METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21562, 5 August 1933, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

COLD AND CHANGEABLE a STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS The Government meteorologist TQ» I ported last evening as follows -.—Yes- I terdav's depression has increased in in. tensity, but is now passing slowly away eastward. An intense anti-cyclone jg moving from Australia on to the Tag. man Sea. Indications are for south, west to southerly winds, moderate to strong generally, and in many places reaching gale force. Seas heavy in tha Cook Strait area; elsewhere rough. Ijj the eastern Tasman. Sea, strong southerly winds to gales. Rough seas, but moderating gradually to-morrow. Th® weather will improve gradually in west, ern districts and in the far south, but otherwise will he cold and changeablewith further rain. Snow in parts of the South Island and on the, ranges generally. Some hail on the coast. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER 'J Auckland.—A moderate south-west-erly wind and squally wet weather pre. vailed yesterday, heavy showers being experienced during the early morning and in the afternoon. The conditions M continued threatening last night. The barometer fell to 29.55 m. at mid-day, but it rose slightly during the evening, : ; Barometer, midnight, steady .. 29.60 in, Midnight, Thursday . . . . 29J5in. Temperature in shade yesterday (to midnight)— Maximum. 61deg.; minimum, 4adeg. -Wellington. —The spell of fino weather was broken yesterday when rain fell for the greater part of the day and there was a keen south wind. Toward evening the rain ceased. Christehurch. —The weather yester, day was dull and fairly cold with a fresh south-west breeze in the morn, ing. The barometer rose to 29.90 in. Dunedin.—A light south-west wind and fine sunny weather prevailed yes- i terdav, but conditions were cold in the I shade. The barometer had risen to 29.90 in. last evening. The "following official report was issued I at 4 p.m. yesterday: — '• „"} Station Wind Weather Bar. The* Norfolk la.. S.W.. str. br., cloudy 29.98 62 Auckland. W.S.W., mod. br., rain 29.53 53 . East Cape, N.W., mod. br., cloudy 29.36 58 C Egmont. 5.E.,-str. br., cloudy 29.53 44 Napier. S.W., fr. br., showery 29.45 55 ! Farewell Spit, 8.E., It. br., showery 29.54 45 i Stephen's la., S.E., str. br.. cloudy 29.56 : 45 j Wellington. S.. mod. gale, ram 29.59 41 ; C Campbell, S. f mod. gale, o'cast 29.63 & . Greymouth. E., mod. br., cloudy 29.59 47 j Akaroa Lt.. S.. gale, cloudy .. 29.72 U Puysegur Pt., S.. mod. br., showeTy 29.89 , 46 Chatham Is., calm, cloudy .. 29.46 SO Sydney. S.. gen. br.. fine .. 30.40 .57 Hobart, N.W., gen. br.. fine .. 30.36—' RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Hebaxd gauge): 24 hours ended midnight, August 4 . .5611 V Total for August up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) -.. .WjA Average rainfall for August . . • • 4.l9iffc Record rainfall for August (1870) .. IO.JMiiL Rainfall for year to date .. .. 25.80 m, Average annual rainfall, 77 years ..44.44111, ' ' SUN, MOON AND TIDES ' ' j Sun—To-day, rises. 6.46 a.m.; sets, 5.8 pjn.| to-morrow, rises,. 6.45 a.m.; sets, 5.9 pjn. Moon—Full, to-morrow. 7.2 a.m.; last quarter, August 13, 3.19 pjn. To-day To-morrow High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland . . . 5.47 6.30 6.49 7.24 Manukau Heads .. 8.22 9.5 9.24 9.59 Onehunga Wharf . 9.22 10.5 10.24 10.59