METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1937, Page 11

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MAY., Last quarter, fourth day, 6.6 a.m.; new moon, eleventh■ day, 12.48 a.m.; first Quarter, seventeenth day, 6.19 p.m.; full moon, twentyfifth day, 7.8 D.m.' . TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1937. \ Tho Sun.—Rose today 7 a.m.; sets 4.35 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.1 a.m.; _. sets 4.31 ""'Bright Sunshine— Yesterday: MorninjE-2.2hr, afternoon 2.Bhr, total s.ohr. ' ■ ~ Maximum ■ temperature yesterday, : 55.1deg, minimum temperature last nighty 41.9deg; minimum temperature on grass, 3o.3deg. Mean Wind veloctty.. for 24, bouts ending 8 9 a.m. today. '1.2 m.p.h. \ . Rainfall in previous 24 'hours,, nil; rainfallto date -this month, 3.3 Sin; rainfall to date this year 15.61 in; rainfall average for May, 4.10 in; rainfall average from January. 1 to U29.944in, 1014.0 mllU- | bars; noon! 29.932 in, 1013.6' millibars.. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An anticyclone is at present passing- the Dominion with its centre to the north, but pressure is still rather low east of the South Island and a deep depression covers.the southwest Tasman Sea and is moving slowly eastwards. Rain fell yesterday and last night on parts of-the east, coast of the South ■■ Island and. there have .been scattered slwyersi alsoj in the far north and south, but otherwise the weather for , the most part has been fair to fine, with -light to moderate winds-between south and west predominating. . . . . j

Puysegur Point S3 29.92 43 . ,Or i Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4 r 7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate, breeze, 12-10;' 5, fresh fcreeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-2T; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm,, 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue skA cloud amount, 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-C tenths; C, cloudy, doud amount 7-8 tenths; O. overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; S, show; J? precipitation within sight of station; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder ;F, fog; SI, mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost; I, intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Westerly, gradually veering to norih-westerlies, and freshening , about and south of Cook Strait. ." - Barometer.— Falling tendency. Seas.—Slißht to moderate but later rising south of Cape Egmont and'about Cook and Foveaux Straits. , . . ' Weather. —Mainly fair at first but some scattered showers probable in western coastal areas. Later, conditions becoming unsettled generally in districts with a westerly aspect with rain in most places, especially from Taran'aki southwards and also in the lar south. Temperatures mild.

TODAY'S WEATHER. ' Statloo.. . Wind. Pre8. Temp. W.eather. Cape Maria V.D. W 1 30.12 5S BC Russell SW 3 30.07 55 BC Hokianga Hds. SW 2 30.04 58 ,CP Kaipara S.S.-WSW2 i. 30.09 ■ 81 CP Manukau Heads SW 4 57 B Auckland .... SW 1 30.03 5d BCP Tlrltlrl W 4 ■ ■■,■ .'"? 5£ Kawhia SW3 56 BC Tauranga W 1 30.05 53 B Opotikl ...... Calm 30.04. 4T .;,. BC Taupo ...J....S1!. 50 0 i. East Capo . WSW 2 A29.94 •-52 B ; Glsborne ,NW 3,.: 29.95, -.(SS-.v. B Napier .. SW 1 . 29.83 52 : B Castlepoint .. Wl 29.87 52%. BC Capo Palliser SW 5 ~ 55 O New Plymouth i.' W 4 .30.00 59 VB Cape Egraont .. W4 .30.04 55 ,C Patea !....... W5 .29.98 . 59. O . Wanganul ...... W 5 29.96 54 BC Poxton i Calm 40 -B Wellington ..... Calm •■, 29.94 48 ;BZ Nelson Calm 29.9G 43 B , Cape Campbell W 2 29,92' 47 ,B Farewell Spit ,SW 1 • 29.96 49 B Westport ..... Calm 29.98 47 BCW Greymouth ... E2. 29.99 44 ,BC Arthur's Pass . Calm 32, B Kalkoura ... SW 1 29.96 47 O. Christchurcli . SW 2 29.94 43. B Akaroa I/house SW 4 29.92 47 OPQ TImaru .... TOW 1 29.96 40... : .B Oamaru NW 2 29.95 39 B Dunedin ...... SI 29.95 44' BC Alexandra •'. •'• Calm 35 ,B Queenstown <••• N 1 ■ ■ 29.95 . 33 B -.- Nuegets N 3 ' 29.97 . 41 :. ..BC Blnf? .... Calm ■ 29.90 ■ 40 B