METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 84, 6 October 1938, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

THURSDAY, OCTOBErt 6. 193*

The Sun.—The sun rose today; 5.18 a.m., sets.'6.l p.m. Rises tomorrow 5.16 >a.m.. sets 6.2 p.m. (Standard Time.) . Bright Sunshine.-^Yesterday.-:- Morning, 5.T hours; afternoon, 3?8 hours. Total, 9.5 hours. Temperature at 9 a.m., 61.9deg. Relative humidity at 9. a.m.,-42 per cent. " ! Maximum temperature yesterday.'- 61. Meet minimum temperature last night, 53.2deg; minimum temperature on grass, 49.4deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending • a.m. today, 19.6 m.p.h. ... Rainfall in previous 24 hours, oil; rainfall to date this month, O.Olin; rainfall to dats this year, 45.56 in; rainfall average for October. 3.51 in; rainfall average _rom January 1 to the end of October, 36.381n'. Barometer, 9 hours, 29.7961n, 1009.0 millibars; noon, 29.852 in. 1010.9 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure has remained high in the north an* is rising rapidly In the South Island, following the passage last night of a deep westerly depression, which is now located east of Chatham Island. Strong north-westerly winds to galas* prevailed yesterday south of Taranaki and Hawke's Bay, but during the night a change to fresh to strong south-westerlies has advanced as far north as Kawhia and Napier. In. eastern districts the weather has been fair te> fine and very warm. Otago and Southland have had changeable and showery conditions with some hail squalls about Foveauz Strait, while in western districts It has been cloudy • with some rain in Westland and about Auckland. In the Southern Alps there hare been some heavy falls and west coast rlrera - hats risen. Temperatures have become much coolea over the southern half of the South Island.

Beaufort scale ot vrtuo (urce trttß eqal« talent m.p.h.—o calm. 0-1; 1. tight sir. S-St 2. illght breeze, 4-7; 3. gentle breete, 8-11J 4. moderate, breeze. 12-16: S. fresh braass, 17-21; 6, strong breete, 22-27; T. hick wind, 28-33; i, caJe. 84-40;. », itroag gals. 41-48; 10. whole gate. 49-56: 11. stem. 57-65; 12 hurricane Weather —B. blue shy, cloud amount t-S j tenth.; BC. blue sky and detached - clouds* cloud amount .6 tenths: C. cloudy, cloud* amount, <-» teuttis;.o. overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths: G. gloomy dull; V. ugly, threat* ening; 11, continuous or steady rain; 9, snow: JP precipitation within sight of at** tion; v drizzle, P. panging sitowtrs; ■* hall; Q. squally; L, lightning; T. thunder} V fog; M mist: Z. haze: X hoar , Crust} 1 tntermitteot. FORECASt. Winds.—North-westerly "at first in the fa* south and north-east, but otherwise *est t» south-west prevailing. Force moderate to strong generally and with gales ln some exposed- positions, but gradually decreasing. Seas.—Rather rough to rough on the-watt coast and about Foveaux Strait.- . Elsewhere slight to moderate but with a considerable southerly swell on the east coast. Weather.—Changeable at first ln districts witfc a westerly aspect and the far. south with scattered Bhowers, but improving; One in eaaterß i districts. Mild day but cool night temperatures. mm^mmm — So flexible is pure platinum that-it can be drawn into a wire with a thickness of only l-100,000th of an inch. And two ounces of platinum could thus lam drawn out to encircle the globe.

Station. Wind f re». Temp. Wnttm t Cape Maria V.D. \V 6 30,17 61 OZ Rufsell KW5 30.12 60 BZ Hokianga Heads NW 4 30.09 60 CM» Kaipara S. Stn. X\V 3 30.11 59 OMS Manukau Heads W C ■ t>8 O Auckland W 5 30.03 60- O Tlritlri W6 - 59 • oiff Kawhia— Not received. -. ■" Tauranga .. W 4 28,92 62 BC Opotikl KB 4 29.93 60 O Taupo SW 3 - ' 60 B East Cape .. WNW 3 29.87 . 60 BC Gisborne KW 5 '-29.84 62 B Napier W 6 ' 29.80 - 67 BO Castlepoint .. NW 2 29.97V" 60 B Cape Palliser SW 4- 60 B Plymouth SW 4 29:98 ' 56 BC Cape Egmont .. W 5 29.35 - "57 BC Patea W 6 ■ 58 BC W&nganui W 7 29.94 " 57 BC Foxton WSW 7 - -,j(6 B Wellington S2 29.S0 62 B Nelson SSW 6 29.84 - 54 B Cape Campbell W 1 29.74 '.,59 B Farewell Spit WSW 6 - 29.87 . — BZ Weatport SW 6 29.92 ' 53 CP Greymoutb S 6 29.94 .- 51 OFQ Arthur's Pass NW 7 -^— 41 BC Kalkoura NW5 29.7.« • 61 B Chrlstchurch .... S 5 29.S1 33 B Akaroa L'house SW 7 .29.75, 49 BC Timaru S 4 29.74 59 C Oaraaru S 4 ' 29.7'9 52 BC Dunedln SW 6 29.74 ;• ' 43 ' OI» Alexandra —Nol received. Queenstown .. NW S 29«79 50 B Nuggets W 3 29.75 .42 BCF Bluff WSW 6 29.79 50 BCP Puysegur Point NW, 6 29.87 ' 48 O

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