METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue CXXIII, 10 April 1937, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR APRIL,

Last quarter, fourth day, 3.23 p.m.; new moon, eleventh day, 4.40 p.m.; first quarter, eighteenth > day, 8.4 a.m.;' full moon, twentysixth day, 2.54 a.m.1 (Standard Time.)

SATURDAY. APRIL 10, 1937.

The Sun.—Hose today. 0.15 a.m.; sets 5.39 p.m. (Standard. Time.) •'■■ - ; ,■ , '

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday : Morning, O.Thr; afternoon, 1.3 hr.. : Total, 2.ohr. -, ■■■. .;■..:.

.Maximum temporature yesterday,'. 7,0.0deg; minimum temperature last . night,, ; 57.5deg; minimum temperature "on ' grass, ■■ 53;0d0g, ■■..

Mean wind velocity for, 24 hours, ending- 9 a. m. today, 5.0 m.p.h. "■■■■' :'. -.: : ■':i;,../

Kalnfall in previous- 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 0.071n; rainfall to (late this year, 9.691n; rainfall-nveraße for April, 3.641n; rainfall average, from January 1 to the end of April, 12,481n. ■::■■.■■■ ... , : •.. ■;- .• ;

Barometer, 9 hours, 30.1801n, 1022:2 milllbara.;' noon, _30.1711n, 1021.7 -mtUlb'Rrs. .. . '

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

. A slight'depression passed In. the far',.south last hlghf" and • winds h&ve . since:,, become southerly there,, but a • shallow depression ;is located1 west of the North Island, and conser fluently moderate, to. strong north-easterly or northerly winds were r still predominating this morning. Mild, cloudy to overcast conditions have prevailed Inmost- districts, with, scat-, tered and mainly light rain -In the South Island nnd the northern half, of the. North, but,, a few rather heavy falls'.have been reported in Westland.' : ' ■ ' . V:

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue akys cloua »mount 0-S tenth. BC, bluo sky and detsched clouds: cloud amount 4-6 tenths. C, cloudy! cloud amount 7-8 tenths." O. v overcastt cloud amount 9-10 tenths.. 0; glnWy* dull. D. ugly, threatening. R. continuous or steady ram. o. snow. JP, precipitation within sight of station. ,D, drizzle. P, passlne showers. H. hall. M. squally. L. Uehtnlne. _T. thunder. F. foe. ,M

FORECASI

Winds.—Xorth-east to northerly north of Greymoutli and Banks Peninsula; strong in parts of the far north; elsewhere ltglu to moderate but freshening later In the Cook. Strait area. Southerlles over the southern portion of the South Island, and becoming general during the next 24 hours. Barometer. —A rising tendency In tho south; elsewhere unsteady. ■■■■■■■ •. -. Seas:—Rough north of East Cape and rather rough to rough south of Kinvhia. Elsewhere slight to moderate, blit rising somewhat in the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas. Weather.—Cloudy- to overcast with rain at times In most districts. Temperatures becoming cooler, : . ~

-Station... Wind. Prea. Temp. Weather. Cape. Maria V.D.—Not received., v • , . Russell.—Not received. ' ; • .:, ■: Hokianga Heads.—Not received. ;-• ,,.:•: Kalpara SlE.'St. NE 4 ;-■ 30.08 • 66 ;Cv ■ 'Manukau -Heads.-KB 6 > — : 64 :: B Auckland /....; NE 3 ■;; 30.14 ,67 '.: B , .. Tiritiri .• NE.5 — . :' 66 ' CZ ;,. Kawhla ........ E 4 —. .69- BC. Tauranso- I...: KB 5 30.22., '65; , OR Opotlkl .....i.. Nl 30.28 -. ' 62-,.. ■"-'BC .- Taupo ..■ NE 2—58 O- .-,- Kast Cape....; NE 4 .30.29 05 BCZ: Glsborne ...... NE 2 30.29 • > 64 OM,i Napier ,:...... NE 2 .30.31 04 BC , Castlepolnt: SI 30.21 , 83-.. BC Cape Palllser ..N 1 : ' — .59 EC New Plymouth . SE 2 , .30.15 ..00, BC ; Cape Egmont ..' NET . 30.10 65 „ C .,; Patea N 1 ' 30.20' ■ 65 B : .WanBnh'ur ....... .E 1 ; 30.18. .60 , BCZ iPoxton ........ El — nl ('^ Wellington .... NE 2 30.19 -, «1 ■ ■ O Nelson ...... NNE 2 . 30.15 01 C Cape Campbell NWS 30.14 58 O Farewell; Spit . NE 2 -30.13 .62 O^ Westnorf ' ' ;..:E6 30.08- 58 .OR ereymoirth, \.. :. . N .2 : 30.07 ■ 50 MR :. Arthur's Tass. . Calm — ol K Kalkoura .....NE2 30.07 58 BC ChristclHirch ..Calm . 30.02 59 OR AKaroa L'house-NE 2 30 02 -M - O ... Tlmaru '....".... N.I - 29.95 .57 CZ . Oamaru ..... NW 4 29.94.: ,6T OG - Dunedin ..:.... S3 20.99 57 , OIM; Not. received. '.-:-■. „ : Sr.;;: -...S5V 1 3 - %: Bluff ;. SW.3 '30.00 53 BC Puyset-ur Point NW 3 30.09 .52 O ■ Beaufort scale ot wfad force, with enul»»' lent m.p.h.—1, URht »lr. 2-3; 2, ullEht breeze 4-7 • 3 gentle breeze, 8-11: 4. moderate breeze, 12-10; 5. rresb breeze. 1T-21: 6, strouR breeze 22-27: I, hlrh wind. 28-33: 8 .Ral«. 3J-40: 9 strong nale, iUiS: 10, whole sale. 49-5fa: 11 storm, 57-66: 12,'hurricane.