WEATHER REPORTS.

Wairarapa Age, 5 November 1930, Page 4

WEATHER REPORTS.

Masterton: Miss R. Robinson reported at 9 a.m. yesterday: Barograph, 30.18; shade temperature, maximum 65, minimum 35.8; terrestrial, 19.2; sunshine, 6 hours; frost, 11.2 degrees; rain, 2 points. Miss Robinson’s weather report for October is as follows:—Shade temperature: Highest max. was 69.2 on 30th; lowest min. was 29 on 12th, extreme range of 40.2. Highest solar was 140, compared with 132.8 for September. Earth temperature at 1 foot below has risen to 55.4, only 4 degrees rise on September’s figures. The lowest was 49.2 against 46.8 in Septem ber. This was caused by the prevailing southerly weather. Total amount of sunshine was 180 hours 12 minutes. This is the highest total since March and 34 hours 36 minutes above September total. There were 4 sunless days. The highest burn for 1 day was 12 hours 54 minutes on 29th. The total rainfall was 2.91 inches. Rain fell on 21 days, .48ins. being the highest on 18th. The total mileage of wind was 3084 miles with greatest run in 24 hours 192 miles. There were 19 frosts, one perfectly clear ’day, and 8 overcast. The highest barograph reading was 30.48in5; the lowest 29.39in5., an extreme range of 1.7 inches. The temperature of the water was from 41.8 (lowest) to 57 (highest). This is low for the October month. A frost of 16.4 degrees was recorded, the (highest for the whole winter. The Government Meteorologist (Dr. E. Kidson) reported at 4 p.m. yesterday:—An anti-eyclone has been crossing the Dominion to-day with its centre in the north; a vigorous depression is centred in the south-west Tae man Sea; the forecast is for win’ds, moderate southwesterly at first north of Auckland, elsewhere northcrlics, freshening and later reaching gale force at places in and south of Cook Strait; seas generally smooth to moderate but rising south of Cape Egmont. Weather fair to fine at first, with warm temperatures, but gradually becoming unsettled in western districts with rain developing, probably becoming more generally unsettled after about 24 hours.

Sun rises, 5.7 a.m.* sets, 7.20 p.m. Lighting-up time:—7.36 p.m.