METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22185, 12 August 1935, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MAIJTOY FAIR TO FIN® LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINQj; The weather report and forecaitt foi? 8 i\ T <w Zealand, issued last evening by the Government meteorologist, was a* follovrs:—There has been little chang» in pressure distribution. An intens» I anti-cyclone still covers the New Ze a . 1 land area. The indications are f or winds light and variable, but tending northerly and freshening about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Seas should hoJ come rough about Foveaux Strait, . ! otherwise smooth to moderate. In the 1 i eastern Tasman Sea, moderate but i freshening north-westerly to northerly j winds; seas moderate to rather rough. ! The weather should still be mainly fair 1 i to line, but some showers aire likely m 1 I the far south -and later at scattered places on the west coast of the South Island. Cold night but mild day temperatures. d SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST " FAIR AND MILD CONDITIONS The Government meteorologist issued r to the Hiirald last evening the Ifollowy ing special forecast for the Auckland Province: —Light, variable nirtds, but ■„ north-easterlies soon prevailing and freshening in the far north. The i, weather should be fair and mild, but , | cold night temperatures are likely. Seas y i smooth to moderate. WEEK-END WEATHER o Auckland.—There wa3 a continuation i- of fine weather during the week-end. y the wind being light southerly on j Saturday and north-easterly yesterday. A dense fog was experienced for over eight hours yesterday morning. The barometer continued high and was steady at 30.40 in. after mid-day yesa terday. The thermometer registered * 54deg. at 4 p.m. 0 Barometer, midnight, steady .. 30,4djn, * Midnight, Saturday 30.50 in. Wellington.—Perfect weather, springlike in its warmth, was experienced over the week-end. Temperatures at - night were keen. There was a, light | southerly breeze in the daytime. Christehurch. —The weather was fine * but overcast in Christehurch over the week-end, with little wind. The barometer is still high and iftei'idv. > Dunedin. —The weather on Saturday " was overcast and threatening with a j light north-easterly breeze. The maximum temperature was 47 Vdcgreca. There was bright sunshine yesterday morning, but a cold easterly wind sprang up later and the sky Ijceame ■ overcast. The maximum temperature waii 52 degrees. The barometer was j high and steady at about 3{L4sin, ! The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:—• Station Wind Weather Bar. Thbr. - C. Maria, N.E., It. a.ir, p cldy. 50.28 58 Auckland, N.E., It. air, clear .. . 30,35 54 | E, Cape, N.W., It air. p. cldy. .. 30.37 54 C. Egmont, N., si. br., clear .. 30.34 47 ■ Napier, N.E., ger.. br., p. cldy. 50,33 5S 1 Farewell Spit. E., It. air, clear .. 30.3" 50 ■ Wellington, calm, clear ~ .. 50.49 49 C. Campbell. S., pen. br., clear 30.40 47 Greymouth, S., si. br., p. cldy. .. 50.37 54 Alisroa Lt., cslm, threatening . . 30 33 45 A'varua, E.S.E., rl. br., p cldy. 30.56 54 \ 1 Pus'segur Pt., W.N.W . s. b., hazy 30,37 49 Chatham Is.. S.W., str. br., uhwry. 30.24 44 . 3 Sydney, S.E., (1. br., o'eaist. ~ 30.03 61Hobart, N.W., It. air, cloudy, .. 29.83 56 RAINFALL RECORD r Fill in City (HkbA-LO eafisej: 24 hours ended midnight. August 10 .OOfn. 04 hours ended midnight, Aug. 11 .OOln. t Total for August up to 9 a.jn. Saturj day (Albert Park gauge) .. ~ 1.44 in» Avuraee rainfall fer August ..■ .. 4.17 in, . Record rainfall for August *1570) . . 10,56 in. Rainfall for year to <3ate . . . . 44.141n. Average annual rainfall, 79 years .. 44,39 in. t SUN, MOON AND TIDES !c Sun—Rises, 6.39 a.m.; sets. 5.13 p.m. 1 Moon—Full, Thursday, 12.13 a.m.: last quarter, August 21, 2.47 p.m. e B'.iifh Water— a.m. p.m. 1 Auckland .. .. 3.55 4.45 Manukau Heads .. 6.35 7.20 j Onehunga Wharf .. 7.35 8.20 r