TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with equivalent velocities 16ft above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 miles per hour; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, Blight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 8, strong gale, 41-48; 10, wtiola gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue.sky and detacfled clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; li, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; SI, mist; Z. hazy. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong west to southwest winds. Barometer.—Rising slowly. Seas. —Bather rough on the west coast and off-shore south of East Cape; moderate north of East Cape. Tides.—Good generally. Weather.—Still scattered showers in western and southern districts- and parts of the highlands, but improving; elsewhere fair to fine. Cool temporatures.
Station. Wind. Pros. Temp. Weather. Cape -Maria V.D. \v 3 "9 j-> |"'sscll SW r, 2».'S6 Hoklanga Hds. SW n •'!! 90 Kaipiirc Sis. S. SW 1 2s's4 ■ MamilMu Us. \v:;w 5 2'i 80 Auckland W 5- 29 SO Tiriliri ........ SW I Kawhta W G — Tauranga, S3 -!).T2 Opotikl w B 29.68 Taupo s 1 _ East Cape -.. WNW 4 29 63' Gisborno ... WXW 0 29.58 N'apier SW 6 29.53 Castlcpoint W 4 29 52 Cape Palliser . KW 5 — Cape Egmont .. w 5 29 74 Patea W 5 29 08 WanRanui W T 29 60 Foxton ........ w 5 — Wellington ... NW C 29.51 Cape Campbell . W 4 29.48 Farewell Spit .. SW 5 29.61 Westport .... SW 4 29.62 Greymouth .... SW 4 -29.65 Arthur's Pass NW 4 Christchurch ... W 4 29.42 Akaroa L'house W 3 29.39 Timaru S3 29.49 Oamaru ........ SI 29.45 Dunedin SW 4 29.42 Queenstown .. SW 3 29.48 NuBBets W 4 29.46 Bluff WSW 6 29.48 «i B4 fil BS GO CO 62 64 51 63 06 68 63 65 58 59 63 59 58 59 64 52 46 65 62 61 60 54 SG 50 CZ BC It BC BC BO BC B K BC OP 11 BC B C B BC C BC O B B BC CQR Q BC BC C BC C BC C OP OP
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 14
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374TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 14
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