METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21948, 3 November 1934, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

FAIR TO CLOUDY WKATlijjj I COOL TEMPERATURES LIKEUy The weather report and , New Zealand, issued last eveaS the Government meteorologist w y followsA depression is passing! * ward and an anti-cvclone is mn ing from the Tasman Sea. tions are for southerly wind, i in places in the far north and south otherwise light to moderate. Seas rat J"* rough on parts of the east co-k+ Of East Cape, cohere 1%"? moderate. In the eastern Tasnian 8,, moderate southerly winds' later bee ing variable; seas smooth to modem' Some scattered showers are iju, mainly on the cast coast and in the fa north and south, but otherwise f a i r !! cloudy weather may be expected T perat tires coo!, with a few inland' frn!?' in the South island. Sts SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST ISOLATED SHOWERS PREDICTED The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last night the following special weather forecast for the Auckland Province:—Moderate to *f res h south-westerly to southerly winds TL weather will be fair to cloudy and eoof but with isolated showers. moderate. ! YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland.—The weather was overcast I and unsettled yesterday, and the modcrate to fresh south-west wind blow! ing made the conditions cold. Light rain was experienced for a short i>eriod during the evening. The barometer fell slightly early in the afternoon and then remained steady. The thermometer registered 63deg. at 4 p.m. Barometer, midnight, steady . . 29,951n Midnight, Thursday 30,10 in, Wellington.—The weather was fine and warm in the morning, but the skv gradually clouded over, and after mid"day the wind changed to a moderate southerly. A light shower fell about 12.30 p.m., and the rest of the afternoon was cloudy and cool. The temperature at 4 p.m. was 54.1 degrees, and the maximum for the day was 70.5 degrees. Christchurch. —The weather was fine with a fair amount of sunshine. The maximum temperature was 58.1 degrees. Last evening the barometer was steady at 30.00 in. Dunedin.—Eine weather, with sunshine and passing cloud, was experienced. A moderate south-westerly wind was blowing, and the thermometer registered 54 degrees at mid-day, The barometer stood at about 30.20 in. last evening but was unsteady. The following official report wai issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., S.E., mod. fr., fine 30.21 71 Cape Maria, S.E., fr. br., o'cast 30.10 C2 Auckland, S.W., br., overcast 30.05 63 East Cape, W., light air, showery 29.91 61 Cape Egmont, W.. fr. br., cloudy 29.99 61 Napier, S.W., light air, cloudy 29.83 68 Wanganui, W., fr. breeze, cloudy 29.95 63 Farewell Spit, W., str. br.. fine 29.90 65 Stephen; Is., S.E., mod. br., o'cast 29.93 54 Wellington. S.S.E., 1. br., o'cast 29.94 54 Cape Campbell, S., mod. br., o'cast 2995 55 Westport, S.W., str. br.. cloudy 29.97 57 Greymoutb, S.W.. fr. breeze, cldy. 30.00 54 Akaroa Lt., S.S.W., 1. br., o'cast 30.02 54 Nugget Pt., S., gen. br., showery 29.99 49 Puysegur Point, S.S.W., mod. br., cloudy . . _ 30.12 53 Chatham lis., W.N.W., gen. br., drizzle 29.78 60 Sydney, (E.N.E., mod. br., fine 30.12 72 Hobart. S.E., 1. breeze, cloudy 00.27 57 RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald gauge): 24 hours ended midnight, Nov. 2 . . .Dflln. Total for November up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. .OOjn. Average rainfall for November . . 3.33 in. Record rainfall for November (1916) 7.741n. Kainfall for year to date . . 39.75jR« Average annual rainfall. 7S years 4Moin,

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.15 a.m.: sets, 6.5S p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 5.14 a.m.; sets, 6.56 p.m. Moon—New, Wednesday, 4.44 p.m.; firit quarter November 14. 2.39 p.m. To-day To-morrow High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland . . 3.52 4.8 4.49 5.3 Manukau Heads . . 6.27 6.43 7.34 7.38 Onehunga Wharf. . 7.27 7.43 834 5.38