METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 157, 31 December 1931, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR DECEMBER. Last quarter, 3rd Jay, 4.21- a.m. New moon. Oth day. 9.46 p.m. First quarter, 17tu day, 10.13 a.m. Full moon, 25tb day, 10.54 a.m. ■ THURSDAY, 31st DECEMBER. The Sun.— Rose to-dny, 4.10 a.m.; sets, 7.27 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 4.20 a.m.; sets, 7.27 p.m. (Standard time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday:' Morning, lilir 6min; afternoon, Clir 4Smin; total. Illir 5-lmin. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 71deg: minimum, DS.Gdcg; moan, Ol.Sdeg. Rainfall.—Total during 24 hours preceding !) a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, 2.70 in. Wind.—Telocity of wind for 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 3.3 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.911n; today, 9 a.m., 30.00 in; noon, 29.98iu. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The anticyclone meritioued yesterday has moved on to New Zealand, but has decreased in intensity. Pressure is again commencing to fall. Southerly winds prevailed yesterday, but Mils morning, except in the Auckland Province, they are variable with, uortherlies predominating. Except for light and scattered coastal showers south of Kalkoura and iv Fovenux Strait, the weather lias remained line. Temperatures were rather low in tho South, but elsewhere moderately warm.

Weather.—B.. blue iky; 8.C., blue sKy and Detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; 0., ugly, threatening; X.. continuous or steady rain: S.. snow: D.. drizzle: P passing showers; H:. hall; Q., squally; L.. liEhtninc: T thunder: F. fos: M.. mist: Z.. haze Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with equlvaleDt velocities «t 16 feet aboTe ground.—o, calm 0-1. m.p.b. *1. llcht 4lr. 2-3: SS, slight breeze 4-7 ;3. centle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6. strons breeze, 22-27: 7 high wind, 28-33: 8, gale, 34-40; 9. strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole eale, 49-56: 11 storm 57-65: 12. hurricane.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Light to moderate and variable south to east prevailing In the far North; elsewhere • northerUce. Bnromete-.-.— Foiling slowly. Sens. Snootb. to moderate. Tides.—Moderate. Weather.—Fair to One, hazy and warm.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind.. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. E 3 30.01 Russell SE 2 S0.01 Hokianga Heads S 3 30.10 Kaipara Sit;. Stn. S 4 30.01 Manukau Heads—Not receiver). Auckland S 2 30.01 Tlritirf —Lino interrupted. Kawhla SW 2 Tauranga E 3 30.10 Opotiki SE 1 30.10 Taupo Calm East Cape S3 30.22 Gisborae ..- E 3 30.17 Napier NE 4 30.12 Castlepoint E 5 30.06 Cape Palliser .. K! —— New Plymouth Calm 20.97 Cape Egmont, .. N 4 30.03 Patea Calm 30.01 Wancanui NE 1 30.03 Foxton E 2 • • Wellington NE 1 30.00 Cape Campbell .. N 2 30.00 Farewell Spit ESE 2 29.99 Westport SW 3 30.01 Grc.vmoutli E2 30.01) 'Arthur's Pass Kff 2 Kaikoura Calm 29.07 Ciirlstclwri-li • • W3 4 'iM~> Akaroa Light .. NE n 29.97 Timarn X 3 20.91 Oamaru NE 1. 29.99 iDunodin Calm 29.99 Alexandra Calm I Qucenstown ... Calm 29.92 Migrrets SW 2 20.0H Bluff W 2 29.91 Puyscgur Point N 4 29.93 66 BC 63 O 68 BC 67 BC 66 C 67 BC 71 O 70 BC 64 O 66 BC 74 BC 68 O 60 O 75 B 66 BC 62 BC 61 O 65 BC OS O 01 C 63 BC 67 C 515 BC 57 B 55 B 63 B 61 ' BC 59 BC 60 BC liO O r.i o 53 <■; 53 B .-i 1 BC 52 OP 49 O