METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 62, 10 September 1910, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SON. Rose to-day— 6h 2h a.m. ; sets 5h 84m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 6h 1m a.m. ; sets 5h 35m p.m. BRTGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h 40m; afternoon, sh; total, 9h 40m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. New moon m -. 4 5 36 a.m. First quarter ... _ ... 12 7 41 a.m. Full moon . . M . ... in 4 22 p.m. Last quarter 20 & 24 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 60.4deg. ; minimum, 43.2deg. ; mean. 51.8deg. To-day, at noon— s4deg. ' RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day-Nil. Total to date daring the month— O.Oßin. Total rainfall for August— 4.osin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— 6 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30 67. To-day— o.3o a.m., 30.22; noon, 30.23. NEW ZEALAND. BYNOPSTB OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. I Barometric pressure has been very unsteady, falling and rising ererywhere. The weather has been cloudy and liazy at times, with fogs on the east coast and in the far North. Winds have been very variable, and moderate to strong generally. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M

Wind.— L, light; br, Dreeze; t b, fresb breeze; in g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gate oi exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue skj, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling raiu; f, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; I', passing showers; Q, squally, X, rain, continued rain; S, snow; o.', thunder; U> ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours : — Winds.— Easterly winds, moderate to strong, northward of Xew Plymouth and Napier, and northerly elsewhere. Barometer.— Little movement northward oi New Plymouth and Napier, and falling elsewhere after ten hours. Sea.— Generally moderate, bub increasing between Castlepoint and Kaikoura after ten hours. Tides.— Poor on the west coast of the North Island ; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for northerly gales will be exhibited at Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island after sunrise. Weather. — Cloudy and hazy weather will probably increase and precede a general change in conditions shortly. Fogs may be expected on the cast coast of the South Island. Note. — A storm area appears to be approaching from the westward after about 48 hours, and" \ery low pressme will probably be recorded about Tuesday evening in the South. D. C. BATES.

Station, Wind. Bar. in Shade Weather. 3ape 'Maria Van Dienien Sussell UauuVua Heads inckland Bast Cape Srisbornc ... ... Spit. Nnpier >stlepoint New Plymouth ... ?atea Wansanui Poxton Wellington Slenbeim 3upe Campbell ... Kaikoura Nelson Farewell Spit ... Westport 3ape Foulwind ... SreymoulU aokitika LJeuley Ljttelton Dliristchurcb. fimuru Dauiuta Port Chalmers ... Duiicdui NuggeU luvcrcargill ... Bluff Inter'p'd SB 1 NE 1 Wl S 1 Calm SWI SWI Calm NE 1 Calm B 1 N 1 NWI S 1 SSE br SE 1 Not come S 1 SB 1 X hi E 1 NWI Not come SW 1 IS 1 VV 1 SV7 br 3VV 1 Calm NW f b N 1 WSW f b 3014 30-19 30-18 30-20 30-15 80-21 30-20 30-09 30-18 30-2* 30-22 30 22 30-25 Was 30-21 30-16 55 5d 5S 55 SS 52 53 57 56 57 54 50 48 49 50 47 B C B C t BM B B O B BC B 0 H«zy C B C CM OP B G 3016 30-li 30-16 80"<!0 30-27 49 51 50 17 42 C B C B B B 80-^0 30-25 30-22 SU-21 30 31 30-21 3U-15 30 2U 30-20 43 51 46 52 51 45 41 49 48 O O, o a c b o B BC B C O