METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. FKIDAY, 15th MAY. the sun. Rose to-day— Ch 60m a.m. ; sets 41) 43m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 6h 51m a.m.; sets 4h 42m p.m. BKIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Nil. TUB MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M.

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 57.8deg.; minimum, 52deg. ; mean, 54.0deK. To-day, at noon— s7deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— o.23in. Total to date during the month— 4.o6ln. Total rainfall for April— 2.soin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 4 miles per hour. B VROMETBR. Yesterday~3 p.m., 30.07. To-day— o.3o a.m., 29.78; noon, 29.70. I NEW ZEALAND. j SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The weather has been unbettlcd, and rain has fallen since last night in many parts of the country. The barometer has fallen everywhere, and fast in the South durinc the night, and increasing northerly and westerly winds have prevailed. Northerly Kales are reported at various stations this morning in and south- ' wards of Cook Strait. I

Wind.— h, light; br, breeze; fb, 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; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds ; P, passing showers ; Q, squally ; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ujly, threatening appearance ; Z. hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— -Westerly, strong to a heavy gale, in and southwards of Cook Strait, and changing to southerly in from 24 to 3C hours. Barometer.— Fall, but rise after about 24 hours, and fast in the South. Sea. — Very heavy on the west coast southward of New Plymouth ; heavy between Castlepoint and Kaikoura i rough southwards, and increasing generally. Tides.— High on all the western coast; good elsewhere. Warning signals tor westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tirltirl, East Cape, Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. Weather.— The weather will probably prove very boisterous, with rain generally, and heavy rain in the West Coast tfnd southernmost districts, with rivers flooded ; snow on higher levels, and colder weather following. D. C. BATES.

TO-D. From obser AY'S WE ■vations t; lATHEB. iken at 9 a.m. Cape Maria V.D. Kussell Hoklanga Heads Kaiparft Sig. Stn Mnnukau Heads Auckland ... Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranga Taupo East Cape Gisborne Napier Ca«;tlepoint Cape Palliser ... CapeEgmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellington * ... Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymoutb. Bealey ChriBtchurcli ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru ... Dunedin ... Queenstown Nuggets Bluff Station. Nf b NW 1 N f b NNE 1 NWbr Nl NWf b NE 1 SW 1 Calm NW br NE 1 N 1 NW br El N f b Wind. Bar. 3005 30 - 04 30"03 30 - 03 3003 3002 3002 2906 3002 3000 2998 29-98 2993 2970 2978 2987 29 - 86 2984 2980 2977 2976 2977 29'C8 29"58 Ther. in shade 62 59 59 55 53 61 58 57 68 54 59 54 58 60 49 58 50 60 50 57 56 57 50 55 We'th'r B G O O G O O OK OR OP O O o R O O O o o o R OR OR Nl Culm NWf b NWfb E f b NNWfb NNWg Not conn NW 1 Nfb E br NW 1 NW br Calm Nfb Wbr 2953 2963 29-40 2938 2937 29-54 2939 29-40 60 6047 52 54 I 45 54 52 . 0 OG BO BO BO R G OP

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