METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 74, 29 March 1933, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

/. MOON FOR MARCH. .; . . First quarter, 4th day, 9.53 p.m. Full moon, 12th day, 2.16 p.m. Last quarter, 19th day, H. 35 a.m. New moon. 26tb day, ,2.50 p.m

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1933. The Sun.—Rose'•.today,', 6.2 a/m.; sets, 5.50 p.m. Rises tomorrow, 6^3 aim.; sets; ..5.48 p.m. Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, 3hr 12min ; afternoon, 2hr Gmin; total, ,shr 18min. Temperature In -Shade.—Maximum, 59.0deg; minimum. 44.3de5; mean, sl!6deg. '. Rainfall.—Total for the 2.4 hours preceding 9 a.m.; today, . nil; total; tip 'date during the month, 2.101n. ' , v .*■' v Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding. 9 a.m. today, 5.8 m.pJh. ' ' ■.'. Barometer.—Yesterday,- 9 a.m., 30.18 in. Today, 9 a.m.,;30.321n. V : . , . ■". I .;.

SYNOPSIS' OF LAST 24 HOURS; I

A fairly intense anticyclone' now covers the whole of the New Zealand area. During the past 24 hours the weather has been fair to fine and cool in most parts, a few Isolated showers only haying fallen In the far north., and south. South-easterly or southerly winds predominated yesterday, and were strong In force along the east coast and in North Auckland, but' elsewhere mainly moderate. By this morning, however, except in the far north, winds had nearly everywhere decreased, arid in the South Island directions had become more^varlable.

FORECAST.

Winds.—South-east to east prevailing in and north of Cook Strait; elsewhere variables; light to moderate mainly, but strong in parts of the far north and north-cast. Barometer.—A falling tendency in the north; elsewhere little movement. Seas.—Rather rough from Cook Strait northwards; elsewhere smooth to moderate. . Tides.—Poor. . Weather.—Mainly fafr to cloudy, but some rain probable In the far north and north-east. Temperatures moderate.

TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather Cape Maria V.D. SE 6 30.10 64 ,C Russell .... SE 3 30.24 65 C Hoklanga Heads E2 30.17 64 BC Kalpara Slg Stn SE 4 30.22 66 BCZ' Manukau Heads NE 4 30.28 70 B Auckland .. EXE 4 30.25 65 BC Tirltiri ...... E 6 63 BC Kawhia S3 68 BC Tauranga ... Calm 30.35 '66 B Opotlki S 1 30.30 60 B Taupo S 1 51 B ■ I East Cape ... SW 6 30.29 58 B Gisborne . .. SSW 3 30.39 58 BC ' Napier , SE 4 30.40 58 B Castlepolnt ... S 1. 30.36 53 C Cape Palllser KW 3 ' 58 BC Xew Plymouth .. E 2 30.29 61 , B Cape Egmont .. SE 6 30.29 56 B Patea .. SE 1 30.35 61 B Wanganul .... E I 30.41 ,58 B Foxton ..... SE 1 / 54 B Wellington . NNE 2 30.32 \ 56 BC Cape Campbell W 1- 30.34 " 55 BZFarewell Spit'...E 2 30.33 63 B Westport SI 30.36' 54 O Greymouth . .. E 3 30.33 48 ' 0 Arthur's Pass KW 1 48 BC Katkoura . ...N2 30.40 . 56 BC Chrlstchurch - KB 3 30.26 49 OZ Akaroa L'house Kff 3 30.23 52 ■ O Tlmaru ...... Kl . 30.25- 50 O Oamaru SI 30.30 51 C Dunedln Calm 30.29 50 . O Alexandra S 2 -^—' 47 . C Queenstowa .. Calm 30.20- 50 BC Nuggets S 4 30.31 49 O Bluff W 7 30.27 53 OP Puyaegur Pt. NNW, i 30.33 51 OG ■ . Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky ami detached clouds;. C, cloudy; 0, overcast; (; Bloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; E, con tinuous rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passin showers; H, hall; Q, squally; L, lightning T. thunder; F/fog; M, mist; Z, haze. - Beaufort scale of Wind Force with Equlva lent 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, moderati breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; '6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale 34-40; 0, strong gale, 41-48; 10 whole gale. 49-56: 11, storm, 57-65 i 12, hurricane,