METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day — Ih 37m a.m.; sets 6h 32m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 4li 30m a.m. ; sets Ch 33m p.m. BRIGHT* SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, lh 88m; afternoon, nil; total, lh 38m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Uean Time.) D. H. 31. Last quarter 5 9 8 a.m. New moon 13 l 48 p.m. First quarter 21 4 59 a.m. Full moon 27 8 22 pp.me. c TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, Gldeg. ; minimum, 4Sdeg. ; mean, 55deg. To-day, 1 p.m.— COdeg. RAINFALL. - For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day O.llin. Total to date during the month— O.llin. Total rainfall lor. October — 2.75 in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 9 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 29.C2. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.04; 1 p.m., 30.05. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer 4jas risen fast in the south, Shd strong southerly winds have prevailed with heavy rain in parts, and some snow on higher levels in the south. Freshes are reported in the mers on the wpst coast of the South sland. The rain belt this morning is northward of Kawhia and Napier. Rain is also reported at Kaikoura and Invercargill, but elsewhere the conditions are generally mild and the weather fair. TODAY'S "WEATHER. mOM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M

Wind.— L", light; br, breeze; i b, fresh breeze ; in g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale ot exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue bky, be the atmosphero clear or heavy; C, clouds, pabsing clouds; 1), drizzling rtna ; X, loggj ; U, gloomy, dark wtather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, oveieast, tut; whole sky tovercd with tluck clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally, U, lain, continued iaiu; S, euow, T, thunder; U, ugl), threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 0 a.m. the following forecast was Issued lor the subsequent 'ii hours :— Winds.— Moderate to strongg southerly \.mds. !iic probable geneially. Baioinetcr. — ilibo slowly everywhere. Sea. — Decreasing and generally moderate. Tides. — Generally moderate. Weather. — Unsettled and cloudy weather is probable uorthw.ud of Kawhia and Napier, but probably impipving shortly, and there are indications lor lair weather elsewhere. D. 'C. BATES.

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