METEOROLOGIGAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1934, Page 12

METEOROLOGIGAL

WELLINGTON'S, WEATHER

MOON FOR MARCH,

t»^ni S. 00?'' 8rl t, day' 9^56 P-m-: iMt qfairter. rdnth day. 5.36 ajn.; new moon, flfteena day. 1138 p.m.; first quarter. twen^-tUrd

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934.

The Sun.—The sun rose today 6 a.ml; sets: Rainfall.—Total for the 24'h6ur"s precedlni i a.m. today, 0.44 in; total to date'durimr the month, 1.12 in. . . -

Wind.—Velodty of the wind for', the" 24 hourf preceding 9 a.m. today, 12'm.pjV. '- . Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.05«n-.to-day, 9 a.m., 29.972in,-noon,-29'.95in.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

A slight westerly depression crossed the South Island yesterday and since last night a secondary has developed, the. latter being centred this morning oft the west coast of the South Island Cloudy to overcast conditions . have prevailed and rain has fallen In nearly all parts except the east coast districts :or . the Aortn Island. A change to moderate southerly winds took place during the night up as-far as Cook Strait, but over most of the North Island moderate to strong northerlles still ruled this morning.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B. blue sky; 8.C., blue sky'in* detached clouds; C, doudy; O, overcast; O a gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening: R. con--tinuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, SQually; L,; lightning: T. thunder: F. fog; M. mist: Z,

Beaufort scale of. wind force with equivalentvelocities at 16ft above ground.—o,'cajm. 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze,4-7: 3. gentle bceeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6 strong breeze, 22-17; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong Bale. 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12. hurricane. " ' .'•■■' forecast. , ' •■;.■'•" • ' .; Winds.—North-easterlies' prevailing at first over most of the North Island; elsewhere south: to south-easterlies, and .southerlies becoming' general during the nest 24 hours. '*' ' Barometer.—Unsteady, but later "rising. Seas.—Rough, south of. Castlepolnt and in the Cook Strait area; later rising north of Cape Egmont; otherwise "moderate. ■•'■■'- Tides.—Moderate. . ...-,. • . Weather.—Cloudy to overcast with' mist or fopr in many places; fairly general Tata probable, with some heavy falls in the centi^ districts; snow on 11* ranges- Tcao'j'stssrebecoming cooler.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather C. Maria V.D. NE G 29.99 64' op Russell K\V 4 29 97 68 CP Hokianga HUs. .. N 5 29.94 6G BC Kalpara Sig. Sn. N 4- 29.93 66 O ilanukau.Hds. . NE 3 -29.95 6S ■- 6 Auckland . N\V 4 29.89 67 C Tiritiri NWS —^64* GP Kawhia w 6 66 i BC Tauranga K-2 • 30.04 69 C Opotikl l\Ff 4 30 12 66 BC Taupo N-1 ■/—— 58 O East Capo : N 5 30.08 ■ 66 . B Gisborno XW1 ' 30 10 62 O Napier N 2 30 02 67 BC Castlepoint ..... Kl 30.00' 63 O Cape Palliser . Calm • 64 ■- 00 New Plymouth . N 6 29.90 65 C •■ Cape Egmont . XNE G ,29 89 6 1} C. Patea 6 29 91 66 O Wanganui NE 1 29 95 65 BC Foxton NE 1 63 BC <■ Wellington ... SE 3 29.97- 52 - OD' Cape Campbell ,. S6 29.98 .52. OR Farewell Spit ... N 5 29.81 .64 O Westport . ■. SE S.' 29.68 -53 ■ ■ O Grej-moutli "E3 29.81 •' 51' U Arthur's Pass .. SW 1 .-: . ss . r Kaikoura v SW 2 ' 30.03 D2 O Christchurch . WSW-3 30'.03 ' ; 49 OB Akaroa L'houso ": S 1 30.05 49 ODXI Tlraaru ..■ S3 30.12- 46 OR Oamaru S4 30.12 r>2 .6 Dunedin ...:... Calm 30.07 53. O Alexandra ..... NE 1 45 Ott Queenstown .... SB 2 30.00 44 O NugRets S3 -30.13 ■ 47 C Bluff S 2 30.13 50' BCI Puyseeur Point . E 3 ' -30.06 50 C