METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22948, 28 January 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

—* ~— ! ;' j| GENERALLY FAIB UNBETTLED LATER The weather report and forecast for I New Zealand issued by the Government ' - meteorologist last evening were at M. lows: —An anti-cyclone ot rather slight* I' intensity is crossing the Dominion to. day, while a deopVwesterly depression fl covers sonth-enstewi Australia and th** * " western Tasman Sea and is t: eastward. The forecast is for variable winds at first in the Cook Strait area otherwise north-easterly to northerly'.■ prevailing, later backing to north-west, erly, force light to moderate, but gfad- - uaily freshening south of New p| mouth and Castle Point, Beas consiij. .arable, but decreasing. A southerly ' swell on the east coast of the North Island, elsewhere slight to moderate but later rising in the Cook and Fovi eatix Straits areas. Kastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate north-east td £ northerly winds in the northern portion with slight to moderate seas, and freshening north-westerlies and rising seas in the southern portion. The weather is likely to he lair to fine If generally at first, but unsettled condi- S tions and scattered rains developing' I to-morrow in Westland and the far south, and later expending to most districts with a westerly aspect. Temperatures rising. SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST FAIR TO FINK AND WARM The Government meteorologist issued ! to the Herald last evening the following special forecast. for the Auckland Province: —-flight to moderate easterly winds backing to northerlies and later freshening somewhat. A few isolated II showers are probable at first in the fg r If north but otherwise the .reathur u likely" to be fair to fine and warm, it Seas slight to moderate but with a con- • B siderable swell at first on the east • B coast. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER ' I

Auckland. —following heav>y jjju showers in tho early morning, the day was cloudy but tine, the wind being i modern to to fresh from the north. Th*£ maximum temperature was 76 defcretit'. i and the minimum was 66 degrees. Lasjt night was cloudy with the wind fresh from the north-e;ist. barometric prt«. ' sure continued to rise. Bariimeter, midnight, rising .. 30.t51«, Midnight, Wednesday .. 29,84 in. Wellington. Fine and sunny 1 weather prevailed with a moderate southerly wind. The minimum temperature on Wednesday night was 50.0.degrees ami the maximum, yesterday was 63.9 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. the tera- ' perature was 62.6 degrees and tb« vbarometer reading 30.1 in. Christchurch. —The weather was tine and sunny with a fresh north-east bre6ze. The maximum temperature was 63 degrees. The barometer was stead? and read 30.14 in. at 5 p.m. Dunedin. —A strong north-elst. vfindr' prevailed, bringing heavy mist to the hills around the city. The sun shone intermittently and temperatures were mild. The barometer was steady at a, little ftver 30.16 in. • '-AThe following" official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station Wind Weather Bar.Ther. Norfolk Is., S.E., It. air, p. cldy. 30.00 77-, C. Maria, S.E., It. air, p. cldy. 30.U-J m Auckland, N.E., mod. br., cldy. 30.0U 73 E. Cape, S.E., mod. br., p. cldy. 30.11 B7 Gisborne, S.E., Ken. br.. p. cldy. 30.16 U8 Chateau Tongariro ("J a.in 4 X., gentle breeze 9 - —• C. Eginont, N.. si. br., cldy. .. 30.05 71 Napier, N.E., It. air, o'cast . 30.17 70 Wanganiii, S., fr. br., clear .. 30.0J> 71 Farewell Spit, N.E., m. br., clear 30.11 S» I Stephen's Is.. S.E., St. br., clear 3/U.» <3O Wellingrton, S.S.E., m. br., clear d 0.13 «« C. Campbell, E., si. br., clear . . -J0.14 .<« Westport, S.W., gen., br., p. cldy. 30.18 o7 Greymouth, N.W., gen. br., dear 30.09 .0 Akaroa Lt., N.E., m. br„ p. c dy. 80.14 00 Nugget Pt., N.E. fr. br., p. cldy. 30.12 « Bluff, S.E.. mod br., p. cldy. .. M.U Puysegur Pt., S.E., si. br., cloudy 30.08 tii Chatham Is., W.. st. br.. p. cldy. 30.0b 64 Sydney, X.W., gen. br., rainy - 29-'* .dL Hobart, N.W., It. air, overcast 20-36 '-ip RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (He ald gauge): 24 hoars ended midnight, January It .lowTotal for January up to H a.m. yesterday (Albert Park pause) .. *•"»• Average rainfall for January ... M®"Record rainfall for January (1W30) M 0". Rainfall for year to date .. • • J-" "- . Average annual rainfall (82 J liars) 4»,57tru SUN, MOON AND TIDES. Sun —Rises, 5.31 a.m.; sets, 7.37 p.m. Moon—New. Tursdn.v, 1 .35 a.m.; first iptM- * ter, February S. 12.32 p.m. i High Water— a.m ;; V p.m.' Auckland .'. •• l-'i .2 V 7 Manukau Heads .. "7.20 Onehunga . . S.2!> 8-44