METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 2, 3 July 1939, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR JULY. Full moon, second day, 3.40 a.m.*; last Quarter, tenth day, 7.19' a.m.- new moon, seventeenth day, 8.33-a.m.; first Quarter twenty-third d.ay, 11.4 p.m.; full moon, tliirtyflrth day, 6.7 p.m. ' MONDAY, JULY 3, 1939. The Sun.—Rose today 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.33 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.33 p.m. lirignt Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, nilafternoon. o.4hr; total, o.4hr. Dry bulb at 9 a.m., 49.0deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 99 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 49.8deg; minimum temperature last night, 45.Udeg; minimum temperature on grass, 39.0deg. Mean wiuu velocity tor S4 hour:- endiug v a.m. today, 1.0 mp.h. Rainfall in previous 24-hours, 0.261n; rainfall to date this mouth, o.6(iin; rainfall to date this year, 11.93iu; rainfall average for July, 4.85 in; rainfall, average lrom January 1 to end of July, 25.74 in. Barometer, 9 a.m., 25.990 in, 951.7 millibars; noon, 28.975 in. 981.2 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS,

\ During tho wcekeuil a Ueyresaion moved from the central Tasmun Sea on to Xew Zealand. JModerate to strong south-westerlies prevailed at first over Otugo, and moderate to fresh northeasterlies elsewhere. Southerlles later extended as far north as Cook Strait, while winds over tho North Island backed to moderate westerlies. Kain developed on the west coast, extending rapidly to eastern districts, and weather generally wns unsettled with showers at times and bright intervals. Temperatures became somowhat. cooler with the southerly change, and during last night some light frosts occurred ii> the south. A new depression has moved on to tlie North Island this morning, .bringing rain to northern districts and about Nelson and Mtirlborougli. Pressuro has now commenced to rise over the south Tasman Sea, and the southerlies are gradually freshening and extending over the- North Island.

Weather. -B. blue sUy, cloua amount o-3 leuths BC. blue sky aud detached clouds cloud ttttioiitii 4-e .tenths, C, cloudy clou>i amount Z-b,tenths. O. overcast 'cloud'amouiil 9-10 tenths. G. gloomy dull. I). u C iy threat ening. it continuous or steady rain; S bBow; U' orwipitatidu within sight of station l> drizzle.- I* passing showers H, hail .(} Miunlly ,I. lijilitning. T tliuiidei V fog. M tnisi Z liaze. X hoar frost I iniertiittietn

Beaiifun si-a'p ■' wind forr«. with, eutitva lent ui.ph —0 "aim. »-l , 1 Itchi mr 2-h •I slight tn-eezt -1-? . :s, sentle l>i<'t.-/i; s-ll 'I. moderate breeze 1.-li. 5 frpsh tireezt 17-il .tt strong breez( 'u-i7 7 ninn wltm 2S-S3, st. gale! H4-40 . (), stronu vale Hl-4S 10 whole sale 49-58. 11. storm 57-65: VI

FORECAST

j Winds. —Moderate and variable at fli'£t iv eastern districts of the North Island and strong south-easterly in the Cook Strait area. Strong westerly to south-westerly in the far north and south and strong winds between west and south; later becoming general and reaching gale or strong- gale force in many places. j<eas.—Becoming high on the west coast, aud very- rough on the east. Weather. —Stormy, with rain in most places and some heavy showers in the Central Provinces. Becoming more changeable by tomorrow, with heavy passing showers. Temperatures ! colder, with snow on the high levels.

TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. uUl_ l>rcs< '^"ip. Weather , . Millibars Cape Maria V.L). W S 981 51 OJ' itussell .... . . X\V 8 97!) :,:, VV Holdaiiga Heads \V 7 :,ii CMP Kaipara Sg. Sn. AE 3 ' 977 49 6ilU Mauukau Heada SE 2 51 BC Aucklaiid MJ 4 878 01 bc Tirlttri ......... N.5 54 Be Kawhia B 3 — - .12 B Tauranga Calm 980 48 BC Opotlbl SSE I 980 no OR 1'aupo Calm 40 0 East Cape .. WNW 3 980 53 OU Gisborne , NW 2 980 48 OIR papier Calm 980 49 O Castlepoiut .... E l 02 n Cape l'alliser .. SE ti ~ 51 QMS New Plymouth .. SE 3 978 60 CP Cape Egmont .. NE 2 47 bg Patea Calm ■ 48 ' o Wanganui NE l ' ago 49 o " Foxton SE 1 50 o Wellington .. SSE 3 982 49 OIUM" kelson SW a 982 47 OIK* Cape Campbell SB (» 982 50 OK Farewell Spit .'. SE G 980 no OH . Wostport SE 2 981 r.O o Gr^ymouth E3 ysa 51 o Arthur's Pass .. SW 1 —— _- o Kalkoura S2 !)8.J - 48 OR Christcliurch S 2 !)87 40 OP Akaroa Lthse. . SW 2 9Sti 17 O Timaru NW 2 9S5 41 o Oamaru SW 3 9S5 42 O ' Dunedin SW 7 983 43 O Alexandra ..... Calm —— 39 0 Queenstown .. Calm 989 37 C Nuggets W 4 984 42 CP Bluff W 5. 9S7 4.J O Puysegur Pt. . SW 6 990 41 OPQ