METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 26, 31 July 1939, Page 11

METEOROLOGICAL

MONDAY, JULY 3/, 1939.

The Sun.—Bose- today 7.0. a.m.:: sets v..5» p.m. Bises tomorrow. 6.59 a.m.; sets 4.55".p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday ■: Morning. 3:ohr_ afternoon,- 0.8 hr ;: total, 3.6 h- . . . .- Temperature at' 9 a:m:,43.6deg.-: '':.-'v.;;^ Relative humidity 9 a.m:, 71 per" cent:,.' Maximum temperature yesterday. 43.6ile_J minimum temperature last night: 35.7, deg; minimum temperature on/grass, 32.4d0g. -' "' ' ' Mean wind velocity tor _4 nours ''eliding 9 a.m. today, 13.0 m.p.h. -,-;':.- ..-:.-■' Rainfall in previous 24yhours."0.4Gin; rainfall to date this month, o.o3iri; rainfall to dat<i this year, -li'.3sin;. rainfall average for July, 4.85 in: rainfall average from" January l to the end of July, 20.89 m. . ." . , . Barometer, 9 a.m., 30.030iri, lOlG.'o millibars': noon, 30.071 in, 1018.3 millibars--. ' '

SYNOPSIS OF-'LAST''..48 HOURS,

The anti-cyclone, which last week covered eastern Australia.,has been slowly moving eastwards and"now" extends across, the south Tas-' man Sea on to the South Island: Pressure fell', yesterday in the far north of the Dominion* and a slight depression is located this morning to the east of the Auckland .Peninsula. Strong ; westerly" to ■ south-westerly Winds predominated -on Saturday, but 'turned-yesterday to southerly or-south-easterly, and gale force has been reached in many exposed positions. The weather has continued mainly fair to fine in .West-land and Kelson, but otherwise has beeii changeable:with" showers of rain: and-hail.-There [have been further, light falls. of: snow in 4h_ South Island, and on the high "country- of; the: North Island. : A few isolated thunderstorms occurred oyer the North Island last night. Fol-: lowing the change to southerly winds temperatures have again' become: very cold. Condition, this- ' morning show a slight improvement from the south. : ;: - ... .•■.•■.-..•'■. ■'.->.

TODAY'S WEATHER,

Weather.—B, blue sky,, cloud; amount 0-t 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; <«, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threat--enlng; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight.of station; ' D, drizzle; P. passing showers; H, hail; <}, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; P. fog;" M» mist; 55, haze; X, boar frost; I. intermittent. Beaufort scale of wind force, with equiva- : lent m.p.h.—o. calm, 0-1; 1. light: air. 2-S: .2, .slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze. 8-.11:. 4, moderate breeze, 12-6: 5," fresh breeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high, wind; 28-33; S, gale, 3.-40; 9, strong gale. 41-4S: 10. whole gale, 49-56: 11, storm* 57-6.; .12,., s hurricane.

FORECAST.

Winds. —Between south and east predomlnat-x ing north of. Greymouth and KaiUoura, still --■; Teaching gale force ih exposed positions; in the.; Cook Strait neighbourhood and. parts :ofv-the east coast, but light■:' to fresh in the. north.;; Winds becoming light and variable in. the.; southern half of the South Island. >. '^ -./^.; i Seas.—Very rough in Cook Strait; rough on; r the east coast between Banks Peninsula and;; East Cape, and elsewhere moderate. - ./ . ', ; Weather. —Fair to fine in western districts from Taranaki . southwards: -and vin-,: the -far", south. Cloudy and showery, in eastern areas; from Canterbury to East. Cape with some furrf ther hail or snow, but conditions .improving; gradually from the -south. ~:_ A: few isolated; showers also in the - far north.. Temperature* cold, with '.iard frosts in the South Island.-: ;;;':-.

ita ion. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. -. - A-illibars. - Cane Maria V.D. E 1, 1006 46 OP Russell S2 1005 49. B Hokianga Heads . SE _ 1004 4r BC Kaipara. Sis. Stn. SE 5- 1007 -' 44- • O Manukau Heads SE 3 41 BC . Auckland-v S3 "lOOX'- .42- ' C. --*• Tiritiri .." ESE 7 45 BCP Kawhia E 3 ' —:— 45. B -- l'auranga SW 1 ' 1008 ' 42 B Opotiki SSE 2 ' — C ' Taupo W 3 40 B East Cape .. SSW 3 " 1006 45 BC4 Gisborne* NNW 3 1010 41 C Napier ........ SW.4 1012: 3S . OB Castiepoint.—Not received. Cape Palliser .. SE 6 42 CP " New Plymouth SE 7 1010 43 B Cape Egmont ,. SE 7 1009 42 BC - Patea SE 4 -^ — 39 OR Wanganui ESE 4. 1014 37 >0 Foxton SE 2" 36 BC Wellington SE 6", 1017 44 OPH Nelson Calm 1016 38 B Cape Campbell SSE 8 101S 42 CPH(J Farewell Spit .. SE 7 1016 44 BC Westport S 3 1016 44 B • Greymouth 17 5 1019 ' .41 B Arthur's Pass .. SW 4 —— — ,S Eaikoura S 3 1021 40 O Christchurch S 4 1024 37 BC Akaroa L'houae.—Not iecei\ red. Timaru .. SW 5 1020- 36 C Oamaru SW 4 1027 34 CP« Dunedin SE 3 1027 38 O Alexandra- Calm, -■■• '33 C Queenstown .... SE 2 1027 32 C Nuggets ........ S3 1027 38 BC Bluff .... .. W 3 1030 39 0> Puyseg^r * Pt. ESE 1 1028 38 C