METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 140, 13 June 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE BUN. Hose to-day— 7h 13m aan.; sets 4h 27m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h 13m ajn. ; sets 4h 27m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— NlL THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Last quarter ... . S 2 6 p.m. New m00n... .. ... 15 5 64 p.m. First quarter 22 8 9 ajn. Full moon 30 1 4 a.m. TEMPEBATDBE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 56.8deg. ; minimum, SO.lkleg. ; mean, 53.2deg. To-day, at noon— s2deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hoars preceding 9' A.m. to-day— o.2lln. Total to date during the month— l.33in. Total rainfall for May— 3.4oin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 17 miles per hour BAROMETEE. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.06. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.03; noon, 30.0S NEW ZEALAND. BYNOPSIB OF THE LAST 24 HOUEB. Cloudy and unsettled weather has prevailed with rain in many parts of the country. The I barometer; fell yesterday, but rose in the night in the South, and has fallen slightly elsewhere. Moderate to. ctrong northerly and westerly winds have prevailed northwards of Farewell Spit and Castlepoint, but the directions are variable over the South Island this morning, and the winds have moderated since early morning in the latter Island, where squally conditions were experienced in parts during 'ho night.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; ib, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale, w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, bail; U, lightning; M, misty ; 0, overcast, the whole Eky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; (j, squally; H, rain, continued rain; 8, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOBECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— » Winds. — Variable and squally it times; moderate to Btrong westerly windE in and northward of Cook Strait; southerly and southeasterly prevailing elsewhere. Barometer. — Unsteady, rising temporarily in the' South, but fall again after about 24 hours. Sea.— Rough on the western coast and on the east coatt southward of Castlepolnt; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— High southward of Cafitlepolnt; good generally elsewhere. Weather.— Cloudy and misty with rain probable in most parts, of the country. D. C. BATEB.

Cape Maria Y. D. Bussell ... Holuaugn Heads Kajpara Si*. Btn. Mauukuu Beads Auokland Tiiitin ... Kiiwhia ... ... Tauraaga Taupo ... «. East Capo ... Gisboine ... , ... Nupier ... Cape Palliaer ... Cape Egwont ... Putea Wiunuuui TToxton ... ... Wellington Caps Cumpbell ... fme well topic ... U estport Greymoutli ... lieuler — C'liristchuxcli ... Akato* .„ . ... 'iiinaru ... Oiuiiavu M .„ Uuuediii ... ... yueeußtown ... .Nuggeta ... .. Ulutt Station. N 1 • SWI W 1 WNWfb NW fb NWI Wl MWf b Calm W 1 NWfb W 1 N br SW f b NW 1 NW 1 NW br MYVI 5 1 Sib NW fb SW 1 SW 1 SEI Calm 6 1 W 1 SI NE 1 Cdlin Xl £1 Wind Bar 80-19 30-23 3016 30*13 30-09 30-OC 80-10 30-08 30-ia 30-04 30*08 -JO-00 80-01 30-06 30 04 SU-I'3 3003 3u*oJ 30-03 80-1)3 29-98 ia9i 2D-00 30-06 30-06 3U-07 30-16 30-20 BUI7 30-ld au-m 30&J Ther. iv Sno4« 60 55 53 57 56 57 57 57 56 60 57 58 58 55 5J 51 b6 55 53 10 53 50 ',48 40 4* 45 41 4i 45 44 41 41 We'th'r O c 0 o OM C CG U 0 OB ii U B B OG a B B 13 o c B B C C P 0 M OK oil a. OK OK O X O G G

TO-DAT'S WEATHER, ! From observations taken at B a.m.