METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

» WELLINGTON'B WEATHER. THJt BDN. Rose to-day — ih 58m a.m. ; sets 8h 14m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 4h 57m a.m. ; sets Oh 15m p.m. BRIOHO' SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 3h 55m; afternoon, 8h 15m; total, 7h 10m.

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, sCdeg. ; minimum, 40deg. ; mean, iSdeg. To-day, 1 p.m.— s"deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— O.Olin. Total to date during the month— l.o4in. Total rainfall for September— 2.Clin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— ll miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.3. Today— o.3o a.m., 29.9Q; 1 p.m., 29.69. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 48 HOURS An area of low pressure of a monsoonal type lias passed north-eastward of New Zealand. South-easterly gales and considerable rain have been experienced on the east coast of the North Island with cool weather. The barometer has fallen also in the southern districts since Saturday evening and the winds have changed to the northward.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze ; in g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale; x>, gale ol exceptional severity. W eather.— B, blue sty, ue tea aiinosphere clear or Heavy; C, clouds, imi>t>iug clouds; I), dri7zimg raiu; i?, icggy, G, gloomy, dark weatuei-; H, bail; L, ligliuiing; _, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sKy corned with thick uloudb; I', passing showers; Q, bqually, it, rain, continued ram; 8, suow; T, thunder; U, ugly, tlireatenuig appearance. FORECAST. At 8 a.m. the following forecast was Uaued for the subsequent 24 hours :- Winds.— South-easterly winds, moderate to strong are probable northward of East Cape, Taupo, and Hagian ; easterly thence to Hokitika and LyUelton, and northerly, strong to gale elsewhere. Barometer. — llise slowly northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and fall elsewhere. Bea.— Heavy on the east coast between East Cape aud Kaikoura, and moderate elsewhere generally. 'I ides. — Good between East Cape and Kaikoura, and model ato elsewhere. Weather.— Ram is probable in the northernmost districts about East Cape, on the Weßt Coast of the South Istnnd, and in the southern districts, and changeable weather elsewhere. 'A cold night is probable over the North Island. Warning signal for south-easterly gale Is exhibited at East Cape ; for northerly at Nugget Point and Centre Island. Note.— A storm area seems to be approaching from the westward with lowest pressure between Wednesday and Thursday. 1). C. BATES.

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TO-DAY'B WEATHER, ruojtf ousirvitioks takkn at 9 a.m

Last quarter Yew moon First quarter Full moon 17. ... 6 ... 14 ... 22 ... 29 v. hi. 6 14 p.m. 7 43 p.m. 6 34 p.m. 0 37 a.m.

THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)