METEOROLOGICAL. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 140, 15 June 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 7h 13m a.m. ; sets 4h 2Tm p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h 14m a.m. ; sets 4h 27m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Slorning, nil; ofteinoon, Oh 22m; total, Oh 22m.

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, SSdeg. ; minimum, 55deg. ; mean, sSdeg. To-day, 1 p.m.— 6odeg. RAINFALL. For tne 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 0.04 in. Total to date during month— o.s7in. WIND. Avenge velocity tor the 24 hours preeedinj 9 a.m. to-day — 33 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 20.23. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.39; l p.m., 29.32. NEW ZEALANDSYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The lowest pressure, 28.95, occurred at the Bluff at 5 p.m. last night, ami tne hjiomcler commenced to n&e there ut 9 jj.mi , and has since risen >lovlj e.i>rwtit.r?. The ri cc,c c, however, seems •*> lack en-ret. -i:id a wm-iul fall is probable s 'citly. Thunder a-'i lightning occurred )n the night :o the no;ihw.nu oE Auckland and was also repor.od on t!>» ■wpft coast ot the South ishnJ Jli,n\j rain has fallen during the night, ai.d ',he rivers are very high ou the west coast <i \t Blenheim. Westerly vinds, have pieviilcl; .-tiong to gale with heavj squalls "n .jails.

Wind.— L, ligut-; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy sale; -w, gale at exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue s.ky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; F, loggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally, R, rain, continued rain; S, bnow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 houis:Wmds. — Westerly winds, strong to gale v?ll probably prevail. Barometer Rise slcwly everywhere, but another fall is probable m the southern tli-irints after 10 hours. Sea. — Heavy on all western coast .md considerable south of East Cap is; ni>wJer<ile elsewhere. Tides.— High on all western cons', and suut.i of Banks Peninsula; good uicun 1 to East Cape; moderate nil other ;■ •rts. Ram is prcbable generally am l riv;vs ficcded on the west coaat. Warning signal for westeil; aa.le i° exhibited at Cape Maii.i Van i)j>mui), Tiritiri, and East Cape; also at Capes Campbell, Foulwind, Farewell Spit, Stephen IsiaiiU Nu^aefc J'oiiit, and Centre lslaud D. C. BATES.

Station. Wind. Bar. in Shade Weather. Cape Maria Vim Diem en Russell MnnukuuHeada Auckland East Cape Gisborue... Spit, Napier Castlepoint New Plymouth ... Pitea Wanganui Foxfou Wellington Blenheim Cape Campbell ... Kuikoara Kelson Faiewell Spit ... Westport Cape Foul wind ... (Jreyinouth Uokinka lieuley Lj mslfcon ChEiscchurch ... Ximarci Oamaru ... Pore Chalmers „. Dunedin Queenstowu ... Nuggets InruicargiU liluli NTT f b NW br WNWfb S\v in g NW fb W 1 Cnlm NW br SVV f b WITWf b NW mg wmvmg NW br W 1 Wg S 1 S 1 NW f b \V 1 W fb 3W br S 1 W 1 NW br Calm NW f b Wf b Calm NW 1 Calm I NW 1 NW 1 Win g 29-75 2977 ii9-C3 "9-62 29'Gi L'9-CO 29-50 29"45 29-48 29-49 29-50 29-46 29-39 29-38 29-28 29-^6 29-33 ■•3-45 29-J1 29-3-J 29-32 29-33 2942 29-21 29-23 29-22 29-21 29 % 16 29*20 29-22 2913 29-16 29-15 62 59 51 59 59 sl> 57 5G 5i3 67 57 57 58 33 55 62 50 53^ 50 oi 55 55 43 55 54 51 51 51 SZ '17 47 5-£ 48 M B C £ Q c o B 0 O a ? B B C B O U C B C C C P C P C P p O E O B C a o o o c o BC p

(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon 4 0 55 p.m. last quarter 11 2 13 p.m. New moon 18 10 58 a.m. First quarter 26 G 13 a.m.