METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 72, 22 September 1930, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

m WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR SEPTEMBER. Full moon, Sth day,.2.18 p.m. Last quarter, 16th day, 8.43 a.m. New moon, I.2nd day, 11.12 tun. First quarter, 30th day. 2.2S a.m. MONDAY, 22nd SEPTEMBER. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 5.42 a.m.; sets, 5.40 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5.40 a.m.; sets, 5.4. p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 24 mln; afternoon, lhr; total, lhr 24mln. Temperature in Shade. —Maximum, 49.4deg; minimum, 41.4i1ec; mean, 45.4deg. Rainfall.—-Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, .13in; total to dato during the month, 3.91 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-da3', 7.2 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 19.72 in; today, 9 a.m., 29.57 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Moderate to fresh winds between west and south-west have prevailed, and the weather has been cool and changeable with cloudy and sunny conditions alternating. Light showers have fallen at times in nearly all districts, but during Saturday some rather heavy falls occurred in the eastern and southern portions of the South Island. There have.also been some snow showers on the South Island ranges. Several slight depressions crossed the Dominion during the week-end and barometers have consequently been somewhat unsteady.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. J

Weather.—B., blue slcy; 8.C., blue Bky and detached clouds; C., cloudy; 0., overcast; G., Kloomy. dull; V., u(?ly, threatening; H., continuous or steady rain; G., snow; D., drizzle; I P., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally; L., | lightning; T., thunder; P., fog; M., mist; 2., ! haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind Forca, vrlth equlvaI lent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; S, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze; 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; S, gale, 34-40; 9, strong cale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, huricane. I FORECAST. Winds.—Mainly south-westerly at first, but later veering to west and north-west and freshening in and south of Cook Strait. Barometer.—Rising slowly, but commencing to fall again shortly in the South. Seas.—Smooth to moderate, tut later rising about Foveaux Strait. Tides.—Moderate generally. Weather.—For the most part fair, but isolated showers at first in eastern districts of tho North Island and later conditions becoming, unsettled and showery over the western and southern districts of the South Island. Temperatures becoming milder.

Station Wind. Prx. Trap. W«atb«r. Station Cape Maria T.D. SE 2 29.8* 62 BC Russell S3 29.80 51 C Hoklanga Heads J* 1 29.86 55 C Kalpara Sig Stn. W !i 29.82 3S O Manukau Heads SAY 1 29.70 58 0 Auckland ... SW 1 29.80 oB BC Tiritiri Calm — 53 BC Kawhia SE 1 — 50 C Tauranga .... Calm 29.TS 55 BC Opotiki E 5 29.74 5S 0 Tuudo Calm 49 O East Cape .. SSE 4 29.80 56 OMB Gisborne .... SW 5 29.8X 48 O Napier Calm 29.82 " 49 O Castlepoiilt .... S 2 29.85 50 C Capo Palllser ,,W! 48 O New Plymouth SW 2 29.84 51 BC Cape Egmont .. SE 5 29.86 48 BC Patea SSE 1 29.83 53 C Wanganui .... SB 1 29.84 52 BC Foston SW 2 49 - B Wellington .. SSE 4 29.ST 44 O Capo Campbell SW 4 29.77 44 B Farewell Spit .. SE 5 29.85 52 O Westport SE 3 29.85 4G B Grormouth .... E 4 20.86 44 B Arthur's Pass Not received, Kalkoura .... SW 4 29.85 '48 B Chrlstchurch SSW 5 29.94 45 C Akaroa L'house SW 4 29.93 44 C Tiittarn .... SE 2 29.96 4t B Oamaru S 1 29.83 41 B Dunedln Calm 29.91 45 B Queenstown . Calm 29.91 42 B ! Nuggets .. WNW i! 29.91 42 BC Bluff .... N 1 29.95 41 BC j Alexandra .... T. 1 42 B ' Puysegur Pt. NNW 2 29.95 38 O j