METEOROLOGICAL
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER
MOON FOR OCTOBER. Last quarter, stb day, 7.45 a.m. New moon, 12th (fey, 12.86 a.m. First quarter, 18th day, 5.50 p.m. Full moon, 27tb day, 1.4 a.m. MONDAY. sth OCTOBER. The Sun.—Rose to-day. 520 a.m.; sets 6 p.m. Rises to-morrow: 5.18 a.m.; sets, 6.1 p.m. ■ Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr 18min; afternoon, 4hr 42mln; total, Jhr Omul. Temperature In: Shade—Maximum, SO.ldeg; minimum, 47.9deg; mean, 52.0dcg. Rainfall for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, I.olln. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 48 hours preceding. 9 a.m. to-day, 7.9 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.401n; today, 9 a.m., 30.411n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. An intense anticyclone has continued to dominate the meteorological situation, and during the week-end line, springlike weather has been experienced over the Dominion as a whole. Light to moderate north-east to north winds have predominated, and day temperatures have been warm everywhere.
Weather.—B. blue iky; 8.C., blue iky ■ and detached clouds; C. cloudy: 0., overcast; G.. gloom? dull: 11. ugly threatening: It., continuous or steady rain: S.. snow: D. drizzle; P.. passing showers: H.. ball: Q.. iquaily: 1... lightning: T. thunder: V. tout M. mist; Z. haze Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground. — o, calm 0-1, m.p.h. : t, light air, 2-3: 2 slight breeze 4-7; 3 gentle breeze. 8-11: 4, moderate lireeze 12-18: s', fresh breeze 17-21: &, strong breeze 22-27: 7 hlgb wind, 28-33; 8, cale, 34-40: 0, strong gale. 41-48: 10. whale sale. 49-56: 11. storm. 57-B5! 12. hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate, but' freshening, northeasterly to northerly winds. Barometer.—A falling tendency. Sens.—Generally smooth to moderate, lint rising north of East Care and ou tlie west coast of tlio South Island. Tides.—Poor. Weather.—Still fair to fine with warm temperatures. Cloud and haze gradually increasing, however, with rain developing soon In the northern and southern extremities of the nonunion, and" lator spreading to other districts. ■■..-.■
Station. Wind. Pret. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. NE 6 30.34 61 0 Russell E 4 30.44 59 0 Hokianga Hds. NE .4 30.42 56 BC Kalpara Sig. Stn. N 4 30.39 62 BCZ Manukau Heads N 1 30.42 56 B Auckland .... ENE 2 30.44 59 BC Tirltlrt NNE,4 57 BC Kawlila El ;. 58 B Tauranga .... Calm 30.40 63 BC Opotikl ....... Calm 30.50 59 0 Taupo Calm 53 C East Cape N fi 30.45 61 B Glsboruo .... NW 3 30.45 62 B Napier Calm 30.45 56 B Castlepoint .... N 3 30.43 62 B Capo Palllser .. NE 1 60 B New Plymouth .El 30.45 55 B Cape Egmont .. N 5 30.43 55 B Patea Calm "0.46 56 B Wanganut Calm 30.45 59 B Foxton ....... Calm -— 55 BC Wellington .. NNW 3 30.41 55 BCZ Cape Campbell . N 3 30.37 54 B Farewell' Spit NW 1 30.49 57 B Wcstport Calm 30.42 51 B Greymoiith .E3 30.43 50 B Arthur's Pass NW 2 53 B Kalkoura Calm 30.32 58 B Chrlstchurch .. SW 3 30.36 ' 53 B Akaroa Light. SAV 3 30.35 52 B ■ Timaru Calm 30.41 48 B Oamani Calm 30.44 50 F Dunedin ...... Calm S0.43 50 B Alexandra .... NE 1 51 B Queenstown •..-.. W 1 30.30 50 B Nuggets. ........ N 3 no.36 53 F Bluff .......; NK 1 30.34 52 BC Puysegur Polilt Calm 30.37 51 BC
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 83, 5 October 1931, Page 3
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