SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
A depression to the westward has moved very slowly in this direction, and the fall in barometers over New. Zealand has, therefore, been correspondingly glow. Warm, springlike conditions have been experienced, with moderate, but freshening, northerly, winds. Tnera has, however, been' a gradual Increase in cloud, and this morning the skies were overcast nearly everywhere. Since last night rain has fallen at places with a westerly aspect, and some heavy falls have been reported in. the western districts of the South Island. Westport has had ,110 points, Greyraouth 160, and Arthur's Pass as much as 420 points.
Weather. —8., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; 8., continuous or steady rain; S:, snow; p., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hall; Q., squally; L., lightning; T., thunder; F., fog; M., mist; Z., Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—J. calm; 0-1, m.p.h.; 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; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7 high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56: 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane.
Station. Wind. t»re«. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D, NB 7 Russell NE 5 Hokianga Heads NE 7 Kalpara Stg. Stn. N 6 Manukau Heads N 3 Auckland .... NE 2 riritlrl N 5 Kawhla N 3 rauranga .... Calm Opotikl NE 1 Taupo I W 1 East Capo N 6 Glsborna .... NW 3 Napier NE 2 Castlepolnt N 4 Cape Palliser . N 1 New Plymouth .. N 5 Cape Egmont .. N 6 Patea Nl Wanganul .... N 4 Foxton.—Deleted. Wellington .. NNW 5 Cape Campbell . N 4 Farewell Spit .. N 6 Westport ...... W.l Greymouth. .... N 2 Arthur's Pass . NW 2 Kaikoura Calm Chrlstchurch .. NE 2 Akaroa Lthse. . NW 3 Timaru NE 1 Oamaru NW 1 Dunedin Calm Alexandra .... Calm Queenstown ... SW 3 Nuggets .... NW 2 Bluff SAV 2 Puysegur Point NW 4 29.98 58 30.08 -61 30.08 58 30.05 61 30.05 61. 30.04 59 . 57 30.11 58 30.15 62 58 30.18 62 30.14 64 30.10 56 30.04 64 —r- 60 29.97 57 30.03 5S 30.16 59 30.05 60 29.98 58 29.89 55 30.02 57 29.93 54 29.93 53 49 . 29.83 58 . 29.78 61 29.78 62 29.73 55 29.75 62 29.75 57 62 29.74 56 29.75 57 29.77 . 55 29.82 50 CQZ O o OGU O o G O O O OR OG BC O C G O 0 o c oz cu OK O K O C- . BC G BC BC O C BC BC C O
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 85, 7 October 1931, Page 12
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