METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23060, 10 June 1938, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE TEMPERATURES 3 The weather report and forecast- for New Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as follows : —Yesterday's depression has passed away eastwards. An anti- ■ % cyclone of slight intensity is passing in the far north. A fresh, but shallow depression is advancing across tlie Tasmaa Sea. The forecast is for westerly and - south-westerly winds at first, mainly light to moderate in eastern districts and strong in western districts. v winds turning to west or north-west 1 and freshening about and south of the ' Cook Strait. Seas rather rough to rought on the West Coast; elsewhere slight to moderate, but later rising in' Cook and Foveaux Straits. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to strong winds between south-west and north-west and rather rough to rough seas. The weather is likely to be changeable in western and far southern districts, with v occasional rain at many places. Elsewhere fair to fine. Temperatures cool to moderate. SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST CHANGEABLE WITH RAIN The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald'last evening tho following special forecast for tho Auckland Province: —Strong south-westerly winds later veering to westerly or north- y"' westerly. The weather is likely to be changeable with occasional showers. Temperatures cool to moderate. Seas . moderate on tho East Coast, rather rough to rough on the West Coast, YESTERDAY'S WEATHER , Auckland. —Unsettled weather, with rain squalls and. a fresh wind from the south-south-west, ruled yesterday. The maximum temperature was 60 degrees and -the minimum 53 degrees.' Barometric pressure had a steady rising tendency. Barometer, midnight, rising .. 29.9ein, Midnight, Wednesday .. 29.781n. Wellington.—The weather was cloudless most of the day but fairly cloudy in the afternoon. A light northerlybreeze prevailed in the morning but died down and the afternoon was calm. The minimum temperature on Wednesday night was 38 degrees and the maximum j-esterday-61.6 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. the barometer registered 29.610 in, Christchurcli. —The day was fine. The sky was overcast in the morning but the afternoon 'was sunny. A moderate south-west wind prevailed. The maxi-. mum temperature was 56 degrees. The barometer rose slowly to 29.60 in at 5 p.m. :

Dunedin. —The day was'fine although the sky was overcast both in the morning and the afternoon. The barometer rose to 29.70 in. The masimum temperature was 55 degrees. ' The following official report was iss u Jt ~ at 4 p.m. yesterdayr Station Wind Weather Bar. Tb?r. Norfolk Ts., W., si. br., p. cloudy 3009 71 Cape Maria, S.W., Btr. br., cloudy 29.97 6>k Auckland, S.S.W., mod. br., squally 29.84 59 East. Cape, W.. si. breeze, clear 29.58 GO Gisborne, W.S.W., si. br., overcast 20.60 61 Chateau Tongariro, W., str. br., drizzly .. Cape Egmont, S.W., high wind, p. cloudy .. .. .. 29.72 60 Napier, W.S.W., It. air, clondy 29.60 62 Wanganui, W., fr. breeze, p. cldy. Farewell Spit, S.W., mod. breeze, p. cloudy . . .. .. 29.70 G7 Stephen Is., S.W., str. br., clear 29.63 55 Wellington, calm, cloudy .: .. 29.61 57 C. Campbell, S.W., It. air, o'cast 29.64 55 Westport, W.S.W. V h. wind. shry. 29.69 55 Greymouth, S.S.W., fr. br.. cldy. 29.73 54 Akaroa Lt„, S.W., str, br., squally 29.64 53 Nugget Pt., S.W., gen. br;, p. cldy. 29.63 50 Bluff, W.S.W., gen. br., showery 29.62 53 Puysegur Pt.. W.. str. br., squally 29.65 52 Chatham Is., E., high wind, rainy 29.38 54 Sydney, W., gen. breeze, cloudy 29.64 69 Hobart, W., mod. breeze, cloudy 29.83 61

RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald gauge): 24 hours ended midnight, June 9.. ,17ln. Total for June up to 9 a.m. yester- <* day (Albert Park gauge) . .. .51lit Average rainfall for June .. ' ... 4.9318. Record rainfall for June (1S8B) .. 10.41 in. Rainfall for year to date .. .. 28.59 in. Average annual rainfall (82 years) . 44.57 in. . SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Rises, 6.59 a.m.; sets, 4.41 p.m. Moon—Full, Monday, 11.17 a.m.; last quarter, June 21. 1.22 p.m. High "Water— . a.m. p.m. . Auckland .. .. 4.30 5.14 * Manukau Heads .. 7.05 7.49 i Onehunga .. .. 8.05 8.49