METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 153, 2 December 1938, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR NOVEMBER.

fiTtil] uioou. eitfliti) day, D.53 a.m.; first quanet. arteentJb day, 3.50 a.m.; oew mooa. twentysecond day. 11-35 a.m.; last quarter, thirtieth lay 3.29 o.ta. (Standard times.) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1938. The Sun.—The sun rose today, 4.12 a.m.; I sets, 7.S p.m. Rises tomorrow, 4.12 a.m.; sets, 7.9 p.m. {Standard. Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 0.5 hours; afternoon, 1.5 hours. Total, 2.0 hours.. Temperature at 9 a.m., 69.5deg. Belative humidity, 9 a.m., 73 per cent, ; Maximum temperature * j-esterday, 69-sdog.;? .minimum temperature last night, 57.8deg.;' niinimum temperature on grass, 57.#deg. ; Mean wind relocity for 2,4 hours enettnu :*■ a.m. today, 8.4 ra.p.h. . -< V '... . ; Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.02 in; rain-: fall to date this month, 0.02 in; tainfall" to date this year, 50.81 in; rainfall average : ' for December, 2.93 in; rainfall average from January Ist to the end of December, 42.30 in. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.938 in, 1013.8 milli-, bars; noon, 29.926 in, 1013.4 millibars. \

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

A depression with a considerable northward extension has now begun to cross the southwestern portions of the country, and the anticyclone lately covering the northern portions is moving away eastwards. Apart from moderate north-easterly sea breezes on the eastern coasts yesterday, moderate northerly winds have prevailed and have become strong today at places about and south, of Cook Strait. Rains have commenced over the south-western districts of the South Island. Yesterday warm and cloudy conditions prevailed with some patches of mist and a few light local rains in western districts, but with fair weather in eastern areas.- Fog has continued throughout the twenty-four hours on parts of the Otago coast.

TODAY'S WEATHER,

Beautori scale ot wlno torce. with equivalent m.p.h.—o. calm, 0-1; 1. light air. 2-3; I" slight breeze, 4-7; S, gentle breeze, 8-11: i' moderate breeze 12-16; 5. fresh tsreeza. 17-21; 6. strong breeze. 22-27; 1. higb wind, 28-33: 8. ealo. 84-40; 9, strong gala, 41-48; 10. whole cale. 49-56: 11. storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather. —B, 'blue eky, cloua amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths? C. cloudy, cloud smount, 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount a-10 tenths; G. gloomy, dull; V, ufily, threatauing; R, continuous or st'»ady rain; B, snow: iV," precipitation within eight of «a--tfcn; D. drizzle; P. passing showers; H, hall: Q. squally; L, lightning; T. thunder: iP. fog: M, mist: Z. haze; X. hoar frost: I.' intermittent.

FORECAST

\|'iiids. —Variable in the southern portion of tho South Island, with southerlies gradually predominating; elsewhere moderate to strong northerly to north-westerly, reaching gale forca in places but a change to south--westerlles probable Tcithin about 24 hours. Seas. —Slight .to moderate but rising in the Cool; Strait area and on tho west coast of tho South Island, and later in the far south. Weather. —Cloudy to overcast aud in places misty with fairly general rain developing. Some heavy falls probable in the South Island. Temperatures warm at first but. a cool change advancing from Uie soutlu

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria V.D. ENE 3 29.98 Kussell N 4 30.06 Hokianga Hds. —Not received. Kaipara Slg. Stn. N 3 30.01 Manukau Hds. .. K 3 — Auckland NNE 3 30.05 Tiritiri N 4 — Kawhia N 2 — Tauranga N 2 30.10 Opotikl ,.KE1 — Taupo N3 — East Cape .... NW 4 30.06 Gisborne NW 4 30.05 Kapler NE 1 30.00 Castlepoint N 2 30.01 Cape Palliser ... K2 — New Plymouth NNE 2 30.02 Cape Egmont .. NE 6 29.97/ Patea N2 — Wanganui .. NNW 2 30.00 Foxton Calm — Wellington .. NNW 4 29.91 Nelson N 4 30.00 Cape Campbell .NW 4 29.90 Farewell Spit TOW 4 29.97 Westport NE 5 29.86 Greymouth N 6 29.84 Arthur's Pass .. NW 6 — Kaikoura N 2 29.<S Christehurch NNE 3 29.74 Akaroa L'house . N 4 29.72 Tinuiru ....... S 1 29.59 Oamaru ....... SKI 29.65 Dunedln NE 2 29.59 Alexandra N ;> — Queenstown .... Calm -J-'2 ;j KuBBOts NE 3 29-5. Bluff ?■ 1 29.48 Puysegur I't. Calm 29.39 70 72 65 71 67 67 62 71 65 69 71 72 64 67 66 67 A3 69 73 70 63 64 Cl 62 65 55 70 70 73 62 58 55 73 03 54 60 60 oz oai OUM c o OM BC C BC BC c o BC B B O c o B O O O BC O O O O c o BCQ O OJF T O O1R OFR OBK OR