METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 72, 21 September 1912, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose today— 6h 43ni a.m. ; sets 6b 45m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh 41m a.m. ; eet« 5h 46m p.m, BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, lh 33m; total, lh 33m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Last quarter ... ... 6 0 63 a.m. New moon li 3 IE j m. First quarter 18 7 25 pirn, Full moon 26 11 4 p.m, TKMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 68.2deg. ; minimum, SOdeg. j mean, 54,ldeg. To-day, «t noon—ssdeg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 uours preceding o a.m. to-day— O.7lin. Total to date during the month— 4.o7in Total Jainfall for Auguat^l.s7in. WIND, AverAgft telocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 A.m. to-day— 23 miles per hour. BAROMETER, Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29.18, To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.01; noon, 29.01. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The basometer has continued much below normal, and northerly and westerly winds, strong to gale, have prevailed generally, but have already veered to southerly m the eouthem districts. The weather has been boisterous, with heavy rain in many parts, especially ia districts with a westerly aspect. Very heavy seas ate reported on all the western coaat, tod flooded rivers in Westland and Marlborougb. Snow has fallen hi some of the high coiinfry in the South. TO-DAY'S WEATHER, From, observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; I b, 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, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P) passing showers; Q, equally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; Ui ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOROCABT. At 9 * m. to-day the following foreout wu issued for the subsecpient 24 hours :— Winds.— Westerly, veering to southerly, afcrong to a heavy gale, ia parts. Barometer.— Rise fast everywhere soon. Sea. — Very heavy on all the western, coast and in Cook and Foveaux Straits; heavy offshore southward of Castlepoint, and considerable offshore northwards. Tides,— Very high on the west coaet of the North Island; kigh dn the west coast of the South Island; poor northward of East Cape; good elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly gale are exhibited a± East Cape, but for southerly at Cape Maria Van Diemen, TMtirJ, Capes Campbell, Farewell SpU, and Foulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. Weather.— Very stormy weather iB to be expected, with heavy rain in most parts of the country, rivere flooded \m the western coast, and snow oq high country. Much colder weaUier following. There are indications, for thunderstorms in parts, with hail and sleet at times in the South. D. C. BATES.

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