METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 49, 26 August 1911, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Ruse to-day— 6h 27t& a.m. ; fiets 6h I9m p.m Rises to-morrow— 6h 2Sm a.m. ; gets 6h 20m p.m, BRIGHT StJNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, lh 6m; afternoon, 2h 50m j total, 3h 65m. THE BIOOK, (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) t>. H, M. First quarter ... », „. 2 JO 69 a ffl. Full moon ... „, ... 10 2 28 p",m. Last quarter ... 1? 11 41 p.m. New moon ... ... ... 24 3 44 p.m. TEMPERATURE W THE SHADE. Yesterday -=• Matinutm, Sl.2deg. j minimum, 42.8deg, ; mean, 4'< leg. To-ifay, at noon— oldeg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— O.Olifl, Total to date duvin? the ifiontn— l.l6in Total rainfall for July— 7.42in. WIJrD. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to'day*=l2 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.06. To-day—9,3o a.m., 30.07; noon, 80.04, NEW ZEALAND, SYNOPStS OF THE LAST 24 HGTJRS. Stormy conditions have been experienced in the northern districts and rain has fallen in these parts and on the east coast of the North tsland. A severe thunderstorm was re< ported at Russell during (he night. Cold and changeable weather has prevailed generally elsewhere with showers in parts and frosts were recorded in many districts of the South Island. Southerly and easterly winds have predominated, strong to gale northward Of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura, but moderate to strong southwards. The barometer has been unsteady, but has recorded but little change since yesterday, TO-DAY'S WEATHER, Fiom observations taken at 9 l ».m.

Wind.-=L, light; br. breeze; f b, fresh bf eeae ; m g, tnoderate gale ,' g, whole of heavy gale; v>, gale ot exceptional severity, Weather.-^-B, blua sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy j C, clouds, passing clouds; t>, drilling rain; F, foggy; Q, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, miety; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, ram, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, bwy. ?OKI3CAdT At 9 a.ffl. the following forecast was issued tor the subsequent 24 hour*:-— Winds.— Easterly, strong to gale, backing to (south-easterly northward of Kaflt Cape and Kawhia; south-easterly, increasing strong to gale, thence to farewell Spit and Kaikoura^ variable winds elsewhere, but southerly, mode' rate to strong, prevailing, Barotoeter.^-Uneteady. Sea.-'lteavy northward of Eaßt Cape and increasing thence to JSaikoura after ten hours, rough in jDook Strait and moderate elsewhere. Tides.-» Good generally. Warnings fof south-easterly gales at Cftpe Maria, Tiritiri, fiast Cape, Cape Campbell, and Stephen .Island. weather.— -Cold and changeable generally, heavy fain probable over the North Island and in the north-east districts of the South Island, Showery weather probable with snow oa high levels in the South. Very cold night probable everywhere. D, C. BATES.

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