METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 7, 8 July 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Ros,e to-day— 7h 15m a.m. ; sets 4h 35myp.m Rises to-moriow— 7h 15m a.m.; bets 4h 30m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHIN?.. Yesterday— Morning, lh 40m; afternoon, nil; total, lh 40m. THE MOON.

(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. rull moon 3 11 47 p.m. Last quarter 10 0 28 p.m. New moon 17 10 15 p.m. lMi-st quarter 25 11 15 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 49deg. ; nVtnimuin, •i4deg. ; mean, 47deg. Today, 1 p.m.— 33deg. RAINFALL, For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 0.20 in. Total to date during the month — 1.77 in. WIHD. Average velositv fur the 24 hours presiding 9 a.m. to-day — 2 mile 1 ? per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 30.07. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.02; 1 p.m., 29.80. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. Tie weather has been generally cloudy and showery in many parts. Sharp frosts were experienced in the southernmost districts, hut elsewhere though damp and cold, the humidity of the atmosphere prevented frost on tin around. The winds have been generally light and vanahlc. Tie barometer hafa risen in the extreme noith and fallen south of Napier and New Plymouth. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FROM OBSEKVATIONS TAKEN AY 9 A.M

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; f b, iresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale ol exceptional seventy. Weathei.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, parsing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, loggy; G, gloomy, dark weather ; U, hail ; L, lightning ; M, misty ; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; \i, squally, R, rain, continued lain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued fo: the subsequent 21 hours :- Winds.— Northerly winds, moderate to strong prevailing northward of Napier and New Plymouth, and increasing strong to gale from the same direction probably elsewhere after fiom 10 to 1G hours. Barometer.— Fall slowly everywhere. Sea.— Considerable between Castlepoint and Kaikoura, and on the southern side of Cook Strait ; modei ate elsewhere. Tides.— Good on, the west coast of the South Island, also on the southern side of Cook Strait, and moderate all other ports. Rain is probable southward of Castlepomc and Kawhia. Warning signal for noitherly gale is exhibited at Capes Campbell, Foulwind, Farewell Spit. Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. D. C. BATES.

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