METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21506, 1 June 1933, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

w ■■ UNSETTLED CONDITIONS GEN Eft AL RAIN PROBABLE The Government meteorologist ported last evening as complex depression still lies between, south-eastern Australia and New Zenland, while the pressure is high on ;he cast side of the Dominion., Indications are for variable winds at first, bub north-easterly to northerly; prevailing, light to moderate mainly,, but freshening. Seas rather rough north of Cape "figmont and on the cast coaut-t elf ewhen: moderate, in the eastern Ta.sman Sea, moderate to strong noi-th winds, with moderate to rather rough seas. Th<> weather will be still unsettled and cloudy with much mist or fog., liain is probable generally, and there will be some heavy falls of snow on the highlands of the South Island, YESTERDAY'S WEATHER ' Auckhnd. —The weather was variably and unsettled yesterday, the wind having changed from mouth-west to north, east. After mid-day the barometer waa felling E nd occasional showers were ex. periencerl, the sky being overcast ;an<J threatening. Barometer, midnight, falling . w 29.55 in, Mic night, Tuesday .. .. 29.751n. lemperiture in shs.de yesterday (to mid. night)— Maximum, 62dej?.; minimum. SSdug, Wellington.—Although the weathen yesterday was fine for the greater part of the day the sky was overcast. During tie afternoon rain began to fall and by evening it had set in heavily. Thera was no wind, Christ church.—T he weather yester. day was showery and overcast with. fresh north-east breeze and a maximum temperature of 46 degrees. The baro« meter recorded 29.74 in. at 5 p.m. &n<J was falling. Duneciin. —There was an improvement in the weather yesterday, but conditions were very cold. Brief intervals of sunshino were recorded during the day and the maximum temperature wan 4-3 degrees. The barometer registered 2!i.75in. in the evening. The following official report wa* issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— S'tat on "Wind Weather Bar. Tier. Norfolk Is., N.W., g»n. br., cldy. 529.761 7(» Cap*} Maria, N., fr. br., cloudy 29.6ti Si Auc iland, N.IS'.E., gen. br., ;shry. 29.80 61 East; Cape, S.E., gen.. br„ o'cast Caps Egmont, N., st.r. breeze, rain 29.6*1 5S Napier. N.E.. si. briveze, overcaßt 29.94) 58 Faro. Spit, S.S.E., utr. br., rain 29;6<>>4S Stephen Island, S.E., str. br., rain 29.7!1 45 Wellington, c alin. drizzle .. .. 29.77 da Cape Campbell, "W., :mod. br., rain 29.8,' iEJ Grermouth, E.. str. br. r overcast 29.6J1 46 Akaroa .'jight,, N.E., st. br., o'cast 29.612 H Nugget Point,, N., str. br., o'cast 29.6:1 (3 Fuysegur Pt., N.W., It. air, shry. 23.5(5 44 Chatham Is., S.W., »1. br., o'cast 29.95! II Sydney, W.S.W., str. breeze, fine 29.7!) 69 Hot art, N., light air, cloudy .. 29.53 -»

IRAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Hee.lld gau'je): 24 hours ended midnight. May 31 .. rD33lt, Total for May up to 9 a.m. yesterds.y (Albert Park ijauge) .. .. Average rainfall for May .. ■. 4.sTht| Record rainfall for May (1926) ,« 13.71) in» Rai.ifall for year _lo date .. .• Jive rage annual rainfall, 77 years . . 44.MISW SUN, JVIOOJS AND TIDES l:!un—Rises, G. 53 a.tr.j eeU. 4.43 P.m. Mccn —First quarter,, fo-day„ 11.23 D.mjjfl full., Junfi 8, 4.35 p.m. :Hii?h Water — a.m. p.Ett. • Auckland .. Manukau Heads .. 2.31 2.55 Oneliunga Wharf E . 3.31 3.5S