METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23178, 26 October 1938, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

FAIR TO FINE AT FIBST SCATTERED RAIN LATER 1 ' The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government - meteorologist last evening were as follows:—Au anti-cyclone lies along the west coast oi the Dominion, highest pressure being in the north. An extensive depression is located on the New South Wales coast. The forecast is for south-west to north-west winds, but northerlies gradually becoming more general, stroii" in some exposed positions, but mostly light to fresh. Seas rather rough to rough about Fovea ux Strait, otherwise slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate but freshening northerly winds; slight to* moderate but rising seas. The weather is likely to lie fair to fine generally at first, but cloud increasing later in western and southern districts of the South Island, with scattered rains gradually developing. Temperatures moderate. SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST MAINLY FAIR TO FIXE The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the follow, ing special forecast for the Auckland Province: —Light to moderate southwesterly winds, veering gradually to ; west and later north. The weather is likely to be fair to fine. Temperatures moderate. Seas slight to moderate. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland. —Fine weather was experienced yesterday, the night being \ cloudv. The wind was moderate to fresh from the south-south-west. The maxi--3 mum temperature was 64 degrees and B the minimum 50 degrees. Barometric pressure rose slowly. Barometer, midnight, steady . 30.15 i«. Midnight, Monday .. .. 30.02 m. e Wellington.—The day was fine with moderate temperatures and a light north-westerly breeze. The maximum i. temperature was 60.4 degrees. At 3.30 r p.m. the barometer read 30.039 in. Christchurch.—The day was fine-with '• a moderate north-easterly wind. The ® maximum temperature was 59.3 degrees. The barometer at 5 p.m. was - almost steady at 29.98 in. 1 Dunedin. —The sky. .was overcast in j. the morning but the sun shone inU*. >• niittentlv later. There was a light A southerly breeze and the temperature c . reached a maximum of 64 degrees. The ). barometer rose to 30.10 in. £ d The following official report was 7 issued at "4 p.m. yesterday:—

Station Wind Weather Bar. Thtr. Norfolk Is., E.N.E., It. air. p. cldy. 30.15 71 Cape Maria. S.W.. mod. br., clear 30.22 83 Auckland, S.W.. mod. br., p. cldy. 30.15 63 East Cape, S.S.E., fr. br.. p. cldy. 30.02 58 Gisborne. S.S.E., mod. br., clear 30.08 57 New Plvmouth. S.W., fr. br., p. cldy. 30.11 fiO Napier X.E., gentle br., p. cldy. 30.06 60 Wanganui, W.. mod. br.. p. rldy. 30.12 61 Farewell Spit, S.W., st. br., p. cldy. 30.03 62 Stephen Is., N.N.W., gen. br., clear .30.07 58 Wellington, N.W.. mod. br., clear 30.04 57 Cane Campbell, N.; mod. br., clear 30;00 58 Westport. S.W., str. br., p. cldy. 30.13 56 Greymouth, S.W., mod. br.. p. cldy. 30.1, 50 Akaroa Lt„ N.E., een. br., clear 30.00 08 Nugget Pt., W„ fr. br., p. cldy. 29.JW 53 Bluff, W.S.W.. sif. br.. p. cldy. 30.07 54 Puvsegur Pt., W.N.W., fr. br., cldy. 30.15 53 Chatham Is.. S.S.E., str. br.. o'cast 29.86 51 Sydney, S.W.. gentle br.. rainy 20.60 62 Hobart, N.N.W., slight br., cldy. 29.83 88 RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Hbralb gauge): 24 4/. Lours ended midnight, October 25 .Win, Total for October up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. Average rainfall for October .. 3.9Sji»» Record rainfall for October (1890) . 10.21fii. Rainfall for yeaf-to date .. .. 5 Average annual rainfall (82 years) . 44.8T18, SUN, MOON AND TIDES g nn —Ui.sps. 5.23 a.m.; sets, 6.47 _p.ro. Moon —First quarter, Monday, 7.45 pja.j full, November S, 10.23 a.m. High Water— a.m. p.m. Auckland . • B*l l Manukau Heads . 11.52 Onehunga : 12.27 12.52