METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 118, 22 May 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR MAY.

Full moon, fourth day, 2.45 a.m.; last quarter, eleventh day, 10.10 p.m.; new moon, nineteenth day, 3.55 p.m.: first Quarter, twentysixth day. 10.50 o.m.

MONDAY, MAY 22, 1939,

The Sun.—Rose today 6.57 a.m.; sets 4.38 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.58 a.m.; sets 4.37 p m Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, nil • afternoon, nil.

Temperature at 9 a.m., 48.4deg; relative humidity at 9 a.m., S2 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 49.9deg; minimum temperature last night, 44.6deg; minimum temperature on grass, 42deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending -9' a.m. today, 7.2 m.p.h. ■ .•;:■' Rainfall in previous 24 hours, trace; rainfall to date this month, 0.71 in; rainfall to date this year, 6.2 Sin; rainfall average for May, 4.10 in; rainfall average .from January 1 to the end of May, 16.58 in. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.626 in, 1037,1 millibars; noon, 30.620 in, 1036.9 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS, During the weekend an exceptionally rapidly moving and intense anticyclone has advanced across the south Tasman Sea on to the Dominion, being preceded by a southerly change which commenced in the far south on Saturday afternoon and had covered the whole country by last night. Southerly to south-easterly winds are still fresh in a few places north of Cook Strait, but they have become light and Variable over the South Island. Light to moderate rains accompanied the change, but the weather improved soon after, except on the east coast of the North Island, where intermittent drizzle Is still occurring this morning. Saturday was very mild, but temperatures have since become quite cold, and, following hard frosts, this morning's 9 a.m. reading at.a. number of inland places in the South Island, was below freezing point. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B. oiue sKy. cioud amount .0-3 tenths: BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths; 0. overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G. gloomy, dull; D, ugly, threatentng; E. continuous or steady rain: S, snow; JP. precipitation within sight of station; D drizzle: P. passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally, h. lightning; T. thunder: F. fog; Id, mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost; I, Intermittent. Beaufort scale of wind force, with eaulTalent m.p.h.—o. calm. 0-1; 1. light air 2-3; 2 slight breeze. 4-7: 3, gentle breeze. 8-11. 4. moderate breeze. 12-16; 5. fresh freeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze. 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33: 8, gale. 34-40; 9. strong gale. 41-48. 10, whole eale. 49-56: 11. storm. 57-65: 12. hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—South to east prevailing at first from Nelson and Marlborough, northwards; north - easterties thence southwards and north-easterlies gradually becoming more widespread. Force light to moderate, but freshening. Seas.—Bather roiigh about Cook Strait and on the east coast of the North Island; elsewhere slight to moderate, but with an increasing swell on the west coast. AVeather.—-Some scattered light rains at first in eastern and far northern portions of the North Island, but improving in the former area. Elsewhere fair to fine but cloud increasinc in western and northern districts generally, and rain developing within about 24 hours. Temperatures cold with some frosts.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Millibars. ' Cape Maria V.D. SE 3 1032 60 0 Russell SB 5 1030 62 BCP Hokianga Heads E 1 1030 56 BC Kaipara Sig. St. E 2 ' 62 O Manukau Heads .. E 3 — 55 OMR Auckland SE 2 1033 54 O Tiritiri E 5 — 5" O Kawhia W 3 — 53 B Tauranga .... SSW 2 1034 49 B Opotiki.—Not received. Taupo S 4 —- 45 B East Cape S 6 1033 -53 OZ Glsborne WNW 3 1035 51 O Napier SW 2 1037 50 O Castlepbint ' S 1 1039 49, O Cape Palliser ..Si; - 49 OP New Plymouth SE 5 ■ 1034 50 B Cape Egmont ESE 4 1032 48 B Patea ........ Calm — 47 B Wanganui E 4 103" 47 B Foxton ...... Calm — 41 B Wellington .. SSE 4 1037 48 OJPNelson Calm 1036 38 B Cape Campbell ..SI 1038 49 C Farewell Spit ENE 5 1036 49 O Westport ...... SE 2 1035 57 B Greymouth E 5 1033 40 B Arthur's Pass .. Calm — — ?„ Kaikoura SW 2 1038 45 BC Christchurch .. El 1039 36 BZ Akaroa Light. SSW 1 1039 47 O Timaru .... NW 3 1038 36 B Oamaru N 2 1038 38 B Dunedin N 2 1037 44 B Alexandra Calm — 29 B Queenstown .-. Calm 103o 32 B Nuggets N 3 1034 43 BZ Bluff W 3 1034 42 B Puysegur Point SE 1 1033 40 B