METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 2, 4 January 1932, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR JANUARY. Last quarter, Ist day, 12.03 p.m.- New moon, Sth day, 10.59 a.m. First quarter, lGtli day, 8.25 a.m. Full moon, 2-ith day, 1.14 a.m. Last quarter, 30th day, f1.2 a.m. MONDAY, 4th JANUARY. The Sun.—Rose to-day 4.23 a.m.; sets 7.2S p.m. Hises to-morrow 4.21 a.m.; sets 7.2S p.m. (Standard time.-) ■ ■ Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, 2hr SOmin; afternoon, shr 42miri; total, Shr 12min; Temperature in Shade.^Jfaximum, 6-l:ldeg; minimum. 49.3dcK; mean, 56.7deg. ltainfall.—Total during 'IS hours preceding !l a.m. to-day, O.oSin-; total to date for the month, o.4Sin. \Yind.—Velocity of. wind for 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 12.0 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, a a.m., 29.14: ii; today. 0 a.m., 29.6 Gin. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 46 HOURS. During Saturday night a shallow depression in the South Tasman Sea deepened rapidly, and, becoming cyclonic in form, crossed Canterbury early. on Sundar morning; As the depression approached, winds. freshened from the North, reaching gale force in the Cook Strait region. A southerly change followed its passage, and this also was squally in many places, Canterbury experiencing a typical "burster." The cyclone passed rapidly eastwards"; and this morning a fresh depression of the westerly type was affecting the Dominion." :j{ain, though mainly in the form of scattered showers, lias been fairly widespread. On the West Coast- of the South Island there were some heavy falls and some snow fell on the ranges.. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B., blue shy; 8.C., blue slty »nd detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., orercast; G., Iloomy, dull; 0., udy. threatening; R.. continuous or steady rain: S.. «now: D.. drizzle: P.. passing Bbowera; H., bail: Q., equally; L., tishtnins: T.. thunder: F.. fos: M.. mist: Z.. haze Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with eQUlraleni lelocitles at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm. 0-1. m.p.h.; 1. Ilebt air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; S. fresh breeze. 17-21; 6. ttrona breeze, 22-27: T. hlsb wind,' !8-33: 8, eale, 34-40: 9. stronE cale. 41-18; 10. whole sale. •49-56: 11. storm. 57-65: 12. hurrlcant. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong; mainly between west and nortli-wcst. Barometer.—Falliiiß at first, but later rising. Seas.—Rough on the west coast and in Cook Strait: elsewhere smooth to moderate. Tirfeft.—Good Kencrally. Weather.—Changeable; scattered showers tn western districts, more especially of the South Island, and in the far South; fair for the most liart in eastern districts.

'res. "emp. 'eat let. r:i Capo llaria Y.D. S 2 29.93 65 CZ Jtusscll SW 2 29.91 65 0 Hokianga Heads SW 3 29.98 6« 0 Kiilpara Sg. Sn. SW 1 29.S9 66 OZ Manukau Heads SW 5 29.89 68 BC Auckland .. WSW 3 29.88 65 BC Tiritirl.—Line interrupted. Kawhla SW 1 63 BO Tauranga SW 2 29.73 72 O Opotikl XI 29.90 6li BC Taiipo , SW 3 60 BC East Cape SE I 2!).9S 63- B Glsborno .... NWS 29.89 66 BC Napier SW 5 .23.80 69 B Castlepoint N 5 29.73 6.1 0 Cane 1'alliscr .. N 5 - «S n New riymouth .. \V i 29.S2 61 ' C Cape Egmont.—Not, received...I'atca W 5 29.00 62 0 Wanganui. .. XNW 4 " 29.81 61 ' or' Foxtpn W6 —— ■ 62 BC Wellington ... XIV 5 29.66 60 BC Cape Campbell.—Not received. Farewell Spit .. SW -1 29.72 71 BC Wcstport .. WSW 3 29.7T 56 C Greyiuoutli .... W 2 29.71 So BC Arthur's Pass . X\V ti IB BC Kalk'oura S 4 29.60 63 B Christchurch .. XV 2 29.54 65 B Akarou Lthsc. NB 3 29.51 65 B Timaru XW 2 29.17 56 B Oamaru , AV 4 29.48 5S B Dunedln NE 2 29.49 52 BC Alexandra Calm 55 BC Queenstown S3 20.48 56 C. Nuggets NW 3 29.4S 49 BC Bluff N 3 29.12 52 OP I'uysegur It. NW 4 29.50 4S OP