METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 112, 13 May 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. WEDNESDAY, 13th MAY. , , THE StJN. Rose to-day— 6h 48m a.m. ; sets 4h 45m p.m. Eises to-morrow— 6h 49m a.m. ; sets 4h 44m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, Oh 45m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean time,)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 64.6deg. ; minimum, 40.4deg. ; mean, 47.5deg. To-day, at noon— ssdeg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— O.Olin. Total to date during the month — 3.83 in. i Total rainfall for April-2.50in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— ll miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.86. To-day— 9.3o' a.m., 29.85 ; ' noon, 29.83. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 21 HOURS. . ' " The barometer has risen in the North, but a westerly depression is now developing in the south-west. Unsettled conditions, with scattered rain, are reported over the South Island to-day, and cloudy skies are still much in existence in the North. Rain has fallen generally. The winds have decreased since yesterday, and are now more variable, with moderate to Strong westerlies predominating.

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; P,' foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick Clouds; V, passing showers; Q, squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, Ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazj.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast trM issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds. — Moderate to strong westerlies prevailing and increasing generally. Barometer.— Rise temporarily, but fall fast in the South after about 24 hours. Sea.— Rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— High on all the western coast; good elsewhere. Weather.^Changeable, fair to cloudy in the North, but showery in the South Island. Increasing cloudiness shortly for an unfavourable change following. D. 0. BATES.

iathe: From obsei 'rations i; iken a( 0 a.m. / Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade We'th'r Cape Maria V.D, Eusßell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sig. Sto Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia ... Tauranga Taupo ... East Capo ... Gisborne ... Napier Ciistl.euoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganul Poxton ... ... Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport* GreymOUth Bealey Chriatchurcli ... Akaroa L.H, ... Timaru ... Oamaru Dunedin ... ... Queenstown Nuggets Blutt SI W 1 SWI RWI , SSWbr SW f b Culm Oalm Oalm SW 1 Oalm NNWfb NW br Wf b Wbr NW 1 NNW br NEI NW 1 NWfb ■ Wf b SWbf B 1 NWf b Not come W 1 Calm SEbr SVVI Calm SW t b SW 1 Ho'os 3001 3003 3(T03 3000 3000 SO'OO 2994 3093 2997 29 8.1 2991 2987 2986 2985 2900 2990 29-94 2988 2983 2983 2981 2092 2993 2980 D 9 57 69 57 53 67 60 51 53 45 fiO 44 51 49 48 50 50 64 51 52 52 54 48 .40 45 O BO i B 0 B 0 B 0 BO B 0 O BO G B BO O O C o o o o 0 0 0 OK OB G 2983 2992 29' DO 2983 29'SG 2985 L"9'BB 50 47 49 50 44 65 47 ! GB BO O O P P

First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon v. .. 3 .. 10 .. 17 .. 25 n. iv. 6 59 p.m. 9 1 a.m, 9 42 a.m 2 6 p.m