METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 128, 1 June 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. MONDAY, '-lib JUNE. THE SUN. Ro^e to-duy^-71i 5m a.m. ; sets 4h 31m p.m. Rises to-iuorrowi-71i (!m a.m. ; sets 4h 30m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterdaj— MornliiK, Sit '2jui ; afternoon, 3h ilOin ; total, Oh 50m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. 11. jr. First quarter t " 1 33 a.m. Full moon .. .. .. 8 4 48 p.m. Last quarter .< ..■ .. 16 1 00 a.m. New moon 24 3 3 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, COdeg. ; 'minimum, 53.2de#. ; mean, OG.iideg. To-day, at noon— s4deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— o.o4in. Total to date during the month— o.o4in. Total rainfall for Slay— 7.97in. Maximum fnlMl.lOin, on the 21st. Wet days— 2o. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 22 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday—s p.m., 29.6 J. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.48; noon, 29.44. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. The westerly disturbance which has dominated weather conditions during the past few days intensified considerably yesterday, the low barometric rending of 28.SK! oreurniiK "t the Bluft yesterday evening. Westerly windb. strong to K'lle. have prevailed. Squally conditions have ruled with heavy showers in most parts* of the country, nnd snow on the higher levels in the South. The Weitlnnd rivers are reported considerably in fresh this- morning. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind,—L, 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; It, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, > threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 6 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— ~ Winds.—Stroig to a heavy gale in parts; westerly, changing to south-westerly, after from 24 to 30 hours. Barometer.—Unsteady, but rise fast everywhere after 30 hours, and sooner in the South. S t.a, —Very heavy on all the western coast: heavy between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; rough elsewhere. Tides.—High northward of Cape Egmont; good southwards: moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritirl, East Cape, Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, Stephen Island, Oape Foulwind, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. Weather.—The weather will probably prove very boisterous, with heavy showers generally, and hail and sleet in the South. Snow on the higher levels, and rivers oecoming flooded on the West Coast and southernmost districts; cold snap following. ' B. V. PEMBEKTON.^

Station. Wind. Bar. Thcr. I in shade We'th'r Cape Maria VVD. Russell Holcianga Heads KiiiparaSig. Ski Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ICtiwbin Tauranga"Puupo Ea^t Gape Grisborne Napier Castlepoint Cape Pallifeer ... CapeEgmont ... Patea AVangunui ... Foxton ... Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey ... Christchurch ... Akaroa L.H. , ... Timai'u Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown Nuggets Blurt I Wf b WSW f b WSW br WNWfI) NVV f b NWfb fffb Wf b NVV 1 NE br Not come VVib NW br NW br Wf b NW br NW br Nl NW br NWf b Wl NW g WSW br W t b Inter'pfd NE 1 Nib NW f b Wf b NW f b ! Calm NW f b I\VNW br 2905 2990 29*88 am 2984 2STB4 2970 2977 2970 2!T68 2904 29 - 49 29"47 29' GO 29 - 60 29"U0 2952 29*4(5 28*41 29.-)*! 29*40 2^*44 2F26 2920 2D'2l 2921 ! 2912 29*24 2914 2915 00 n9 ns 57 /w 00 02 57 59 51 fiG 01 55 5'S 53 54 50 511 53 no 50 47 50 B C B C B CZ P BOP P P B C OB B B C 0 C 0 It o OP OP B P CQP OP * 47 42 42 40 :!7 38 40 , C 0 O G O BC BC C OQH