Cape, and a rather sleep westerly depression covers Victoria and .Tasmania. Indications are for moderate to fresh southerly to westerly winds north of I<aiowoll Spit and Cape Campbell, elsewhere variable, but tending northerly and later freshening. Seas rough about East Capo and moderate swell thence southward to Cape Campbell; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Variable winds in the noithein portion of the Tasman Sea, with moderate seas; freshening westerly winds in the southern portion with rough seas. Weather fair to fine generally, but some showers in the far north and south, and later conditions becoming unsettled in western districts from Taranaki southward. RAINFALL RECORD. Fall in City ' (Hkiuld gauge): 21 hours ended midnight, Sept. 18 . . .Uuin. Totul for September up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) . . 3.271n. Average rainfall for September .. 3.66 n. Record rainfall for September (1928) 7.84 n. Rainfall for year to date .. . . 40.01 n. Average annual rainfall, /o years . . 4<M/in. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday: Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., E.. fr. br., rain . . 30.01 Cape Marin, S., fr. br., showery 30.06 5a Auckland, S.W.. gen. br., cloudy 30.03 68 East Cape, S.W., str. br., cloudy 30.00 62 C. Egmont. S.S.E., fr. br., fine 30.0;> 51 Napier, S.E., mod. br., fine . . 30.06 5!) Farewell Spit, N.W., gen. br., fine 30.07 55 Stephen Is., S.E., mod. br., fine . 30.07 10 Wellington. S.K., si. br.. cloudy 30.08 48 C. Campbell S., si. br., cloudy 30.13 i> 1 Greymouth, S.W., gen. br., cloudy 30.07 52 Aknroa LI., S.. si. br., cloudy . . 30.10 17 Nugget PI., N.W., gen. br., fine 30.03 47 Vuyscgur !'(., X.W., gen. br., fine 30.0-2 52 Chatham Is., S.E., si. br.. overcast 20.70 45 Sydney. W.. gen. br.. fine . . 20.!) ii Hobart, S.W., gen. br.. showery . . 29.13 SUN. MOON AND TIDES. Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.17 a.m.: sets, 5.44 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5.16 a.m.; sets, 5.15 p.m. Moon —First quarter, to-day, 8.7 a.m.; full, September '27. 7.15 a.m. To-clay. To-morrow. High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland . . . , Manuknu Heads . . 2.'26 Ji.O :i.'2o 4.17 Onehuilga Wharf . 3.26 4.0 4.20 5.17