METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1937, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER I

MOON FOR MAY.

Last quarter, fnurili day. 6.6 a.m.: new moon, eleventh day, 12.48 a.m.; first quarter, seventeenth day. 0.19 urn.: full moon, tiveuty« flftb day, 7.S v.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1937. ' Tile Sun.—Kose today 7.3 a.m.; sets 4.33 p.m. Eiacs tomorrow 7.4 a.m.; sets 4.33 p.m. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday morning, 2.31ir; afternoon, l.Shr. Total, 4.11ir. • . .Maximum temperature yesterday, 55.7<1cg; minimum temperature last nlglit, 44.3degJ minimum temperature on grass, ST.ldeg. .Mean win.l velocity for 21 hours ending f a.m. today, 0.2 m.p.li. Rainfall In previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this montli, 3.4Hu: rainfall to data this year. 15.64 in; rainfall average for May, 4-lOln: rainfall average from January 1 l» the end of May, lO.SSIn Barometer, 9 hours, 30.1541n, 1021.1 millibars ; noon, 30.157 in, 1021.2 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The shallow depression which yesterday wat situated over the northern portion of the Xorth Island had practically filled up by this morning, arid pressure is now high over ths New Zealand area, and particularly so to th« east. Winds have been light and variable over most of the Dominion, but moderate to strong and between north-east and south-east north of Kawhia and East Cape. Cloudy, hazj weather has prevailed for the most part, wltli rain at scattered places, more especially i» the northern and north-eastern portions j)f tM Xorth Island and the far south.

■S Station. Wind. Pres. Temp: Weathet C. Maria V.D. NNE 5 30.06 .57 BC1 Uussell SE 4 30.00 G2 BC Hokianga Heads E 2 30.03 59 . BC . Kaipara S. Stn. NE 2 30.19 56 BC Manukau Hds. ENE 3 — 50 B , Auckland SSE 3 30.11 55 B Tiritiri E 4 — 50 CO Kawhia S 1 — 53 B Tauranga .... Calm 30.15 54 BC Onotikl S 2 30.16 53 BC Taupo Calm — 47 BC East Cape .... SSE 4 30.18 55 O Gistiorne NW 2 30.22 53 OMD Napier Calm 30.14 53 BC . Cashpoint E4 30.1G 54 O Cane Palliser.. Calm — Bl B New Plymouth. SE 1 30.10 57 BC Cape Egmont .. Calm 30.13 52. C Patea Calm 30.19 51 BO Wanganul KB 1 30.18 48 BC j Toxtou^ Calm — 42 BC _ Wellington ... Calm 30.15 48 .CZ Nelson E 1 30.17 37 BC Cape Campbell.. S3 30.13 48. B < Farewell Spit. SW 1 30.12 50 BC i Westport SE 2 30.10 48 BC Greymouth E3 30.14 50 . O | Arthur's Pass Calm — 33 ' B : Kaikoura Calm . 30.15 44 BO i Chrlstchurch .. SW 3 30.16 45 O • Akaroa Light WNW 1 30.1. ■ 46 O ! Timaru W 2 30.13 47 CZ i Oamaru Calm 30.16 42 B -. Dunedin Calm 30.15 46- OM Alexandra .... Calm — 44 O Queenstown ... Calm 30.03 44 O XugRets NNE 4 30.17 45 Bit Bluff Calm 30.12 48 OF Puysegur Point N 3 30.12 4o O __ Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. ] Beaufort" scale of wind 1 .force,' with-equi-valent m.p.h.-O, calm, 0-1; 1, lieht air, 2-3.1 . 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11 1 ■ 4 moderate breeze, 12-10; 5, fresh breeze. ; 17-21: 0, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high^wlnd, 2S-33: S, gale. 34-40; 0, strong gale, «-«•. 10, wholo gale, 49-50: 11. storm, 57-6a; 12. '"weather.—B, blue sky, cloud- amount 0?*.. tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-G tenths; C, cloudy, cloud, amount 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; V, ugly, threat-) ening- R continuous or steady rain; S, snow, JP precipitation within sight of station; D. drizzle; P. passing showers; H. hall; W." squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F. fog; M. mist; Z, haze; X. hoar frost;:!, intermittent.