METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23395, 11 July 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

FINE AND FROSTY, mild day temperatures The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued liy tlie Government meteorologist last evening \ Tero as follows: —An anti-cyclone covers the Tasman Sea and extends on to Xew Zealand, but pressure-is falling again over south-eastern Australia. The forecast is for light to moderate and variable winds, with south-westerly pr c _ dominating, but turning at times to westerly or north-westerly, and freshening slightly. Seas slight with a moderate southerly swell. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light variable winds, later tending northerly; slight seas, with a moderate but decreasing southerly swell Some isolated showers are probable oil the east coast and in the far south but ibo weather otherwise 'is likelv to bo fine, with cool .temperatures and hard frosts to-night. Temperatures milder to-morrow.

SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST | FATTI TO FINE AND MILDER | Si Tim Government meteorologist issued I to the HKRAi.n last evening tho follow- p in<' special forecast for the Auckland | Province: Light southerly winds, ho. f coining variable. The weather is likelv | to be fair to fine, with milder day hut I cool night temperatures. Seas smooth | to slight. i

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland. —Conditions were fine and clear with a light southerly wind. The maximum temperature was decrees and the minimum. 41. 'degrees. Barometric pressure continued to.rise. Barometer, midnight 30.00 in. (1016 millibars) Midnight, Sunday 29.77 in. ("003 millibars) Wellington. —There was a little haze at first over the city, but this cleared bv the middle of the morning and the day, although cool, was brilliantly fine and clear with a light north-west-erly breeze. The maximum temperature was 52.2 degrees. At 3 p.m. the barometer reading was 2'J.BBin> (1011.6 millibars).

Christchurch, —The (.lay was brilliantly fine and mild with a very light north-west wind in the morning and a light south-west in ..the afternoon. The maximum temperature was 48 decrees, while the barometer was almost steady nt#29.iJß7in. (1015.7 millibars), at o^.m. Dunedin. — Tire strong .south-west wind of the past few days lost much of its intensity yesterday, when the weather was fine but cold, with intermittent sunshine. The maximum temperature was .47 degrees, and the barometer rose to 29.95 in. (.1014.3 millibars). The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station Wind "Weather Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, calm, part cloudy tots ij2 Cape Maria, S.W., It. air, cloudy I*U<! Auckland, S., si. hr., p. cloudy loKi 63 East Cape. N.N.W., It. air, clear 1011 60 Gisborne, W.S.W., ff. b., p. c! d> 100b ol Chateau Tongariro (0 a.m.), N.E., gen. breeze, clear .... Cape Egmont. N.E., si. br., clear 1011 50 Napier, W.S.W., mod. br., clear 1010 53 ■VTanganui. W., si.' br., p. cl'd.v 1013 52 Farewell Spit, S.W., m. b., p. cl. I<Hi .4 Stephen's Is., TV., si br,, clear S Wellington, N.W., g. br., p. c dy jo J 40 C. Campbell. W.N.W., si. b., clear i<ill oO West port, S., It. air, p. cloudy ].<» 2 ->i Greymouth, N.W., si. br., clear J f J--Nugget Pt., W„ pen. br., showery loin 12 Bluff, S.W., gen. breeze, showery 1012 1; puvsegur Pt., S., ? en - hr., sh erj 101-j 41 Chatham Is. (noon), S.S.AY., str. trale showery .. - • Sydney, W., si. breeze, overcast 1000 50 Hobart, N.N.W.. si. br., overcast 100J 41

RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald gauge): 21 hours ended midnight, July 10 . . Total for July up to. 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. 2.80 n. Averace rainfall for July - • • •v? 5.04 in. Record rainfall for Jnly (1935) .. i2.00,n. Average (S3 years) '. SUN, -MOON AND TIDES c,iri Rises 7.2 a.m.; sets. 4.00 p.m. Moon—New, Monday, 5.33 a.m.; first quarter, July 23, 11.4 p.m. * ■ .. II 9 Manukau Heads .. 3.12 4.0. Onehunga .. •• 4 ->- °- u '