METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 84, 6 October 1931, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR OCTOBER. Last quarter, sth day, 7.45 a.m. New moon, "12th day, 12.36 a.m. First quarter, ISth day. 8.50 p.m. Pull moon, 27th day. 1.4 a.m. TUESDAY, 6th OCTOBER. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 5.1S a.m.; sets, 6.1 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5.17 a.m.; sets, 0.2 p.m. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, shr 6min; afternoon, Ohr 36mlii; total, shr 42min. Temperature In Shado.—Maximum, 57.Sdeg; minimum, 44.0dcg; mean, SO.Odeg. Rainfall for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to dato during the month, l.filln. Wind. —Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 4.6 m.n.li. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.411n; today, 9 a.m., 30.291n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Tho anticyclone responsible for the fine weather of tile past few days is moving gradually eastwards and pressure has commenced to fall, the fall having been a fairly steady one in the far South since last night. Conditions are still mainly fine, but cloudy skies are now more in evidence over the Dominion, while at 9 a.m. to-day Russell reported showers. Northerly winds have prevailed, light to moderate generally In force, but by this morning they had become strong in a few exposed positions, and at Nugget Point it was blowing a moderate gale. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station Wind Pres. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria V.D. NE 6 30.24 60 O Kussell N 3 30.31 60 N Hoklanga Heads NB 4 30.32 51 O Kaipara Sig Stn NW 2 30.29 62 OZ Manukau Hds WNW 2 30.33 57 O -Uicklaud .. NNE 2 30.33 58 O Tiritiri N 3 HO O Kawhia NW 2 56 C Tauranga .... Calm 30.31 02 B Opotiki Calm 30.33 5!) 0 Taupo Calm HI O East Cape W 1 30.33 00 B Gisborno NW 1 30.37 62 BS iViiliior ■ ESE 1 30.40 57 B Castlepoint .... SI 30.31 57 O Cape Palliser .. El !>.> TiC New Plymouth .. E 1 30.32 55 O Cape Egmont .. N 6 30.35 57 C Patea N 1 . 30.36 5S BC Wanganui Calm 30.31 5S BZ Fo.vton Calm 56 O Wellington .. NW 4 30.29 55 KCZ Gape Campbell NW 2 30.27 51 BC. Farewell St ENE 2 30.37 60 OR. Westport N 3 30.20 50 B Greymouth ... E 3 30.28 40 BC Arthur's Pass . NW 2 - r>2 BC Kaikoura ... Calm 30.22 50 O Christchurch . NE 6 30.18 -17 O Akaroa L'houso NE 4 30.17 53 B Timaru N 1 ;JO-15 4S F Oamaru N 4 30.17 'IS M Uunedin .... NE 5 30.10 50 'BC Alexandra E 1 -— 52 C Qucenstown ... N 1 2!).97 ;:i 0 Nuggets ... NNE 6 30.04 48 BZ Bluff NNE 1 30.01 40 BCZ Ptiysegur Point NE 2 30.02 50 O Weather. —8., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy: 0., overcast; G., Bloomy dull; V.. ugly, threatening: X., continuous or steady rain; S.. snow; D.. drizzle; P., passing showers; H.. bail; Q... squally; L., lightning: T. thunder: I. foßi 11.. mist: Z., haze. Beaufort Scale oj Wind force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1, ui.p.h.; 1. light air, 2-3: 1 slight ureeze, 4-1!; 3 gentle breeze, 8-11; 4. moderate breeze 12-16; 5, fresh breeze. 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7 blgu wind, 2S-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-4S; 10, whole L'ale, 49-50: 11. storm. 57-65: 12. hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.— Freshening northerly winds. Barometer. —Fall. Seas.— Becoming rather rough on the west coast of the South Island; otherwise sm #)th to moderate. Tides.—Still poor generally, but improving on the South Island coasts. Warning signal for a northerly gale is exhibited at Nugget Point. Weather. —Becoming cloudy to overcast and in places misty or foggy; scattered rain gradually developing, more especialy in districts with a westerly aspect and in the far North and South. Temperatures still generally mild. _______«__«—