METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 102, 27 October 1933, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER. Full moon, fourth day, 4.38 a.m.; last quar- • ter, twelfth day, 4.16 a.m.; new muou, nineteenth day, 5.15 p.m.; first quarter, twenty-sixth , day, n.Si a.m. ■ ' " * FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1933. ■ 'the Sim.—ltose today 4.45 a.m.; spts ■G. 21 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.43 a.m.; sets G.2G p.m. (Standard time.) ■ Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, lilt I afternoon, 4hr 48min. Total, shr 48mln. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 63.4deg; minimum. 42.3deg; mean,. 52.9deg Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m today, nil; total to date during th» month, 1.63 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for tho 24 hour* preceding 9 a.m. today, 7:2 m.p.h. • Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m.. 29.62"in; today, 30.0531 U. '■ ■ SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Since yesterday barometers have risen con« siderably, and; although a slight secondary depression is now passing to the south, It is having very little, effect on the .weather. Winds have decreased since yesterday, and in tha South Island :have veered to north-west at many places. Rain has been confined to light showera in western districts and on tho south coast. Temperatures were •on the cool sld« an>! a few frosts occurred inland.

Weather— B, blue sky; 8.C., tlue eky ana detached clouds; C. cloudy; 0, overcast; G, Bloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; E. continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; p, passing showers; H, hail; Q. squally; h.< lightning: T, thunder; F, foe; M, mist; Z, hare. ' ' • Beaufort scale of wind force with equivalent velocities at 16ft above ground.—o. calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze. 4-7, 4, moderate breeze. 12-16 £ 5. fresh breeze, 17----21; ■6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7. bgh wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 34-40: 9. .strong gale. 41-4S, 10, whole gale. 49-66 :r 11; storm; 57-60, 1-, hurricane.. :. .. -. , .. .■'< '■ ■.;■: : FORECAST. . Winds.- Jloderate south-westerlies north of Kawhia and "Tauranga;-elsewhere .moderate to -strong- west:"W .north-west. • ■■ !■':■—:- Barometer.— Unsteady. .■ . - ■'■-' . _ Seas.—Rather rough about Cook and Fo. veaux Straits; elsewhere.smooth- to moderate. ■ Weatiicr!—For the most part fair, to fine, but some scattered showers in' ■ western• districts and southern Otago and Southland.

TODAY'S WEATHER. ■ Station Wind. Pres. Tempi Weather, Cape Maria V.D. S 2 30.14 63 BZ Uussell Calm '30-25 fiO C ■ Hokianga Heads . ST I 50.23 • r.fi . BC Kalpara S. St. SSW 3 30.20 .".n ' BCI Manukau Hds. SSW 2 30.20 (10- . :O. :■ Auckland SW 3 30.22 . 50 . C Tlritlrl ...... ■ SW 3 ~ ' 50 ' ;PZ Kawhla SW 3 — 60 BC Tauranga .... SW 1 30.10 60 0 Opotlki El . 30.20. 61. Z^ Taupo SW 2 '— . . 59 BC East Cape ...... N 4 30,17 ■ 57 C Risborne .' W '£ 30.20 5B BC Napier i. Calm 30.18 56 <' Castlepoint .. NW 4 30.03 56 BC Cape Palliser .. N2 . — 57 BC New Plymouth NW 3 30.19 • ■ 59 ■■ BC Cape Esmont WSW 4 30.18 58 , BC Patea WNW 5. 30.1.6 .57 . 0 WauRanui ...; NW 4 30.16 58 •• BO Foxton ........ N 1 — 58; O WelliuKton .... NW 6 30.05 ; 54 O_ Cape Campbell NW 1 30.03 . 53 BC Farewell Spit .. W2 30,07' 59 C Westport ..... SW 3 30,18 52 BO Greymouth .... SW 2 30.19 51 C Arthur's Pass NW 3 : — 49 .B Kalkouva S! 30.00' 54 BC Chrlstfhureh .. NE 3 29.99 61 B Akaron L'house.—Not received. . . ■ : : . Tlmaru ........ N : 2 ,29.95 55 B Oamaru.. N 3. 29.93 52 B Iiunedin NE 1 29.91 53 BC Alexander.—Not received. • . n ' Oueenstovru .. NW 2 29.94 53 BC NilfrtScts: .. WNW 4 . 29,8- 54 BC Bluff •....:...' NW 3 29.86 . 52 B Fuysegiir Toint NW 6 • 29:94 54 . , OQ