METEOROLOGICAL TODAY'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 138, 8 December 1938, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

TODAY'S WEATHER.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938.

The Sun.—Kose today 4.11 a.m.; sets 7.14 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.11 a.m.; sets 7.15 p.m. (Standard Time.)

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday : Morning, 3hr; afternoon, 3.4 hr. Total, 6.4 hr.

Temperature at 9 a.m., 61.4deg; relative humidity at 9 a.m., 98 per cent.'

Maximum temperature yesterday, 61.4 deg; minimum temperature last night, 49.1deg; minimum temperature on grass, 48.9deg.

Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 8.5 m.p.h.

Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 1.15 in; rainfall to date this month, 3.79 in; rainfall to date this year, 54.58 in; rainfall average for December, 2.93 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of December, 42.30 in.

Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.371 in, 994.6 millibars; noon, 29.389 in, 995.2 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS,

: Pressure has continued high in the • North Tasman Sea and rose somewhat over the Dominion yesterday, but has fallen again, a very deep depression now being centred in the far south. North-easterly winds have predominated in the southern half of the South Island; elsewhere winds have gradually turned from south-west towards north-west and have risen to gale force in places north of Cook Strait. After scattered showers early, the weather yesterday became fair to fine generally, but in central districts and the far south rain has occurred overnight, with heavy falls in the former area. Extremely numerous thunderstorms occurred this morning in central districts, being unprecedentedly prolonged and severe in the western portions of the Wellington Province.

Beautori scale ol wine torce. ffitfc equlva lent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; I, light air. 2-3; 2. slight breeze,, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze. 8-11 : 4, moderate breeze 12-16: 5. fresh breeze. 17-21; 6, strong breeze. 22-27; > hlgb wind, 28-33. 8, gale, 34-40; B, strong gale. 41-48; 10. whole cale 49-56: II storm 57-65; 12, aarrlcane.

Weather.—B. blue sKy, ciouo amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky ana detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount, 7-& tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; D, ugly, threatening; R. continuous or et«ady rain; S, snow: JP, precipitatloD within sight of station; O, drizzle; P. passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally! L, lightning; T, thunder; P, fog: M, mist: Z. haze: X. hoar frost: I. Intermittent

FORECAST

Winds. —Strong north-westerly winds to gales, but a change to south-westerlies later in the south and advancing over most of the South Island during the next 24 hours.

Seas. —Rough on the west coast and about Cook and Poveaux Straits; elsewhere moderate, but later rising on the east coast of the South Island.

Weather. —Overcast and with rain in western districts from Taranaki southwards and in Otaso and Southland. Otherwise mainly fair at first, but general. rain probable during the next 24 or 36 hours, with some heavy falls. Temperatures cool in-the south, otherwise mild.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cp. Maria V.D. NW 6 Russell W 5 Hokianga Hds. NW 5 Kaipara S. St. NW 7 Manukau H. WNW 8 Auckland .. WNW 5 Tiritiri NW 4 Kawhia NW 4 Tauranga W 2 Opotiki .... ENE 3 Taupo NW 2 East Cape .. NW 4 Gisborne NW 5 Napier NW 7 Castlepoint E 3 Cape Palliser . NW 6 N. Plymouth NNW 6 Cape Egmont NW 7 Patea NW 8 Wanganui N 7 Poxton N 3 Wellington . NNW 8 Nelson Calm Cape Campbell NW 5 Farewell Spit WNW 7 Westport W 5 Greymouth W 6 Arthur's Pass NW 6 Kaikoura N 7 Christchurch . NE 4 Akaroa L'house NE 1 Timaru NE 2 Oamaru ' NE 2 Dunedin NE 6 Alexandra ..„. N 2 Queenstown . NNW 2 Nuggets E 5 Bluff ENE 5 Puysegur Pt. NNW 8 29.88 29.90 29.85 29.83 29.80 29.79 29.79 29.74 29.68 29.56 29.52 29.62 29.55 29.50 29.37 29.40 29.33 29.46 29.42 29.35 29.19 29.10 29.16 29.06 29.11 29.09 29.08 29.03 28.95 29.88 66 66 68 63 72 69 64 61 71 68 62 66 69 71 55 54 62 63 62 63 60 61 58 56 61 59 60 49 62 61 68 56 43 51 58 49 50 55 54 BZ BZ BCM C C C BCZ OU BC c BC BC C R OG OIR OR KT O O OIR O C OPM CP C R BC BZ BZ C OJR O C OR OMR OJP O