METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1914, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

«t» — .WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. MONDAY, 29th JUNE. THE SUN. fiose to-day — 7h lfm a.m. ; sets 4h 30m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 7h 17m a.m. ; sets 4h 31m p.m. HEIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Hi 10m; afternoon, nil. . THE . MOON. ,' . (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter ..< v* ** 2 1 33 a.m. Full moon .. .. '..8 4 48 p.m, Last quarter „ •«,• „ 18 1 00 a.m. New moon ... .. ..24 3 3 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 02.0deg. ; minimum, 33.8deg. ; mean, 43.2d?g. To-day, at noon — ißdtg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m, to-day-Nil. Total to date during the month— 3.B2in. Total rainfall for May— 7.o7in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 2 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— o p.m., 30.20. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 30.23; noon, 30.21. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. High barometric pressure has ruled in the Dominion since Saturday, and although cloudy skies have been much In evidence fair weather has 1 predominated. Cold nights have been experienced, with hard frosts in many parts. Moderate to strong southerly winds prevailed during Saturday, but the directions have been variable since. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; Ib, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— U, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; ]?, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick I clouds; I', passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, tlircateuing appearance; Z. hazy.

At 9 a.m, to-day the following forecast wa« issued for the subsequent 24 hours : — ■ Winds.— Moderate and variable, but northerly prevailing and Incrensint; shortly toutliI wards of Nett Plymouth and Napier. I! ii oiii' U']\— l'\'>llin« tendency. Sea,— Uenerally moderate to smooth, hut inur.i-.uiK cm ilit \M--st toast of the South Island after 2t hoiiiv. Tides.— Moderate on all the western coast; good elsewhere Wnrn'nft signals for northerly gales will lie exhibited at sunrise ill Nugget Point and Centre Island, Weather.— Fair to rloudy nnd milder Renerally, but thick and foggy at times, especially in the western and southern districts. I). 0. BATHS.

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