METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 136, 6 December 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR DECEMBER. Full moon, seventh day, 9.52 p.m. ; last quarter, fourteenth day, 12.47 p.m.; new moon, twenty-second day, 5.37 a.m.; first quarter, thirtieth day, 10.23 a.m. (Standard time.) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1938. The Sun. —Rose today, 4.H a.m.; sets, 7.X2 p.m. Hises tomorrow, 4.11 a.m.: sets, 7.1U p.m. (Standard time.) , Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning. I.4hr; afternoon, fihr. Total, 7.4 hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 59.Sdeg; relative humidity at 9 a.m., S2 per cent. Miixlimun temperaturo yesterday, 59.8deg; minimum temperature last night, 45.Sdeg; minimum temperature on grass, 39.6deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 9.7 m.p.h. Itainfall In previous 24 hours, O.lain; rainfall to date this month, 2.64 in; rainfall to date this year, . r>3.43in; rainfall average for December, 2.93 in; rainfall average from January 1 lo the end of Oocember, 42.30 in. Barometer, 0 a.m., 29.43!) in, 996.9 millibars; noon, 29.407 in, 9!>3.8 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The depression which was centred in the Poverty Bay region yesterday has moved away to the south-east, but a new one has advanced from the south Tasman Sea on to the Dominion." the centre this morning being over Otago. South-westerly winds prevailed yesterday and were of gale force in parts of the North Island. They have since decreased in force generally and have become variable in direction south of Cook Strait. During the clay the improvement in weather which had taken place in the South Island extended from the west over the North. Overnight, however, light rain has occurred almost generally and it is still raining in Southland, Westland, and parts of the North Island. Temperatures have become milder.

Beaufort scale oi wind force, wild equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-X •. I, light air. 2-3: 2 Blight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze. 8-11; * moderate breeze 12-16: 5, fresb breeze, l?-21; 6, itrone breeze. 22-27; ?, bigb wind, 28-33) 8. gate. 34-40; 8. strong gale. 41-48 i 10, whole eale. 49-66: 11 storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weatner.—B. blue aKy, clouo amouni 0-3 tenths; BC. blue sky ana aeiached cloud*, cloud amount *-8 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount, 7-« tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 8-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; 0, ugly, threatenine; R, continuous or et*ady rain; S. snow: JP. precipitation within sight of nation; D, drizzle; P. passing showers; H. nail;«Q, squally, U, lightning; T, thunders B1? fog: M, mist: Z. haze; X. boar frost: I.' intermittent. j FORECAST Winds —Winds between west and north-west predominating at first but a change to southlerlles advancing from the south. Force mainly light to fresh but strong at times m exposed positions. , ' „ . Seas.—Rather rough to rough in Cook Strait, on the west coast of the North Island, and in the far south; elsewhere slight to moderate but rising later on the east coast ot the South Island. . , Weather. —Changeable with rain ut times in most districts. Temperatures moderate but a cool change advancing from the south.

TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather Cape Maria V.D. SW 6 Kussell SW 4 Hokianga Heads W 4 Kaipara S. Stn. SW 5 Jlauukau Heads W 5 Auckland SSW 3 Tiritiri SW <» Kawhia SW 4 Xauranga ... WSW 2 Opotiki Calm Taupo SW 3 East Cape .. WSW 3 tllsborno NW 4 Napier W '.I Castlepoint ... SW 1 Cape PaUiser WXW 5 New Plymouth WSW 2 Cape Egmont, WSW 5 Patea W 5 Wanganui W 5 Foston WNVV 4 Wellington NW 4 Nelson Calm C. Campbell WNW 1 Farewell Spit WSW "> Westport SW It tireymoutli v.... SW 2 Arthur's Pass NW :> Kalkoura X 2 Cliristchurcli .. . NE 4 • Akaroa Light . NW 1 Timaru SSK 'A Oamaru NE 2 Dunedin N 1 Alexandra Calm Queenstown .... W 4 Nuggets NE 1 Bluff ......... SW 4 Puysegur Point .. S 5 29.91 (>2 2!).82 6:$ 2U.81 «3 29.78 01 -—- (i() 29.73 02 29. ii't ti:j 29.40 5S 29.34 lil 29.56 61 29.52 59 29.38 54 29.t>:! 54 29.0S (iO 59 29.59 58 29.14 lifl 29.48 05 -29.44 til 29.54 00 29.55 57 29.05 5" . -——' 4i) 29.44 DO 29.38 50 29.41 00 29.36 59 29.39 71 29.33 52 01 25.3S 57 29.30 53 29.34 58 29.51 51 BCZ BCZ BCP OP O OIK licqz ou OF o OP c o ou o {> OR HC O OZ 0 B C BC O OP OK B CZ BC O B O <) O OMK O OP