METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 9, 10 July 1909, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHEB. THE BUN. Rose to-day— "h 13ra a.m. ; sets 4h 30m p.m. Ilises to-morrow— 7h 14m a.m. ; sets Hi 37m p.m. BUIGB7 SUNSHINE. Yesterday — Morning, 111 55m ; afternoon, nil; total, lh soni. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon 3 11 47 p.m. Last quarter 10 0 28 p.m. New moon : ... 17 10 15 P-n». First quarter 25 11 15 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. •* Yesterday — Maximum, 52deg. ; minimum, 4Sdeg. ; mean, sndng. To-day, 1 p.m.— s4deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 0.48 in. Total to date during the month— 3.24in. WIKD. Averajre veloaitv for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 2l miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 20.94. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.0G; 1 p.m., 29.80. NEW ZKALANDSYNOPSIS OP THE LAST 24 HOURS. The cjclonie movement at 0 a.m. was centred over tlie Bay of Plenty, and causing a heavj eastetly gale with tremendous seas at East Cape, and strong easterly winds on tho east; coast of the Nortli Island. South-east-erly winds, strong to gale, prevailed thence to Cape Campbell and Hokitika, and heavy rain lias fallen in most parts of the North Island, and misty rain in the extreme south, where in the night a hard frost was also experienced.

Wiud.— L, light; or, breeze; t 0, ireen breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, or heavy gale; w, gule ot exceptional seventy. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling lain; F, foggj ; U, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightmng; M, misty; O, o\ei-cus>t, the whole sky covered with thick clouds,; P, passing showers; Q, squally, R, rain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued to: the subsequent 21 hours :- Winds.— Southerly winds, strong to gale are piobable northward of Auckland, and south-easterly, increasing strong to gale, especially on the east coast between Lytteltou and Cape Egmont; moderate to strong southerly winds elsewhere soon. Baromete^r.— ltise fast over the North Island, and steadily elsewhere soon. Sea. — Very heavy between East Cape and Kaikoura, and increasing soon on all western co.isd; considerable eveiywhere else. Tides. — Very high between East Cape and Kaikoura, and increasing on all western coast; moderate all other ports. Rain.— Heavy ram is probable and rivers flooded on the cast coast after ten hours between East Cape and Banks Peninsula, and showery -weather generally followed by colder v eather. Warning signal for southerly gale is exhioited at Cape Maria Van Dieinen and Tiritiri, and for southerly gale at East Cape, Cape Campbell, and Stephen Island. D. C. BATES.

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TO-DAY'S WEATHER.