METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S' VVEATHER

■* '"■'" ' MOON FOR AUGUST. ' Full-Moon/third day, 3.17 p.m.: I/ast Ouarler, tenth day,'?. 29 a.m.; Now Moon, seventeonth day,'2.sl p.ni.; TJrst quarter, twentyllt'th day," 3.19 p.m. ~ - I WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5. 1936: 'The Sun!— Rosa today G. 54' a.m.'; set? 4.53 p.m. Klses tomorrow C.53 m.m.; seta 5.0 p.m.' Bright' Sunshine.—Testcrday: Morning, lhr Gmin; "afternoon, Ohr 12mln; total, lhr 18mln. , Temperaturo ' In Shado. —Maximum, - 48.9deg; minimum, 43.1deg; mean, 46.0deg. Htttftfall:-^Totnl for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.031 a; total to date during tho mouth, 0.411n. <> . Wind.—Velocity of tho wind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m.. today, lO.lTm.r.h.1 " ' Barometer.—Yesterday, 0 a.m., 30.41 lln; today, 9 n.m., 30.201 in; noon, 30.177 in. • SYNOPSIS Of LAST 24 HOURS. ' , I'ressnro isfstill high over and east of tho North I&land but a deep westerly depression extends across the Tnsman Sea on to the SoutUi Island.*,,. Northerly winds have prevailed and havo".b'cetf'moderato mainly In forco" but slrico, last1 night havo become strong In places about and 'south of Cook Strait nnd in tho" tat north. Rain has fallen in tho western nnd far southern districts of tho South Island, wlille elsewhere tho weather has been fair, but since last night cloud has increased over the whole Dominion.

Beaufort ,«calo- of wind /orco. with equlVa-1 lent m,p.h.—l, Ughr »ti*-»S;;2,.'sllghv. breeze; •4-7; 3, gentlo breeze, 8-111 4, moderate breeze, IJ-16; 5,', frtstr. breeze,' 17-21; «. strong breeze, 22-2T;'V; high wind, 28-33; 8, gale. 34-40: 9. strong galo, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-50: 11, storm 57-66: 12. hurricane.

Weather.—B, blue sky; cloud amount 0-3 tentliSi.' BC. "blue 'sky 'and .detached cloud*: cloud amount, 4-0 tenths. C, cloud;;, cloud amount1 7-8' tenths'. O. overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths. O, gloomy; dull. V, ugly, thrciitcnlng. R, continuous or Bteady rain. S, snow. JP, precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle. V, passing showers. (I, hall, t) squally, t, lightning. T (thunder. -F, Tog. SI, mist, Z, hazo. X. hoarfrost. I. Intermittent. , ' FORECAST. Wlnds.-^loderato to strong northerllcs i caching galo forco In places;'backing to west or bouth-wost within about 24 hows. Baromoter.—Falling blent ly. Seas.—Rough In tho Cook' and Foveaut Strait areas and on the Webt Coast of the South Island; elsewhere moderate but Increasing. Weather.—Cloudy to overcast with rain at times In most districts, and somo heavy falls In Ihoso with a. westerly a&iiect. Temperatures mild. ■ , >

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