METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 136, 5 December 1929, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHM MOON FOR DECEMBER. New moon, first day, 4.48 p.m. First quarter Oth day 9.45 p.m. Full moon , 16th day, 11.38 p.m. Last quarter, 23rd day, 2.27 n m New moon, 31st day, 11.42 a.m. THCKSDAT, sth DECEMBER The Sun rose to-day: 4.41 ajn.; sets 741 P.m. liiscs to-morrow: 4.31 a.m.; sets tlu: Bright Sunshine—Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon,' nil; total, nil. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, GO lde~ • minimum, 53.1deg.; mean, 56.6deg. Itainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding month to' <Ja>'i °-63in; total to date during the Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, lti.3 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 0 a.m., 29.91 in; today, 9 a.m., 29.59 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The centre of an intense depression passed southward of the Dominion during Wednesday night, when northerly winds readied gale force at places iv and south of Cook Strait Unsettled, squally weather has .been experienced with rain in most districts, heavy falls occurring in western parts from Tarauaki southwards. Ot stations reporting rain, Ureymouth had the highest total with 190 points Wellington had 6» points, which mostly fell in the early morning hours. Pressure Is still low over New Zealand, a secondary depression apparently being situated on the Eastern Tasman Sea.

Beaufort Scale of Kind Force with equira"lent velocities 16ft above ground.—o, calm 0-1 miles per hour; 1, light air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7 ; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11 ; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong «1n e> "'-''' "• hlgh wind- 25"33: 8. gale ll'W iV str°ng Bale' 41"48: 10- whol^ sac 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12 hurricane Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky and detacfied clouds; C, cloudy; 0 overcast- G gloomy, dull; U. ugly, threatening; R. 'con-' tinuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzleFORECAST. \Vinds.—.Moderate to strong north to west backing at times to south-west in parts of the South Island. . Barometer.—Unsteady, with a fallin- tendency in the north. Seas.—Rough on the West Coast and In Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere mojierTides.—Good generally. Warning signals for a northerly gale are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Dieraen, and for westerly gales at Cape Camubell, Stephen's Island, Farewell Spit, and the Nuggets. Weather.—Still unsettled in most parts • lth showers in districts with' a westerly aspect and the high country generally. Malnlv fair in eastern districts. Moderate temperatures

Station. Wind. Ires. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D.' N 7 29.83 65 S uff 11 SWS 29.31 67 Hoklanga Heads N 4 29 86 6° Kaipara Sg. Si. W 4 29.82 63 Manukau Heads N 2 20.77 6* Auckland NE 3 25.31 m Tirltiri N 2 _ C'> Kawhla N 4 — «o" lauranga El 20.70 62 Opotlkl N.I 2 9.77 6fi Taupo SW 2_ 56 East Cape SW 5 29 83 64 Glsborne NNE 3 29.76 07 Napier NW G 29.68 72 Castlepoint W 3 29 61 67 Cape Palliser KW 5 — 67 Cape Egmont .. W 3 29.87 61 Pabea NW 1 29.70 62 Wanganui W 1 29.74 (i 0 Foxton NW 3 _ 6 .> Wellington .. NW 5 29.59 GO Cape Campbell NW 7 29.54 CO Farewell Spit NW 2 29.64 71 Westport W 4 29.68 58 Greymouth N 4 29.65 60 Arthur's Pass NW 6 — 60 Christchurch NW 4 29.44 68 Akaroa L'house NW 2 29.41 72 Timaru SW 2 29.38 60 Oatnaru NE 4 29.41 60 Dunedin Calm 29.44 56 Queenstovra .. SW 2 20 48 56 Resets W2 29.43 60 Bluff W 4 29.44 55 0 c OR BP OR O MR OD BC 0 OD C C BC 0 BC BC C OP O BC BC BC BC BC R BC BC B B C C BC n