METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR NOVEMBER.

First quarter, Stb da;, 6.20 p.m. Full moon 13th day, 6.5S p.m. Last quarter, 21st 4ay. 7.28 p.m. New moon, 28th da;, 12.13 P.m.

'. WEDNESDAY. 23rd NOVEMBER, 1932. The Sun.—The sun rose to-day, 4.16 a.m.; sets 6.58 p.m. Rises to-morrow,' 4.16 a.m.; sets 6.59 p.m. (Standard time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4hr 54min; afternoon, 3hr 54min; total, 7hr 54mln. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 65.0deg.; minimum, 57.0deg; mean, 61.0deg. Eainfall.—Total for the 24 hours ; preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil: total to date during the month, 0.731n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 17.1 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.16 in; today, 30.04 in.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Since last evening the anticyclone has been moving oft Xew Zealand, and the front of an intense westerly depression has advanced on- to the South Island. Xortherly winds have, consequently, increased in force, especially in and south of Cook Strait, and the weather, which yesterday was fine generally, has become cloudy and unsettled in the western districts from Taranaki southwards, where rain has fallen in places. Temperatures have been warm everywhere.

TO-DAV'B WEATHER. Station. Wind Prea. Temp. Weather. Cape' Maria V.D. XE 4 30.13 ~69 BC Russell N 1 30.22 • 68 BC Hokianga Hds. X 3 30.21 68 BC Kaipara Sig. St. XW 3 30.16 79 BCZ Manukau Hds. WSW 1 30.20 74 B Auckland SW 2 30.23 69 BC Tirittri X 2 70 BC Kawhia W 4 70 B Tauranga Calm 20.10 "3 BC Opotiki x 2 30.22 73 BC Taui.o X 1 61 C East Cape .... XW 4 30.12 66 B Gisborne X\V 3 30.18 73 BC Xapier X 3 30.15 68 B Castlepoint XE 2 30.09 68 O Cape Palllser .. XW 5 66 EZ Xew Plymouth NSW 2 30:18 66 C Cape Egmont X 3 30.16 68 OZ Tatea N 1 30.17 65 O; Wanganut XI 30.15 69 O Ponton X 4 66 D Wellington Nff 6 30.04 S3 SQ Cape Campbell XXW 3 29.99 60 OD Farewell Spit XW 3 30.07 71 0 Westport XE 2 30.05 60 OM • Greymouth X 4 29.93 60 MR Arthur's Pass XW 2 • " 56 R Kalkoura XI 29.87 65 O Christchurch .... X 7 29.80 72 C Akaroa Light. X 7 29.79 70 CQ Timaru Calm 29.74 64 BC Oamaru ■ XE 2 29.71 64 C Dunedin XE 5 29.68 59 O Alexandra.—Xot received. Queenstown .... Calm 29.67 60 OR Xugcets XW 3 29.66 57 C Bluff X 2 29.60 63 O Puysegur Point NW 5 29.70 61- R

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C.. blue «ky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast: 0 gloomy, dull; V., Ugly, threatening: 8., continuous or steady caln; S., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., bail; Q., squally; L., lightning: T.. launder: V.. fog; IL. mist; Z. baze. Beaufort Scale of WJna Force with Equltslent Velocities at I6ft above Ground.—O., calm 0-1 m.p.h.; 1 Ught.atr, 2-3; 2. .light breeze! 4-7; 3, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, IT-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9 strong Eale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56; 11. itorm, 57-65; 12, hurricane, .

FORECAST.

Winds.—North to north-west winds, strong to gale force.at time? in places south of New Plymouth and Kapler; elsewhere moderate to strong; backing to southerlles after about 24 hours In the far south.

Barometer.—Falling slowly. Seas.—Rough south of New Plymouth and off shore south of Castlepoint; elsewhere mod-

Tides.—Good south of Cape Egmont and Castlepotnt; elsewhere moderate.

Warning signals are exhibited for northerly gales at Cape Campbell, Stephen's Island, and Farewell Spit, and for a westerly galo at Nugget Point.

• 'Weather.—Unsettled and showery in districts with a westerly aspect; fair to cloudy In eastern districts. Temperatures warm