METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22099, 3 May 1935, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

CHANGEABLE AND SQUAtaI PASSING HEAVY, SHOWERS-" I The weather report ;intl forecast f or , 1 New Zealand, issued last evening HI the Government meteorologist, was aPI Ir follows:---The depression mentioned- H yesterday i has just crossed I minion and is very deep, while an ahtg- m cyclone is advancing across the Tai 1 | man Sea. The indications are for wind. I becoming southerly genera II v gale fordo in many places. Seas i t south of Castlepoint, elsewhere roimylf j I In the eastern Tnsnt?n Sea. soi'tW^r;|fc gales, and rough to hisdi. but i f ally modern tin?.', sens. The "eather jp'- 1 1 becomim; fine in the western district: Si of the South Island, otherwise it shoi;ljiC|B. be cold, changeable and squally wiVW JBp pnssuig heavy shower:? and tail places. SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST W INTERMITTENT RAIN LIKELY 11The Government meteorologist iasued/-, 111 l;o the HubA',»/ last evening the foilo*s|§| [ ir.g special forecast for the Auckland province:—'Moderate to strong; west- ? erly to southerly winds. The weather 1i tihould be cold and cloudy with inter- H jnittent rain. Seas rough with a heavy® I iiiwell on the west coast. j. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER / I Auckland.--Showery weather, with ~; ! j occasional periods of sunshine, was ex. 1| perienced yesterday. The barometer con- Jfcjl tinucd falling steadily until about 8 a.m., when it reached 29.d0in., and fell> J' further I;<> 29;40in. after mid-dajy'-' ! Blowever, it commenced rising slowly,! again in the evening. The temperature -. li an 4 p.m. was 63 degrees. There was' fit a south-westerly breeze. Barometer, midnight, rising .. 29.45 in. I Midnitrht, Wednesday .. 29.55 in, ||j Wellington.-—Yesterday was fine and i clear, although a strong and squally. . 1 north-westerly wind was blowing.-The 11 maximum temperature was 59.3 degrees, f| Christchureh. —The weather was over- 1 § east, and a bitter south-westerly wind m was blowing. The maximum temperature •; 1 was 5? degrees! The barometer rose 1 slightly, but the reading at 5 p.m. was f 1 only 29.29 in. . • 'I Dunedin. —The coldest weather this"' I year was experienced yesterday. The barometer reached an | low level m the early morning, the fl reading at .2 a.m. being 28.90 in, byi ii during the day it took a . sharp rise | until at 5 p.m. the reading was 29.35 in. ' | This rise was not reflected in any .im- : 1 provement in the 'weather, however, " 8 and severe rainstorms that had been !jsj experienced throughout the day turned 11 to hail and sleet- later in the afternoon, .jf while a thick coating of snow lay on | the hills, There were some signs of an' ./ | improvement last night. ' 1 The following official report was I issued at '1 p-m. yesterday:— jj Station Wiml Wen.ther Bar. Th«r. | Norfolk Ib., S.W.. str. br.-, o'cast 29.70 71 . 1 Cape Maria, W.N.W., mod. br., overcast .. .. - Auckland, S.W., mod. br., p. cldy. 29.45 63 . v l East Cape. W., mod. br., o'cast . . 29.32 60 f C. Kgmont, W., mod. br., p. cldy. 29.44. 56 V; 1 Napier, W.. fr. br., clear . . 29,20 62 |jl Wanganui. 11. mod. br.„ sh'ry 29.36 5S iS Farewell Spit, W., fir. 'br., sh'ry 29.33 54 - Jl •Stephen's In.. W.S.W., fr. br.. j part cloudy . . .. . . 29.30 53 | Wellington, ]!ir.W.,"sl. br.. p. cldy. '29.24 56 i C. Campbell, S., fr. br.„ cldy.... 29.28 54- | Westporf, S.'W.."fr. br.. showery 29.27 53 I Greymouth. IJ.W., mod. br., sh'ry. 29.28. 54 y | Akarosi Lt... 8.W.. gale, o'cast . . 29.25 48 i .' | Nugget Pt.. • 8., h. wind, equally . 29.30 4t ■ .■■■ I Puysegur Pt.. S.S.E., gale, sh'ry 29.53 46 Chatham If., N.N.W., h. w., cldy. 29.12 00 I Sydney, S.S.W., fr. br., cloudy . . 30.15 62 f Hobart, S.W., el. br.. ]3. cloudy .. 30.27 53. | RAINFALL RECORD \ Fall in City (Herald gauge): 24 [

! hours ended midnight, 'May 2. . .18fn. ]p ! Total for May up to 9 a.m. yester- ' i { day (Albert Park gauge) .. . . ..21Ja. |; Average rainl'a.ll foi May. .. .. 4.60 : n. \: Record rainft.H for May (1926) .. 1.1.71 n. f. : Rainfall for yea.r to date .. .. 21.52 in. t ; Average annual rainfall. 79 yeara . . <U.39in. ] SUN, J/lOON AND TIDES | Sun—Rises, iS.SO a.m.; Eets, 5.5 p.m. ' . j Moon —New, 1<:-day, 9.6 a.m.; first Quarter, May 10. ;:i Mi p.m. Higi'i Water— a.m. p.m. Auckland .. .6.18 7.20 Heads 9.23 9.55 Onehunga Wharf ... 10.'23 i 0.55