METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1931, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

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MOON FOR FEBRUARY. Full Moon, 3rd day, 11.56 a.m.; Last Quarter. 10th day, 3.40 a.m.; New Moon, 18tU day, 12.41 a.m.; First Quarter, 27th day, 11.30 a.m. , The above times ar« siren In lUndtrd tla* not summer time. / . TUESDAY, 10th' FEBRUARY. The Sun rose to-day 5.7 a.m.; sets 7.4 p.M. Rises to-niorrow 5.S a.m.; sets 7.2 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, flhe 12mln; afternoon, -lhr. Total, 4hr 12mln.' . Temperatures in Shade.—Maximum, 59.4deg; minimum. 50.2deg: mean, 54.8dcg. Kalnfall for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date, O.Olin. WlDd.—Velocity of tho wind for 24 hour* preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 7.0 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.18 in; to« day, 8 a.m., 30.17 in. ; SYNOPSIS OF LAST. 24 HOURS. A few isolated showers have fallen alonj ■ the east coast south of East Capo, tbc weather having been dull and at times misty in that area, but elsewhere it has neeii mainly fair to fine.', Temperatures have been cool. Moderate to fresh south-oast winds have continued to predominate, hut north-easterlies were blowing this morning at places in the southern districts. A rather intense anti-cyclone still covers the Dominion, its centre this mornlne being located off the cast coast of tho Soutli Island. FORECAST. Winds.—Variable over Canterbury and Otagov with north-east prevailing; elsewhere,mainly south to east, frcsli to strong, about Coolt Strait; elsewhere moderate. Barometer. —A falling tendency. Seas.—Rather rough about Cook Strait and a considerable southerly swell between East Cape and Kaikoura; otherwise smooth to moderate. Tides. —Moderate north of Kaikoura; else* where poor. .''... Weather.—Still for the most part fair to &n% but cloudy on the' east coast, with some isolated light showers. Temperatures cool.