METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23073, 25 June 1938, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

FAIR TO FINE AND MILD COLD NIGHT TEMPERATUREgS The weather report and forecast foj New Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as follows: —A rather intense anti-cyclone i, moving on to the Dominion but pressure is falling again over eastern Australia. The forecast is for light to ' moderate and variable winds with gradually prevailing south of Taranaki and Hawke's Bay, later freshening. Seas: Considerable swell at first between Cape Palliser and East Cape, otherwise smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate and variable winds, northerliei gradually predominating. Seas slight to moderate. The weather is likely to be cloudy to overcast in the far southwest and south, with light rain in coastal areas. Otherwise fair to fing with milder day but cold night ternperatures and some sharp frosts. SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST FINE WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS The Government meteorologist issued to the Hkrai.d last evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province: —Light southerly to southeasterly winds, becoming variable, The weather is likely to be fine and cold. Seas slight to moderate. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland. —Sunny but cold weather with a light southerly wind prevailed yesterday. Temperatures were the coldest this winter, the maximum being 52 degrees and the minimum 42 degrees. Barometric pressure showed a continued rising tendency. Barometer, midnight, steady .. 30.341k Midnight, Thursday .. 30.141n! Wellington.—The day was brilliantly fine with a light northerly breeze. Temperatures were cold, the maximum, being 53.5 degrees. The barometer at 3 p.m. registered 30.236 in. Christchurch. —It was a perfectly fine day with no wind, although a slight fog took some of the v.'iiiaik out of the sun. The maximum temperature I was 47.8 degrees. The barometer at 5 p.m. was rising at 30.32 m. ' Dunedin. —The day was fine and mild with bright sunshine in the morning and for part of the afternoon., The maximum temperature was 50 degrees, there being a cool breeze from the south-west. The barometer fose to 30.40 in. The following official; report wa« issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— j Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. ! Norfolk Is., S.S.E., si. br. p. rldy. 30.27 63 t Cape Maria, S.S.W., gen. br., clear 30.32 s(| ! Auckland, S.S.W., gen. br., clear 30.28 55 East Cape, S.S.W., It. air cloudy 30.22 52 Gisborne, W.S.W., gen. br., o'cast 30.23 60 Chateau Tongariro. u a.m., E., ; . gen. breeze, clear .. .. Cape Egmont, E., It. air. p. cldy. 30.25 51 Napier, S., It. air, clear .. 30.25 54 Wanganui, \V„ It. air, p. cloudy 30.30 51 Farewell Spit, N.W., si. br., clear 30.23 55 Stephen Is., S.W., si. breeze, clear 30.2" 50 "Wellington, N.W., geu. br., cldy. 30.24 49 Cape Campbell, calm, clear .. 30.20 18 Westport, S.W.. gen. br., p. cldy. 30.20 53 Greymouth, E.. mod. br., cloudy 30.32 45 Akaroa Lt., calm. p. cloudy .. 30.26 45 'Nugget Pt., W.S.W., mod. br., p. cloudy 30.25 48 ; Bluff, S.W., si. breeze, showery .. 30.25 'S3 j Puysegur Pt., N.W., gen. br., shry. 30.33 47 ;i Chatham Is. W., mod. br., cldy.. 30.00 48 ' , Sydney, N.E., gen. breeze, rainy 29.97 58 Hobart. N.N.W., si. breeze, clear 30.09 48 j RAINFALL RECORD ' Fall in City (Herald gauge): 24 1 hours ended midnight, June 24 .. .OOffl. ' I Total for June up fo 9 a.m. jester•j day (Albert Park gauge) .. .. 3.92fn. : Average rainfall for June .. . 4.93/n. ; Record rainfall fo;- June (1S89) .. 10.41fn. I Rainfall for year to date. .. .. 32.00 in. _ Average annual rainfall (82 years) ~ 44,57 in. | SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises. 7.4 a.m.; sets, 4.43 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.4 a.m.; sets, 4.43 p.m. _ 'i„. . Moon. —New, Tuesday, 8.40 a.m.; first qurter, July 5, 1.17 a.m. ' , " To-day To-morrow High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.in. Auckland . . 3.3y 4.19 4.40 0.-5 Manukau Heads 6.14 6.54 7.20 8.00 Onehunga .. 7.14 7.54 8.20 9.00 , MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS j INWARD OVERSEAS English and American mail from Vancouver by Aorangi to-morrow (534 bags man. 202 parcels for Auckland). . ■ Australian mail and English air mall y ue 9 and 12), from Sydney by Mariposa on Moti day (115 bags mail, 51 parcels for Auckliand). English mail from London, via'Wellinsto*. " by Rangitiki on Thursday. , 1 Australian mail from Sydney by AwatM 1 on July 3. . .-■• r—--2 English and American mail from i/» , Angeles by Monterey on Jnly 8. OUTWARD OVERSEAS Best Despatch for Great Britain.—Mulposa, from Auckland. 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INLAND DESPATCHES Air Mail for North and South Island and Gisborne, a.m. w tpor ) Air Mail for Kelson. Grevmouth WM^ and Reefton. Monday to Friday., Air Mail for Hokitika, Monday. i» esu,J Thursday, 2 p.m. xr to SatOffices North of Hclensville, Monday urday, 6.30 a.m. , Bay *4' Waikato. King Country, Thames,> Plenty districts. Gisborne diatr East Coast ports, Monday to saiui Hamflt'on" 1 and Rotorua districts. Monday W Saturday. 9 a.m. Rutoroa. Waikato, Kinir Country. .Thames, g thern Bay of Plenty districts and a t0 Waikato, 'liine Country, M cSS». s»»3w °« F,id " t . Whanga reif h Portland, Kamo. Hikuran^^ ll ] kolie, Kawakawa, 9'!" „m - Saturday. Monday to Friday, 0.10 p.m., •• ;-;.yyi§£ Okaihau.'"Tuesday and Thursday s.lj> P: m Whangarei, Monday to Friday. p m Dnrgaville, Monday to Fnday. • Awaroa, Cowes, to-daj. H -I™ ' t o.,ja.v. n OOO, S'urfdale, Oneroa, Rocky Ba>. Putiki, to-clay, noon^ Pakatoa. to-day, 7.45 p.m- 030 a®i_ Coromandel, Pakatoa. Monday. Registered, mail closes one ordinary mail. W. G. COOPER. Chief Fostmas