METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR FEBRUARY. ' First quarter, Srd day, 12.46 a.m. Full moon litnday, 12.31 a.m. Last quarter, IStli day, 1.38 a.m. New moon. 25th day. 12.14 a.m. (Standard time.) . . SATURDAY, I Ith FEBRUARY. 1933. Tlie sun.—The sun rose to-day 5.9 a.m sets 7.2 p.m. Rises to-morrow 5.10 a.m., sets 7.1 p.m. (Standard time.) " Bright Sunshine.—Yeaterday: Morning lhr 36mm; afternoon, lhr. Total, 2hr S6min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, G7.33eg • minimum, 54.3deg.; mean, 6,0.8deg. Bainfall.—^Total for the 24 hours preceding moX uaS' nU: total t0 date dnrlnß tte Wind.—Telocity of the wind for the 24 flours precedin? 9 a.m. to-day, 21.5 mph Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.59ta. To-day, 9 a.m., 29.301n; noon, .29:8p1n.\ SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS, • ' Yesterday ; barometers fell to below 29.0 inches, la the ,far south, and' strong northwesterly to westerly winds were, general. In many places, gale force was/reached. ■ last night barometers commenced .to,rise and, except on the oast coast and in Cook Strait, winds have backed to south-west: —Bain-has been, general in districts with a westerly aspect and the high .-. country, but little has fallen in eastern, districts: -IChero were heavy falls on the West Coast of the South Island, where rivers are in fresh, and about Fofxaux Strait.. . Hailstorms were experienced on parts of .the .western and .southern coastSv.of- the South Island and snow on the ranees. * It was snowtaff at Arthur's Pass and the Hermitage this morning. ■

! TO-DAY'S WEATHEB. B.tatlon. ." . Wind Prat. Temp. Weather. Cape MariaV.DiSW ;6 29.64 '' 64 • CG Russell .,...,. ,S.W 4 2fl.G4 -,. .70. C Hoklanga. Hds.' SW 4 29.71 OS BCP Katpara'SigSri SW G' 2!K6S' 67' " 02 ManukauHds. WSW S 29.C0 - G9 " BC Auckland''i,..; ?SW 3 ■ 29JU. i GT .•■ BC Tltltlil..-...-.. ■ SW.4' ■■ :-r 63 ' CQ: Kawhla ........ Vt'1 • -t- 68' ■ BC s Tauranga ■;..:. W3 29.58. . 67: BC:. Opotiki ........ W4 29.60 64 BC Taupo ....... SW 3 — . 56 BC ' East Cape .... W 3 29.43 . 68 BC Glsbome ...... W 6 29.1T 71 BC Naptec SW G , ' 29.42 69 B Castlopolnt .... KW 6 29.36 64 B Cape Palllser NW 6 — 65 B Now Plymouth WSW 6 29.51 66 BC Cape Egmont .. W 5 29.54 57 c Patea W6 29.53 65 , V Wanganul ..-WSW 6 20.52 61 EC Foxtqn ........ W 7 — 61 BO Wellington .. NW 6 29.30 CO B Cape Campbell WNW 6 29.30 58 B Farewell Spit SW 4 29.46 63 BC Westport .. WSW 7 29.30 i SS P Greymoutb. ,... SW 6 29.35 52 Q Arthur'3 Pass KW 3 — 38 B Kaikoura .-.;.. W5 M.17 61 BC Chrlstchurcb. .. W 4 29.15 59 C Akaroa L'house NW 6 29.16 56 C Tlmaru WNW 5 29.11 55 BC Oamaru ... .t. W 4 29.10 -56 BC Dunedln ...... SW 2 29.09 54 C Alexandra ..... W 3 — • 49 C Queenstown ... W 2 29.13 45 O Nuggets ..... WSW 5 29.07 43 CP Bluff ..;..•. WSW 5 29.05 47 CP Puysegur Pt. SW 4 29.01 50 OHQ Weather.—B., blue sky; B.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., Bloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; B., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D. ( drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hall; Q., equally; L., lightning; T.. thunder;-1 1., fog; M., mist; Z., haze. Beaufort scale of Wind Force with Equivalent Velocities at 16ft above Ground.—0., 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, Pstrong sale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 40-56; 11, storm; 57-65; 12, hurricane. ■