METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Issue 28, 1 August 1936, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR AUGUST. Full Moon, third day, 3.17 p.m.;' Last Quarter, tenth-.day.: 8.29 a.m.; New Jloon, seventeenth day, 2.51 li.ra.; Tlrst Quarter, twentyfifth day, 5.19 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST I, 1936. The Sun.—Kose today. 0.59' dim.; sets, 4.55 p.m. Rises tomorrow, 0.58 a.m.; sets, 4.50 p.m. Bright Sunshine—Yesterday: Nil. .Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 40.7deg; minimum. 33.8deg; mean, 37.2deg. Rainfall.—Total for tlio 24 hours'preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.331n. Total for July, 8.42 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 11.!) m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., -29.4981n.- Today, 9 a.m., 29.914|n; noon, 29.979 in. ' SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A depression crossed northern. New Zealand last night while pressure was i-islng rapidly in tho sfuth with tho advanr.6 of an anticyclone towards tho Soulh Island. Southerly winds, consequently Increased generally, reaching gale force at places about and south ot Cook Strait. The weather .has been unsettled and squally generally with very cold temperature!) ruling. Further rain lias fallen in most districts and there have been frequent hall or snow showers In many places. In tho eastern!areas of the South Island snowfall has been heavy, vpJ to two inches lying on the ground at 9 a.m. today. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale- of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l. light air. 2-3: 2. slight breeze. 4-7: 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze 12-10: 5. fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze 22-27: 1; hlch wind, 28-33: 8, galo. 34-40: 0 strong gale, 41-48: 10. whole eale. 49-56: 11 storm. R7-CIS: 12. hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; cloud amount 0-3 tenths. BC. blue sky and detached clouds: cloud amount. 4-6 tenths, C, .cloudy i' cloud amount 7-8 tenths. O.overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths. G, gloomy, dull. U, ugly, threatening. R continuous or steady rain. S, snow. JIV precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle, p, passing showers. H, hall Q squally. L, lightning. T (thunder. ;F; fog. M/ ml?t, Z, haze. X, hoar frost. I. intermittent. FORECAST. -'■■•■■ mlw~ Modorate *° strong' south-east to Cn£% .V rcnchln X Bale force In parts of the n % If , nrf "n, cl on «"« Bast Coast of the Island, but. decreasing tomorrow. Barometer.—Rising. n^~r°n Sh '° hißh bclwceil Coo^ Strait Weather—Still cold, squally, ami changeable ?h» r« °» ?>ot'i^ Isliln" <lml eastern districts of the South with passing showers of rain hall Sn°-n'iiV Ut lllll)rorlu B s>o»ly, except between Cape Palliser and East Cape. Pi Ue on the ?n Ct the CSo 3 U tth Ofls? a 'n Cd SOUt' ll3lanil- fr°StS

Station ' Wind. Pres.' TemD. Weather. Capo JIaria J.D. S 3 29.77 S3 BC Russell' .1...V...' S'3 '23.69 51' ■ BC Iloklanga Hearts S 4 29.71 52 BCP Kalpara' SIR.", Sin.: S 4 . 29.72 . 48 BC Manuka u Heads , S 4 29.69 -48 B 'Auckland ...-. , SS15 0 29.68 44 BC Tlrltlri ..S3 43 BC Kawhla S.4 48 B Taurangir SE 3 29.73 43 BC OpoUkl SI 29.75 43 0 Taupo SH 2 ' 30. B East Cape ... .t... S ;6 29.CS 43 CZ Glsborne SWS 4 29.72 40 OPQ Napier .... S\V 3 29.82 41 0 Castlepolnt ...... S u 29.7G ' 40 OP Cape Palllser S !i 39 • o New Plymouth ... SB 7 29.78 38 B Cape Egmont ... SE fi 29.82 41 BCQ Patea S! 29.85 43 BC - WnnRanul N'K 1 29.SO 38 BC Toxton ....... SSE 5 39 BC Wellington SSW 3 29.91 36 CPH Nelson Calm 29.92 33 B Cape Campbell .. S 5 29.93 35 OSQ Farewell Spit .,,'S <l .29.91 42 B Westport .....V.. S 2 29.95 39 B ' Greymoutli ...... E 3 29.95 '29 B' Arthur's Pass .. Calm 22 B' ' ■ Kaikoura ... SO 30.04 35 BC Christchurch .. SW 3 30.04 . 31 . OPS Akaroa Light ... S 5 29.97 -. 49 BCHSQ Tlmarn ........ Calm 30.04 32 BZX Oamaru ...... SW 2 30.06 34 " BC Dunedln ...... SW.3 30.02 38 BCJP Alexandra- SE 1 32 BC Queenstown N. 2 30.11 28 BC XiiRRets .:.. WXW 4 30.03 34 BC Bluff. ..WSW3 30.16 40 C Puysefrur Point SE 4 . 30.11 38 BCP