METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23149, 22 September 1938, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

MAINLY FAIR TO CLOUDS LOCAL RAINS PROBABLE : • %, The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as fol. lows: —Pressure is rather high over the New Zealand area but a shallow dopres* sion is located west of the North Island An anti-cyclone covers south-eastern Australia. The forecast is for light to' moderate and variable southerly winds predominating about and south of Cook Strait and later freshening somewhat Seas slight to moderate. Eastern Tasmaa Sea: Light to moderate westerly' to' southerly winds; seas slight to moderate but increasing somewhat. The weather is likely to be mainly fair to cloudy but scattered local rains prpbable especially in western and central di&, tricts. Temperatures cool to-moderate^ SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST SOME SCATTERED % The Government meteorologist issiled the the Hebald last evening the fol. lowing special forecast for the Auc& land Province: —Light to'moderate and variable winds, with westerlies pre. dominating. TRe weather for the most part is likely to be fair to cloudy, but scattered rains probable. Temperatures moderate. Seas slight to moderate. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland. —A few showers were experieneed in the morning, but the re. liiaindcr of the day was fine. The wind was light, moving between south and west. The maximum temperature was 07 degrees and the minimum 55 degrees. Barometric pressure was steady. Barometer, midnight, steady .. 30,161n, Midnight, Tuesday .. .. 30.15 in. Wellington.—The day was cloudy and nn'ld, with a light southerly breeze. The maximum temperature was 60.0 degrees. At 3 p.m. the barometer read 30.062 in. Christchurch. —The day was fine with an overcast sky in the morning and scattered cloud in the afternoon. There was a light easterly wind. The maximum temperature was 55.2 degrees. At 5 p.m. the barometer was rising slowly at 30.17 in. Dunedin. —There was bright sunshine early this morning but later passing clouds obscured the sun. There was a Jight breeze from the north-east and temperatures were mild, the maximum for the day being ,55 degrees. The barometer rose sharply to 30.10 in. The following official report was' issued: at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station "Wind Weather Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is.. N.N.E., It. air. p. cldy. 30.12 67 Cape Maria, W., si. clear 30.17 59 Auckland. W.. mod. br? p. cldy. 30.13 61 East Cape, W.N.W., mod. br., partly cloudy . .. 30.01 62 Gisborne, N.E., sen. br., p- cldy. >50.07 60 Chateau Tongariro, O a.m., W„ moderate breeze, overcast .. C. Egmont, W., gen. br., p. cldy. 30.06 56 Napier, N.E.. gen. breeze, clear 30.04 63 Wanganui, W., mod. breeze, clear 30.09 58 Farewell Spit, S.W., fr. br., p. cldy. 30.02 57 Stephen Is., \V„ gen. br.. p. tld.v. 30.08 54 Wellington. S.S.E., si. br., o'cast 30.06 53 C. Campbell, S., gen. br., shrv. 30.08 50 West port. W., gentle br., p. cldy. 30.04 58 Grevmouth, S.W.. mod. br., p. cldy. 30.03 58 Aka'roa Lt„ N.E., It. air, p. cldy. 30.11 50 Nugget Pt., S.W.. gen. br., p. cldy. 30.05 50 Bluff, SW.. gentle breeze, cloudy 30.07 53 Puysegur Pt., W., mod. br., clear 30.10 53 Chatham Is.. W.. gen. br.. cldy. 2fl.«J 55 Sydney. E.N.E., fr. br., p. cldy. 30.27 64 Hobart. E.S.E.. light air. clear 30.21 63

RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (ITkiuld gauge): 24 hours ended midnight, Sept. 21 .. .OOin. Total for September up to 0 a.m. . / yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. 2.38 in. Average rainfall for September .. 3.68 in. Record rainfall for September (1928) 7.84 m. Rainfall for year to date .. s.. 52.56 in. Average annual rainfall (S2 years) . 44.57 i«. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Rises. 5.42 a.m.: sets. 5.16 p.m. Moon—New. Saturday. $.4 a.m.; first qnM» ter, October 1, 11.45 p.m.High Water— a.m. P-m-Auckland . . .. 4.19 5.20 Manukau Heads .. 7.24 7.05 Onehunga- .. . ■ 8.24 fe.5S