METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 23, 27 July 1911, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

""■' » wellington's weather. the Ton. Rose to-day— 7h 4m a.m. ; Bets 4h 60m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h 3m a.m, ; sets 4h film p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, «lh ; afternoon, 2h 25m ; total, 8h 25m. - THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time,) t>. H. M. First quarter ... ... ... 3 8 50 prn Full moon ... ... ... 12 0 23 a.m. Last quarter ... ... ... 19 5 1 p.m. New moon ... 26 7 42 a.«, TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE, Yesterday— Maximum, S3.2deg. ; minimum, 4odeg, ; mean, 49,ldeg, To-day, at noon— 49deg, RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding S a.m. to-day— 0.22 in. ! Total to date during the month— 7.29itt. Total rainfall for June—4.Blin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—l 6 miles per hour. J BAROMETER. Yesterday— 6 p.m., 29.84. To-day— 9,3o a.m., 30.0"; noon, 30.09, ' NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The weather has been cold, changeable, and showery generally, but much rain has fallen in parts of the east coast districts between East Cape and Kaikoura. strong south-east-erly winds have prevailed, but with moderatjug force. Barometric pressure has increased steadily during the night everywhere. TO-DAY'S WEATHER, from observations taken at 8 A.m.

Wind.— L, light; br. breeze; f b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity, AVeather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere dear or heavy; C, clouds, parsing dlOUdsj D, drilling rate; F, foggy; Q, gloomy, dark weather; it, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered With thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; B, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder j V, ugiy, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOKECAST. Afc 6 a.m. the- following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours :~- Wittds.—South-eastcrly, strong to gale at times in p,arts northward of Kaikoura and Hokitika; easterly, moderate to strong, elsewhere. Barometer.^ftise everywhere, but unsteady in the southernmost districts, Sea.-» Considerable between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; rough ift COok and Foveaux Straits. Moderate swell on ail the eastern coast; tooderate elsewhere. 'Jfidea.^High on all the eastern coast and good elsewhere. Warning signals for south-easterly gales at Bast Cape and Cape Campbell. Weather.-^Cold and changeable weather, with heavy passing showers and snow on higher levels, A very cold night is probable with frosts inland. D. C. BATES.

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