METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22950, 31 January 1938, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

CLOUDY AND HUMID WARM TEMPERATURES Ss _ >q- i 1 4" * iSj&S; The weather report and forecast f or vk Jsew Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as fol ' " lows:—The depression approaching . T « terday from the Tasman Sea is now beginning to cross the Dominic but * has become shallow, j.t i s being fol • lowed by several secondaries. The f or £ v I cast is for northerly or north-westerlv' » winds predominating, but backing at times to west or southwest in man* places, force mainly light' to fresh but !' occasionally becoming squallv. Seas rather rough at times about Cook and Foveaux Straits but otherwise slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman SeaModerate to fresh north-west to westl erly winds predominating, .-sons moderate. The weather for the most .part ji • likely to bo cloudy and humid with scattered rains, more especially in Jig. tricts with a westerly aspect. Tempera--tures warm.

SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST WARM WITH SCATTERED JJAIN The Government meteorologist-issued to the Hehald last evening the follow* ' ing special forecast for the Auckland Province:—Light to moderate and variable winds with nortberlics predominating. The weather ;:Js likely to/ be cloudy, warm and humid with -teat, tered rains. Seas slight to WEEK-END WEATHER Generally fine conditions were ex. perienced at the week-end. Saturday' was bright and sunny, but yesterday there wore numerous cloudy intervals,-/ The wind was moderate, varying; twecn the north and east. The niasi-s mum temperature over the week-endk ' was 80 degrees, the minimum being 68 degrees. Pressure over the period was high and fairlv steadv. Barometer, midnight)*steady .. 30.121*. Midnight, Saturday 30,131n, Wellington.—Although becoming over"ast tin Sunday afternoon the weather ' was fine and warm over the week-end ' with a moderate to fresh northerly wind, The minimum temperature on Satnrday morning was 58.2 degrees and the minimum on Sunday morning 60.2 decrees,. The maximum on Saturday was 71.4 degrees and the maximum on SundaV' 73.2 degrees.

Christchurch.—Fine and hot weather prevailed for both days at the weekend. On Saturday there was brilliant ninshine and a light. easterly, wind. There was some cloud on Sunday but it was a typical nor-west hot day with a temperature of 80 degrees. f-

Dunedin.—A heavy ground fog lay on the low levels of the city early on Saturday morning. The day was calm with bright sunshine and in the after-, noon there was a breeze from the north- * east but the temperature reached a maximum of 75 degrees. The barometer fell to 29.93 in. The sky was overetst on Sunday but temperatures were high. The following official report was /? issned at 4 p.m. yesterday:;— - / Station Wind Weather Bar. Tbtf. \ C. Maria, N.E.. It. air, p. cidy. 30.0-ii 78 } Auckland, N.N.E., sen. br., cldy. 30-01 74 • i E. Cape, N.N.W., gen. br., cldy. 30.0S 74 Gisborne, N-, It. air, cloudy .. 30.1:2 78 C. Egmont, N., str. br., p. cldy. 30.06 <4 " Napier, N., mod. br., showery . 30.03 73 Wanganni, W.S.W., g. br., cldy. 30.04 80 Farewell Spit, N.W., m. b., rainy 30.0fi 05 Stephen's Is.. N.W., st. b., o'cast. 30.05 66 Wellington, N.W., m. br.. o'cast. 30.02 68 C. Campbell, N.N.W., m. b., o'cast 29.96 89 Greymouth, N.N.W., st. b., rainy 29JM 6i Akaroa Lt.. N., mod. br., p. cldv. 29.83, '"9 Bluff, W.S.W.. mod. br., cia.v. 29-85 W Puysegur Pt,. N.W., st. b., sq'lly 29.89 60 Chatham Is., N.N.E., si, b„ p. cldy. 30.19 « Svdney, E.. mod. br., o'cast. .. 29.94 <4 Hobart. N.W., si. br.. cldy. , 29.94 68 RAINFALL RECORD , Fall in City (Hkrald gauge): 24 ® hours ended midnight, January 29 .00*. 24 hours ended midnight, January 30 ■ OOilU Total for January up to 9 ajn. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. Average rainfall for January .. 2.99(1. Record rainfall for January (1930) ,B.*Pjp« Rainfall for year to date ->. * - • Average annual rainfall ($2 Tears) 44.S"iA SUN, MOON AND TIDES ' y Sun —Rises, 5.34 a.m.; sets, 7.34 p.m. » Moon —New, to-morrow, 1,35 a.m.; first qnir> 0 ter, February S, 12.32 p.m. High Wafer— a.m. P-iJi-Auckland .. 7.28 Manukau Heads .. 10-03 10.00 Onehunga 11.03 11.20