METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 18, 21 July 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THK SUN. Rose to-day— 7h 9m a.m. ; sets Jh 43m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h 8m a.m ; sets 4h 4Gm p.m. , BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, nil. THIS MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon ..." 3 11 47 p.m. Last quarter 10 6 28 p.m. New moon 17 10 15 p.m. First quarter 25 11 15 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, C2deg. minimum, S4dcg. ; mean, ftSdeg. To-day, 1 p.m.— ssdeg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— C.loin. Total to date during the month — *.45in. WIND. Avertgp velpeitv for the 24 houre preceding 0 a.m. to-day — 21 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.77. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 20.50r-l p.m., 29.71. NEW ZRAL4ND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has risen slowly in both tho extreme north and south, but there has been little movement elsewhere. Northerly winds h.a\c prevailed, but decreased in most parts. A gale is now reported at Cape Campbell. Heavy rain has fallen on all western coast and freshes are reported in rivers on the West Coas>t. Showery and cloudy weather has been also experienced generally. ■ TO-DAT'S WEATHER. FBOlt OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M

"Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; i b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional seventy. Weather.— B, blue s>l»y, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; V, loggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing ihowers; Q, squally, R, rain, contmued rain; S, snow; T, • thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance. '

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