METEOROLOGICAL
FAIR TO FINE FORECAST f ROUGH SEAS ON EAST COAST The Government meteorologist ported last evening as follows fairly vigorous westerly depression has passed Tasmania and will hegi n affect southern New Zealand to-m or . row. Owing to the presence of an j n . tense anti-cyclone over tho Dominion however, it is likely to lose its intensity' Indications are for south-east to winds from Cook Strait northward strong in the far north and elsewhere light to fresh; north-east to north ove r tho South Island and moderate to strong. Seas rather rough to rough north of East Cape and in the fa t south, elsewhere smooth to moderate. In the eastern Tasman Sea, moderate to strong north-east to northerly winds and rather rough seas. The weather for tho most part will he faj t to fine and mild, but a few showtrj are. likely in the northern and southern extremities of the Dominion. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland. —Glorious fine weather prevailed throughout the day. There was a light north-easterly breeze and the barometer remained well above normal. Barometer, midnight, steady .. 30,301n, Midnight, Wednesday . .. 30.30 in. Temperature in shade yesterday (to midnight)— Maximum, 74cieg.; minimum, 58cieg. Wellington. —The weather was beautifully fine, and sunny .yesterday with a very light wind from the south-east. Tlk, maximum temperature was 6o degrees. Christchurch---Bright sunshine prevailed all day and there was a cool easterly breeze yesterday. The barometer was steady at 30.*29 in. Dunedin. —There was a continuation of ideal summer weather yesterday, the sun shining from a clear sky. The maximum temperature was 68 degrees. There was a light easterly wind and the barometer was high and tairly steady. The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday: Station Wind Weather Bar. Tfcer. Norfolk Is., N.E., 1. br.. showery 29.93 63 Cape Maria. S.E.. mod. gale, fine 30.04 62 Auckland, N.E.. gen. br.. cloudy 30.22 CT, East Cape. S.E.. mod. br., cloudy 30.33 C 3 Cape Egmont. S.. mod. br., cloudy 30.29 Ci Napier. E.N.E., gen. br., cloudy 30.44 62 Wanganui. 8., light air, fine .. 30.41 64 Farewell Spit, E.. light air, fine 30.3'2 64 Stephen Is., S.E.. light air. fine 30.40 63 Wellington, S., 1. breeze, fine . . 30.32 62 Cape Campbell, S.. 1. breeze, fine 30.36 59 Greymouth. S.W.. gen. br.. ciay. 30.32 5!) Westport, W., light air. fine _. . 30.33 65 Christchurch. E., str. breeze, fine 30.34 5.* Nugget Point, fr. breeze, fine . . 30.15 55 Puysegur Pt., N.W.. str. br.. fine 30.34 55 Chatham Is., S.W.. mod. br.. clay. 30.26 51 Sydney, E.N.E.. fr. br.. overcast 29.94 71 liobart, N.W., gen. br., overcast, 29.65 RAINFALL RECORD e'ali in City (Hehald gauge): 24 hour. l , ended midnight, Nov. 2 . . .Oflin, Total for November up to 0 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge; . . .31in, Average rainfall for November . . 3.27 in, Record rainfall for Noverr.be ' (1916) 7,74 in. Rainfall for year to date . . . . 36,54 in, Average annua! rainfall. 77 yeirs . 4M4in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Rises 5.15 a.m.; sets, 6.55 p.m. Moon—Last quarter, November 11, 12.13 a.m.; new, November IS, 4.24 a.m. High Water— a.m. p.m. Auckland . . . . 7.59 8.16 Manukau Head? .. 10.34 10.51 Onehunga Wharf . . 11.34 11.51
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21639, 3 November 1933, Page 4
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