SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
An anticyclone has remained almost stationary to the west of the Auckland Peninsula while a very Intense westerly depression, the centre of which was near Hobart yesterday, is now approaching southern.1 New Zealand. Moderate to strong south-westerlies have prevailed north of Greymouth while elsewhere winds have been mainly north-westerly. The only rain has been a few light falls on the-west coast of . the South Island. Qtherwise the weather has been fair to fine in eastern and fair to cloudy in western districts, with mild temperatures. ' '. TODAY'S WEATHER
Bfeaufon scale ol wind force wttn equl ralent m.p.h.— 0. calm. 0-1; 1. UgUt air, 2-3 2 slight breeze, 4-7: 3. gentle breeze, 8-11. 4; moderate breezo. 12-16: 5, fresh breeze 17-21: 6. strong breeze. 23-27: ?, Wgt) wind, 28-33: 8, gale. 34-40; 9, strong gale 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56: 11. atorm 57-65: 12. burricane. ' Weatber.—B. blue sky, cloud amount 0-a tenths; BC, blue sky and detached donas cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy., cloudamount, 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths: G, gloomy, dull; U. ugly; threat enlng; R. continuous or steady rain; » snow; JP. precipitation within sight of (nation? D. drizzle; P. passing showers; H. hall; Q. squally; L, lightning; T, thunder. 9. fog: M, mist: Z. hazel X boar frost . FORECAST. Winds.—South-westerly'''in : the'" far north: otherwise west'to'north-west prevailing; force moderate to. strong generally and reaching gale force at times in places south' of New Plymouth and Napier. A change to south-westerlies advancing later over,.the South Island. . Seas.—Rough south of Kawhia and in the Cook and Foyeaux, Straits areas; elsewhere slight to moderate. ; Weather. —-Cloudy to - overcast in districts with a westerly aspect with rain from Taranaki southwards and spreadipg gradually, northwards. Mainly fair in eastern districts but showers later extending northwards to South Canterbury. Temperatures generally mild but falling, in the south.
Station. Wind. Pres. Temp Weathei C. Maria V.D. SW 3 30.27 Kussell SW 4 30.29 HoUianga Heads SW 3 30.25 Kaipara Sig. Sn. SW 4 30.25 Manukau Heads SW 4 -— Auckland ...WSW5 .30.23 Tiritiri SW 5 ' -J— Kawhia ........ W 4 '• Tauranga ..... SW 5 . 30,13 Opotiki ...... W 1 30.06 Taupo .. SW 1 East Cape . NNW 2 30.05 Gisborne ..... NW 3 30.07 Napier W 5 30.03 Castlepolnt .. NW 7 . 29.84 Cape Palllser'. NW 6 Xe\v Plymouth SW 4 30.18 Cape Bgmont .. W 4 30.15 Patea W 6 Wlnganui ..... W 6 30.15 Foxton ... .■ W 7 Wellington ... NW 6 29.94 Nelson ..... SSW 6 30.02 Cape Campbell NW 5 , 29.83 Farewell Spit . SW 6 30.03 Westport ..... W 2 30.09 Greymouth ... NW 4 30.07 Arthur's Pass . NW 7 . Kaikoura E 3 29.80 Christchurcli' NNE 1 29.72 Abaroa L'house NW 4 29.70 Timaru N.2 29.58 Oamaru W 1 29.61 Dunedin NW i 29.57 Alexandra. —Not leceived. Queenstown ... SW 3 29.63 N'uggets W 2 29.52 Bluff ...... SW 5 29.50 Puysegur Pt. NW 1 • 29.43 57 57 59 56 56 58 56 58 59 57 55 57 57 63 59 01 55 56 58 ■ 57 57 57 58 . 57 55 55 54 44 57 61 67 56 62 59 64 57 61 55 CZ BZ BC O O O C O B B BC B B BC BC BQ O O C o c B B B BZ O O OB BC 021 C C c o BC BC OZ ORQ
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1938, Page 5
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550SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1938, Page 5
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