METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22900, 1 December 1937, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

fair with light, sains MODERATE TEMPERATURES! | The weather report and forecast for pf? New Zealand, issued las + , evening bv the Government meteorologist, were as follows: —An anti-cyclone has continued to cover New Zealand, its centre to. day lying east of the South Island. Pres. $ sure is relatively low to the northward and there aru indications of the d&. velopment of an extensive cyclone north of New Caledonia. The forecast " is for southerly to easterly winds north of Westport and Akaroa, northerly thenco southward, and ggrtherliea shortly prevailing over most of tha South Island, force mainly moderate, but freshening especially about and ! north of Cook Strait.. Seas rather rough to rough between C'astle Point and Kaikoura, and in the South Taranaki Bight, elsewhere slight to moderate, but later rising north of East Cape. Eastern Tasman Sea: Freshening easterly winds and rising seas in the northern portion and light to moderate north-east to northerly winds with slight to moderate seas j in the southern portion. The weather " is likely to _ be mainly fair, but ff j cloudy and misty at times with some | isolated light rains in the northern dis- § tricts and also in tbe eastern areas |j from Canterbury northward. Temperatures cool to moderate. SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST FA IP* TO CLOUDY , £ The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the following special forecast for the Auckland - | Province:—Moderate but fresheming I south-easterly to easterly winds. ']" he - : i weather is likely to be fair to cloudy but scattered showers or misty rain are probable in eastern areas. Seas slight to moderate but rising on the «-:ast :|§ coast. . ' ; YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland.--Continued nn<=. sunny weather with a moderate southerly wind was experienced yesterday. The maiimum temperature was 74 decrees sad the minimum 60 degrees. Barometer j pressure fell until the evening, when it . : 'j steadied. s,: | Barometer, midnight, steady .. 30.16 in, ] Midnight. Monday .. - - 30.27ifi, Wellington.—The morning vras dull and misty with a very light intermittent drizzle, but the afternoon was_ tina and sunnv with a moderate to fresh southerly * wind. The minimum tern- , j perature on Monday night was 48.0 de. grees and the maximum, yesterday V 59.7 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. the barometer reading was 30.2 Sin. Christchurch.—'The day .was fine but for the most part overcast with a moderate south-west breeze. The maximum . temperature was 62.2 Tea barometer showed a falling tendency " and read 3D.32in. at 5 p.m. I "Dunedin. —The sun shone brightly V-l vesterday and the weather was warn, the maximum temperature being 72 degrees. There was a light to moderate north-east breeze in the afternoon and the barometer was steady at a'ooufc 30.40 in. , ' The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station Wind "Weather Bsi'. Ther. Norfolk Is., E., fr. br., p. cldy. 30.03 71 Cape Maria, S.S.E., fr. br., hazy 30,10 65 Auckland, S.S., mod. br., clear 30.14 67 Fast Cape. S., str. br., hazy .. 30.14 61 Gisborne, S.E., mod. br., cjear 30.24 62 Chateau Tonjrariro, 9 a.m., E., clear j C. Egmont, S.E., str. br., p. cldy. 30.11 67 Napier, N.E.. mod. br., clear .. 30.31 04 , Wanganui, S., mod. br., hazy .. 30.23 71 Farewell S-, N.N.\7., gen. br., clear 30.23 <54 -J Stephen Is., S.E.. str. br., clear 30.-24 5S Wellington, S.S.E., mod. br., clear SO.'iS 5S C. Campbell. S.E., str. b.. p. cldy. 30.30 «0 Westport, W.S.W., sir. br., clear 30.17 f>4 Grevmouth, S., sit. br., clear .. 30.'J0 03 Akaroa Light., S.W., It. air, mifty 5« Nugget Pt., N.E., gen. br., p. cldy. 30.32 Po Bluff, W.N.W., si- br., clear .. SO.Os £ Pt., m. br., clear 30-3*-Chatham Is., S.E., h. wir'd, P- cldy. 30.1S 60 Sydney, N.E.,. mod. br., cldy. .. 30XW Hobart, calm, overcast . . 30.00 RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Bikalo gauge) 24 ;; : hours ended midnight, ov. 30 - .OOlfc Total for November up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gau?e) .. 3.18 a. Average rainfall for November .. 3.x3in. Record rainfall for November (1016) 7.74 ii«, Rainfall for year to date . - *i.TUn. Average annual rainfall (SI years) 4438i8« -4^ SUN, MOON AND TIDES San—Rises, 455 a.m.; sets, 7.24 p.m. Moon —New, Friday, 11.1 l a.m.r first Qo»r--ter, December 11, 1.12 p~m. High Water— a.m. P-W-Auckland .. C.Os> 6._3 Manukau Head". . 5.4-3 Ouehunga .. 0.43 S- 5 ®