METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21716, 3 February 1934, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

. OVERCAST AND WARM SHOWERY IN THE NORTH The Government meteorologist re. • ported last evening as follows: —An intense anti-cyclone is still centred near the Chatham Islands, hut a deeif cyclone, located on the coast of New South Wale 3, is .-moving south-south--eastward. Indications are for moderate to fitrong and increasing norih-cast to northerly winds. Ssas rather rough to rough on the east coast north of Castfe*. point; elsewhere moderate, but later rising south of Cape Egmont. In the eastern Tasman Soa, strong north-east to northerly winds to gales and rough seas. The weather will be mainly fair to cloudy and warm to hot at first, but some scattered shonrcrs in North Auckland, and later conditions becoming unsettled in western districts, rain gradually developing. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland.—Fine weather and a mock erate north-east breeze was experienced yesterday, but the sky was dull and cloudy during the day, the condi-. tioris improving in the 1 evening. Tha barometer was rising all day, the gain for the 24 hours being .Kin. Ba.rometer, midnight, rising .. 30.301n, Midnight, Thursday .. .. 30,15 in, Temperature in shade yesterday fto mid, night)— Maximum, 70de,g.; 64deg. "Wellington.—A very warm day wa3 experienced in Wellington. The sky was almost cloudless and there was a moderate breeze from tho north-west. The maximum temperature. was 76.5 degrees. Christchurch. Warm, summer weather continued yesterday with a slight easterly breeze. The maximum temperature was 70 degrees. Dunedin.- —There was a' continuation of warm sumtner weather yesterday, the sun shining from a cloudless sky. A light north-east wind was blowins. The maximum temperature was SO degrees. .. . * The following official report wa.3 issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station Wind Weather B.ar. Ther. Norfolk Ifl., £„, It. air, cloudy .., 29.96 73 Cape Maria* N.E., etr. br;, cloudy 30.04 74 Auckland, E.N.E., fr. br., p. cldy. 30.18 East Cape, E.. gen. br., overcast' 30.29 71 C. Egmont, N.E., gen. br., p. cldy. 30.26 75 Napier, N.E., fr. br., clear . . 3&.23 68 Farewell Spit, N.W.. mod. br.. cldy. £0.21 78 Stephen's Is., S.W., si. br.. clear 30.19 73 Wellington. If.,' gen. br., clear . 30.13 71 C. Caitnpbell. N.W., fr. br., clear 30.11 73 G-reyroouth, N.W., gen. br., cldy. 30.20 63 * Christchurch, N.E.-t mod. br., clear 30.13 63 Nugget Pt„ N., It. air, clear .. 30.12 64 Puysegur Pt., N.W., mod. br., o'cast 30.15 70 Chatham Ts.. W., It. air, cloudy 30.45 70 Sydney, S.S.W.. gale, rain . . .. 29.23 66 Hobart, S.E., mod. br., overcast . 59.69 61 Wangs.nui., S., -It. air, p. cloudy 30.20 7.3 Westport. N.. It. air, cloudy .. 30.20 71 RAINFALL RECORD Fall iLn City (Heuaxd gauge): 24 hours ended midnight, Feb. 2.„ ,fl2)n. Total for February up to 9 a.m. yesterdny (Albert Para gauge) .. ,81in. Average rainfall for February .. 3.22 in„ Record rainfall for February (1269) 14.151n, Rainfall for year to date .. .. 2.181n, Average annual rainfall, 78 years . M.401n, SIEJN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.37 a.m.; sets, 7.39 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5.38 a.m.; seta,.7.511 p.m. Moon—Last quarter, "Wednesday. 9.22 pa.; new, February 14. 12.43 p.m. To-day To-morrow High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland . . .. 10.0 10.20 10.35 10.53 M&nukau Heads . 12.10 12.35 12.55 I.l' Onehunga Wharf . 1.19 1.35 1.55 2.10