METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21919, 1 October 1934, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

a CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED rain in most districts ?|| The weather report and forecast for ' New Zealand, issued last evening by [; the Government meteorologist, was as' *' follows:—A slight anti-cyclone lias been.j \ located to the northward, wliilo a series|!l of intense westerly depressions cor. t (i tinuiis to cross New Zealand. The indicaticais are for moderate to ~strong |f| northerly to westerly v*inds, still reach* f'. ing gale force in places. Seas heavy ia Fovcaux Strait and rough south of Cape 'J' ■< Egmont and offshore south of Castle- ll'.' l , point, moderate north of In the eastern Tasman Sea, strong jp| northerly to westerly winds to gales ? lj|| with rough seafi. The weather will be; j| | cloudy and unsettled, with rain in|fpi mosb districts, heavy falls being likely : ||| in western areas from Taranaki sonth.||j|f| ward. SPECIAL. AUOKLAHD FORECAST ! j ■ BAIN LIKELY AT TIMES The Government meteorologist issued i| v to the Herald last night the [r special weather forecast for the Auck-j' I land Province:.- —Moderate to strong. l : northerly to westerly winds. The';!'* weather will be cloudy to overcast, wit|| rain at times. Seas .rough on 'the wesif taj coast, moderate on the east coast. ;- j| P; ■ vj| WEEK-END WEATHER Auckland.-—Changeable we<t"her and .a light westerly wind were experienced ; during tho week-end. Saturday was fine, but yesterday was cloudy and un- f settled, and there was a particularly i| - hea\*y shower in some suburbs in the f: afternoon. The barometer rose to | ;; «30.00 in. at midnight on Saturday and ji-l was afterward practically steady. thermometer registered 63 degrees at .j'jte: p.m. yesterday. Barometar, midnicht. stead? .. 30.001n. jK;; Midnight, Saturda r.. .. 30.00ir. (||jv Wellington. —The weather on Saturday was fair, and a titrong north-west- ; erly wind prevailed. The morning was sunny, but the afternoon was mostly iuiS cloudy. The maximum temperature was 60.8deg., arid the riinimum 49.5deg. Yesterday was mild and dull. About 3 p.m. rain set in. A v st.rong wind from the north-west prevailed. |t - Christchurch. —The weather was fine over the week-end, sunshine and a blustering north-westerly wind on both days. The barometer^ fell slowb and registered 29.50iu. at 5 p.m. yesterday. Dunedin. —Bright sunshine, with s, strong westerly wind, prevailed cn Saturday and yesterday morning, but a steady fall of pressure from midnight on Saturday was followed by a dull, overcast afternoon. The temperature was fairly high throughout the weekend, reaching the maximum of 62deg, on Saturday and 64deg. yesterday. RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City gauge j : 2<i hours ende-il midnight, Sept. 29 . . .OOin, 24 hours ended midnight, (Sept. 3D .OOin. Total for September ud to 9 a.m. Saturday (Albert .Pari: gauge) .. !.CSIn, Averape rainfall for .'September .. 3.85 in, Record rainfall for Sep(. (1925) .. 7.Mln, Rainfall for year to Average annual 7B years .. 44.Min. SUN, MOON ASD TIDES Sun—Riseß, S-.59 a.m.; sets, <5.24 p.ra. Moon—L&ut quarter, to-ray, 12.23 a.m.; now, Octcber 9, 3.5 a.m. High Water— a.m. ! p.m. Auckland .. .. 12.55 1.24 Manukau Hfrads .. 3.33 3.53 Onohunga Wh'arii .. 4.30 4.59