WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 133, 7 June 1937, Page 3

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOB JUNE. Last quarter, second day, 4.54 p.m.; nei moon, nlimi day, 5.13 a.m.; first quarter, sixteenth day. U. 33 a.m.; full moou. twenty-fourtJ) •lay, 10.30 am

MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1937. The Sun.—Kose today MO a.m.; sets 4.29 p.m. Rises tomoirow 7.11 a.m.; sets 4.2!) p.m. Brigiil j3U.iSil.llts. — lesteruay : -Mu.luhs, S.Thr; afternoon, S.lihr. Total, 7.3 hr. Maximum temperature yesterday, ol.Odeg; minimum temperature last night. 40.9dcsS minimum temperature on grass, So.Sde^. Jleiin wiiiu u-lucny tui 24 hours ending » a.m. today, 7.0 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 48 hours. 0.07 in; rainfall to date this month. 1.21tn ; rainfall to data this year. ln.s4in; rainfall average for June 4.31tn; rainfall average from January I to the end of June. 2O.S9iu. Barometer, 9 hours, 29.SS2in, 1011.9 millibars; noon, 29.0651 D, 1014.7 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During the weekend pressure remained low east of the Dominion and several slight secondary depressions crossed the South Island. .Moderate to strong south-westerly to southerly winds, .consequently, predominated. reaching gale force at times In exposed positions, and the weather was very cold and changeable. Showers fell at times In most districts and snow on the ranges. During Saturday, light suinv also occurred on some of the low ieve.a in the central districts and the South Island. By Sunday mnrnlnjr, however, conditions had moderated in most parts, and during the day the wind turned to westerly or north-westerly about and south of Cook Strait, but since Sunday night, southerlies have again becoma general. This morning scattered showers wera still reported, but mainly in eastern areas anil the far north and south.

Beiuturi scale ot wind force, with equivalent ni.n.h.-O. calm. 0-1; 1. "Chi air. 2-3: 2 silent breeze. 4-7': 3, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-lfi: 5. fresh breeze. 17-21; li. Strom: breeze. 22-37; 7. hieb wind, 28-33; 8. cale, 34-40; 9, strons Bale. 41-4.^. 10 whole erne, 49-Stt: 11 storm 57-65: 1-. hurricane ~ Weather.-B. nine- W. ciouo amount 0-1 tenths: BC, hlue sty and detached clouds cloud amount 4-8 tenths: C, cloudy, cloud amount T-S tenths, O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 temha; G, gloomy, dull; 0. "Sly. threatening; K. continuous or steads rain; S. snow: .IP precipitation within sight of station: D, drizzle: P. passing showers: H. hail: Q. snuallv; L, lightning: T. thunder: F. fog; Ji, mist:'z. haze: X hoar frost: I. intermittent.

FORECAST Winds.—Moderate to strong south-west t« southerly, reaching gale force in exposed positlons oil the ear,t coast of the South Island, and fresheninz about and north of Cook Strait. Barometer.— Eising tendency, but unsteady in the far norlh. Seas.—Rough south of East Cape, north of Farewell Spit, and about Fmeau.t Strait; elsewhere moderate but later rising north of East 'weather.—Mainly fair to fine on. the west const of the South Island. Elsewhere still showers, more especially in the east coast and far northern districts. Later more general raia setting in in the far north.

TODAY'S WEATHER. Stailoc 1 _ _ Wind^I'res _T<?nip._\Yea!liet, Cape Maria V.D. W 4 30.03 54 BC Russell S\V 3- 29.»9 50 B Hokianga Heads SW 4 29.94 55 BCP Kaipara Sg. Sn. S\V 3 29.94 54 C Manukau Heads W 6 48 C Auckland SW 3 29.91 51 BC Tlrltlrl SW 4 52 BC Kavvhia SW 5 52 0 Tauranga. .... SW 1 23.93 50 BC Ojiotiki Wl 29.90 43 BU Taupo SW 3 46 0 East Cape .. WSW 3 29.82 45 B Gisborne SW 4 29.80 51 BCfl Napier S 2 29.S2 44 OZ Cashpoint .... SI 29.8r 40 BC Cape Palllser ... S 5 46 CP« Xew Plymouth SSW 3 29.86 51 O Cape EBin-mt .. SW 4 29.83 4S BCF Patea SO 29.S6 48 0 Wangaiuil SB 29.SS 50 EC Fnxton S 4 49 BC Wellington S 5 29.SS 47 B Nelson Calm 29.SO 41 B Cape Campbell . S 4 29.S7 47 B Farewell Spit . . S 2 29.7."> 49 B Westport SI 29.SS 43 B Greymoiith .... E 5 29.SS 40 B Arthur's Pass . SW 1 — 34 C Kaikonra S 5 29.91 46 BC Chrlstchurch . SW 6 29.91 44 ORQ Akacoa Lthse.—Not received. Timaru . W 4 20.9S 47 BC Oamaru ..'.... S\\r, 30,02.. 42 CPQ Dunedin S 6 29^ 41 BCQl? C»i«nstown '".'. SE 4. 30.08 40 C XufRets S 6 30.09 40 CP PuyseguV''Point S S b' 30.16 44 BCP