METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 98, 22 October 1913, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

» WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. WEDNESDAY, 22nd OCTOBER, 1013. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 4h 62m a.m. ; sets 6h 10m p.m. Bises to-morrow— 4h 51m a.m. ; sets Oh 20m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 6h 20m; afternoon, 2h "20m. Total, 7h 40m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Tune.) D. H. M. First quarter 7 1 16 p.m. Full moon 16 6 37 p.m. Last quarter • 23 10 23 a.m. New moon 30 1 59 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 61.8deg. ; minimum, G2.2deg. ; mean, 67.0deg. To-day at noon — 61deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— O.Olin. Total to date during the month— 3.6sin. Total rainfall for September— l.C9in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day — 3 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 29.87 in. To-day— 9.Bo a-m., 29.921n. ; noon, Z9.881n. NEW ZEALAND. - SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The weather has been unsettled at times with rain in various parts of the country, but fair to cloudy and warm conditions have ruled in the East Coast districts. Strong .westerly winds have predominated and the barometer has been unsteady. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; 1 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; P, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. 'At 0 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued tot the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds.— Westerly, moderate to strong northwarda of New Plymouth and Napier; strong and variable with westerly prevailing, and squally at times elsewhere. Barometer. — Little movement in the north; falling tendency elsewhere. Sea.— Considerable swell on the West Coast of the South Island; rough in Cook and Foveanx Straits; moderate elsewhere. Tides. — Moderate northwards of East Cape, good elsewhere; Weather.— Fair to cloudy in the East Coast districts, but at times dull with much mist and fog in many parts of the country, and coastal showers in the western and southern districts. D. C. BATES.

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