METEOROLOGICAL
■'WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR FEBRUARY. First quarter. 7th. day, 5.20 a.m. Full moon 13th day, 8.3!) p.m. Last quarter, 20th day, 8.44 p.m. i SATURDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr ' 12min; afternoon, Ihr ./iSmin; total, 4hr. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, U4.odeg • minimum, 53.1deg.; mean, 58.5deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to .date during the month, 1.64 in. Wind.—Velocity' of the wind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 5.9 m.p.h. . Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.85 in; today, a a.m., 30.07 in; noon, 30.09iu. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A shallow depression crossed the South island yesterday, aud the latter has been followed by a slight anti-cyclone, which now covers the Dominion. Dull, misty conditions wero the rule during Friday, light raiu falling at scattered places iv most districts. By 9 a.m. to-day, however, an improvement had taken place fairly generally. Winds have been variablo and light to moderate, but with the rise in pressure sitice last night the direction has becomo mainly southerly over the North Island. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
Weather.— B, blue sky; BC, bluo sky aud detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; X, continuous or steady rain; S, suow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mjst; Z, hazy, Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities l%ft 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; 0, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong Rale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56 ; 11. storm, D 7-65 ; 12, .hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Soon tending northerly generally and later freshening, gale force being reached in places. j Baiymeter.—Palling shortly. Seas.—Smooth to moderate, but rising later on tne west coast. Tides.—Moderate generally at first, but increasing later. . Weather.—iPino generally at first, but cloud increasing to-morrow and weather gradually becoming unsettled with rain in western and southern districts. Temperatures rising.
Station. Wind. ■ Tres. Temp. Weather Capo Maria V.D.—tine interrupted. Russell SW1 30.01 08 Hoklant'a Heads Calm DO.04 (j5 Kalpara Sis St. SW' 3 30.03 G6 Manukau Hds. SSW 3 :iO.O2 ' 65 Auckland ... SW 2 30.00 Ut! Tlritiri SW 3 — 02 Kuwhia N 1 — (;r> Tauranga ... NW ."> 29.9G 09 Opotiki S 1 .28.99 65 Taupo SI — 61 East Capo .... SW :! 29.9S (i(i Gisborue .... SW 1 30.01 «1 Napier S 4 30.01 (jli Castlepoiut .... S 2 30.05 (i2 Capo Palliser . KE 2 — 04 Capo Egmout .. S3 30.00 tiii" Patea SE 1 30.03 l>4 Wanganui ... Calm 30.02 64 Foxton N 8 — 05 Wellington ... SE 3 30.0T 59 Cape Campbell S 3 30.11 (il Farewell Spit... 35 5 30.04 «5 Westport .... SE 3 30.05 59 Greymouth .... E3 30.02 GO Arthur's Pass NW 1 — 51 Christchurcli . KB 5 30.07 01 Akartia L'houso E 2 30.05 62 Timaru N 2 30.04 58 Oamaru ...... Calm 30.05 58 Buncdln Calm 30.07 56 Quoenstown ... Calm 30.01 53 Alexandra .. NW 1 — T,T Nuggets .,..•.. N 1 30.04 57 Blutf N 1 30.00 52 Puysegur Ft; ■. -NE 1 ' 30.04 52 C OM CZ B BC BC B 1! "B U BC O BC O B B O BC BC BC B B B O O B BC O C C BC B B BZ BC
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 45, 22 February 1930, Page 7
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