METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 141, 11 December 1929, Page 16

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR DECEMBER. ' New muon, -first day, 4.1S p.m. i'irst fjtiar tor, 9th day, 9.15 .p.m. Full moon, llitli day 11.3S p.m. Last quarter, 23rd day, 2.27 p.m New inoou. 31st day, 11.42 a.m. WEDNESDAY, '. 11th DECEMBER. The sun rose to-day, 4.41 a.m.; sets, 7.4' p.m. Rises to-morrow, 4.41 a.m.; sets, 7.4! p.m. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Horning, 4h: 18min; afternoon, lhr 42min ; total, 6Ur Omin Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 63.2deg. minimum, 53.0deg.; mean, 58.1dcg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding ! a.m. to-day, nil; total to tate during th month, l.OSin. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hour! preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 6.0 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.56 in; to day, 9 a.m., 29.99 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Little change in pressure has taken placi since yesterday In southern New .Zealand, bu there has been a further rise in the north owing to the northern anti-cyclone having in tensifled somewhat. Showers have fallen a isolated places in the western and souther] portions of the South Island, but generally tin weather has been fair to cloudy. Tempera tures have become warmer, south-westerly hay ing given place to northerly winds. TO-DAY'S WEATHER..

Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with cqulva lent velocities 16ft above ground.—o, calm 0-1 miles per hour; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, sllgh breeze, 4-7; 3, gentlo breeze, 8-11; 4 moderat breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, stron breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 2S-33; 8, gale 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky and de lacfled clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; R, con tinupus or steady rain; S, snow; D. drizzle P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; I lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; SI, mist; Z hazy. FORECAST. \A inus.—Jlotlcrute to strong nortlicrly winds freshening in. and south of Cook Strait. Barometer.—Falling slowly. Seas.—Generally smooth or moderate, bu rising south of Cape Egmont. Tides.—Moderate generally. Warning signals for northerly gales are ci hibited at Cape Campbell, Stephen island an Farewell Spit. Weather.—Mainly fair' to cloudy, but wit scattered rain in western and southern dis tricts, and extending gradually to' all district with a westerly aspect. Warm temperatures The keeping of Christmas was for bidden in England under the Common wealth of 1644, and 25th December, wa; ordered to be observed as a market day the eating of plum pudding and mmci pics being denounced as a heathen prac tice.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. S 1 SO.14 Russell. SW 1 30.12 Holdanga Has.-. Calm 30.14 Kaipara Sis St. SW 1 30.08 Manukau Hcls. NW 1 30.10 Auckland .. WNW 3 30.12 Tiritiri SW 2 — Kawhia N 1 — Tauranga .... W 2 30.08 Opotiki SI 30.00 Taupo SI — East Capo .... S3 30.03 Gisborne ... SSE 3 30.00 Napier Calm '. 27.97 Castlepoint .. W-S ■ 27.98 Cape Palliser. E 2 — Cape Egmont .. Nl 30.01 Patea NE 1 30.04 Wanganui .-. WNW 1 30.0G Foxton WNW 2 — Wellington ... NW. 5 - 29.99 Cape Campbell ■ NW 0 29.92 Farewell Spit NW 2 30:0-1 Westport NE 4 29.99 Greymouth .. E 3 30.01 Arthur's Pass. —Not received. Christchurch EXE 6 • 29.8S Akaroa L't'h'e . E 2 29.SG Timaru N 1 29.92 Oamaru NE 1 29.S7 Dunedin .... NE 0 29.82 Queenstown ... Calm 29.82 Nuggets .... N 2 ' 29.84 Bluff NE 4 29.83 64 BZ 64 B 65 B 66 G 65 B 64 O 6S BCZ 61 B 68 B 65 B 50 B 03 B 64 B 70 OZ 74 C 65 C 63 C 62 C 07 OZ 69 O 58 O 61 OZ 07 C 53 OU 06 O 5S OG 63 C 60 BC 62 0 5S O 05 BC 55 OP 57 E