METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 105, 30 October 1913, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

,—«,—« . .i WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THURSDAY, 30th OCTOBER, 1913. • THE SUN. Rose to-day —4h 41m a.m.; sets 6h 28m p.m. Rises to-morrow —lh 40m a.m.; sets Oh 30m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Nil. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter „ „ ..7 1 16 p.m. Full moon .. „ •„ 15 6 37 p.m. Last quarter \ ..• .. i.. 23 10 23 a.m. Hew moon .. .. .. 30 1 *50 a.m. ' TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. \ Yesterday—Maximum, 61deg.; minimum, 53.2deg.; mean, 57.1deg. To-day, at noon—ol (leg. / 'RAINFALL. Total* for the 24' hours preceding 9 a.m. to-ilay— 0.02 in. Total to date during the month—4.7lin. Total rainfall for September—l.69in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—lo miles per hour. i BAROMETER. Yesterday—s p.m., 29.89. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 30.09; noon, 30.08. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. I Dull and misty weather had been experienced generally, -with rain in many parts of the country. Heavy rain has fallen in the southern and western districts of the South Island, and rivers are reported high this, morning. The barometer has been unsteady, and strong and variable winds have prevailed with' gales in the South. TO-DAY'S WEATHEB. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; >/r, breeze; fb, frtsh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole»or heavy gale; w, gale i>2 exceptional severitj. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, douds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, bail; h, lightning; H, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing ehowers; Q, squally; H, rain, continued ruin; 3, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, thoeateaing appearance; Z, hazy.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. In shade We'th'r Cape Maria VJ"). Russell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sig. Stn. Manukau Heads: Anckland Tiritlri Kr/whia Tauranga Taupo ... East Cape Gisborno Napier Caetlepoinfc- ... Capo Pal User... Cape Egmont... Pijte*, Witnganui Foxtoh ... '... Wellington ... Cape Campbell Farewell Spit... "Westport ... j Greymouth ... Bealey Chrifitcftiurch Akarou. I/.H. ... Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown ... Nuggets Bluff Nl NNEI NEfb NB 1 N 1 N 1 El Calm WNWI SWbr BWI El NEI SWI Bl NEbr Calm . ENKI N 1 NTV 1 SW 1 Nl N f b N br Calm E 1 NEib NEfb NEfb NEI Calm NEmg NE 1 3013 3012 3011 ,3009 '3012 3011 3012 3012 3021 3011 3010 3013 3017 3012 3010 3009 3010 3010 3010 3009 3015 3002 3002 30 - 00 3000 3007 30"07 30*08 30W 29 < 98 2978 2989 29W 68 66 67 67 6-1 05 69 63 08 55 67 60 C 6 65 56 05 05 Co 67 03 55 63 61 60 50 56 52 52 50 40 57 45 46 BO O BC BC BOF B O B O B BO B O BO B B O F B B BO B C F 0 OP o O It o F OP OB R B 0 B OB