METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21100, 6 February 1932, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

HERALD'S SPECIAL FORECAST. CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED. The following weather forecast for 48 hours from 7 a,si. to-day wag- supplied by Mr. H. M. Vincent last evening —An extensive low barometric pressure system is moving on te the eastern Tasman Sea from the Australian coast, a cyclonic storm centra being associated with the disturbance. Expect mainly fair and warm weather in east coast districts, but cloudy and unsettled in western and southern areas, with intermittent rain, conditions "becoming cloudy to overcast, in most other districts, and a fairly general rainfall following. Southerly to south-westerly winds, moderate to strong, veering by west to north, them increasing. | Seas rough and increasing southward from | Cape Egmont and East Cape. Local outlook : Cloudy and unsettled with rain at intervals. Warm and humid conditions. Barometer, midnight, steady .. SO.flßin. Midnight, Thursday .. ... 29.951n. Temperature in shade yesterday (to midnight)—Maxsmum, 75dag. Minimum. 62dag. r GOVERNMENT REPORT. L The Government meteorologist reported j last evening as follows;—An anti-cyclone | has extended from the northern T&sman ; Sea and now covers the Dominion, ; while at the same time a considerable fall j in pressure has taken place over sooihI eastern Australia. Indications are for I moderate southerly winds, gradually teml- ; ing northerly and later fresHening, Seas ; smooth to moderate. Light to moderate, i but freshening northerly winds in the | eastern Tasman Sea. Seas smooth to i moderate but rising in the. southern per. j tion. The weather will be fair to fine j generally at first, but later conditions be. j coming unsettled in western and southern I districts of the South Island with win | developing. Rising temperaturesR A INF ALL RECORD. Fall in City (Hesalb gauge): 11 hours ended midnight, Feb. 5 .. .OCin. Total for February up to 9 ».m. yesterday 1 Albert Park gauge) .. .16in, Average rainfall for February . . S.OSIR. Hecord rainfall far February (ISS9J 14.151rv. Rainfall . jjfßT year to data . . .. 1.30 in. Average tapnal rainfall, 76 years . 4«.50in. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. The fuHowms official report was issued at 4 p.ax. yesterday;— Station. \Tind. ITeather. Ear. Tier. 2»«riol# la-, JJ.SJS., b.„ p. e*dy 39.9 a C, llaria, B-. mod. br., p. cloudy JH 99 O>G Aueid&nd. S W., sit. far., fine <'9 East Cape, S.W.. in. br., overcast 29.37 76 Caps BgJnont, E.S.W.. sen. br.. pt, cloudy 23.39 "-4 Napier. XJES., gen. br.. p. el'dy 30.00 73 Farewell Spat, JfJE.. gen. br.. cl <ir 70 Stephen's Is., 3.E.. m. br.. el'dy 30.00 so WellißSrwm. 8 sen. br.. a ent-t .10.02 SO C. Campbell, S.. mod. br.. p. -c'dy 30.05 M Greymcraib, 3„ fr. br.. p. cloudy 30.A2 a# Abaroa. Lt., E-S.E-. mod. br., el'dy 38.05 5- a Xugget Pt., S„ mod._ br.. p. el'dy 30.03 57 Puyaegar Point, m. br.. pt. elondy -, . • • • 30-06 SO Chatham !«., 8.. fr. br., emudy 29.M 58 Sydney, E-, alt- br., cloudy 29.71 Hobart, N.W., sit. br., overcast 23.27 SUN. MOON AND TIDES. Sua—To-day: Bi»es. S4U a.m.: sets, 7.30 p.nj. • To-mcrra-.v: Rises, 5.42 a.m.: sets, 7.29 p.Ui. Moon—New, to-mcrrw. 2-45 a.m.: first quarter, February 15. <5.16 a.m.: full, February 22, 2.7 p.m.; last quarter. February 23,, 6.3 a.m. To-day. Tomorrow. High "Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. P.m. Auckland . • - 7,14 7.32 8.4 P-21 Manukau HeadJß . 9.43 10.7 10.39 10.56 Qnehnnga Wharf . 10.43 11-7 11.33 11.55