METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. MONDAY, 27th JULY. THE SUN. Rose to-day—7h 4ra a.m.; sets 4h 60m p.m. Rises to-morrow—7h 3m a.m.; sets 4h 51m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, 4h 30m; afternoon, 3h 45m; total, Sh^Wm. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter .. v* ..1 6 64 a.m. Full moon ..' -,. ~ 8 1 30 a.m. Last quarter .. :.,■ .. 16 7 2 p.m. New moon .. •,. ..23 2 8 p.m. First quarter .. ..... 30 11 21 a.m, . TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday Maximum, 55.2deg.; • minimum, 32deg.; - mean, 43.6deg. To-day, at noon— 49deg. RAINFALL. « Total for the 24. hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day-Nil. Total to date during the month—l.93in. Total rainfall for June—3.B4in; WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 2 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday—s p.m., 29.93. To-day—9.3o a.m., 30.12; noon, 30.10. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Southerly winds, strong to gale, prevailed on Saturday, with cold and showery weather Heavy showers and sleet and hail fell in many parts, and snow on some of the higher levels. Barometric pressure has increased steadily everywhere, and conditions have improved generally since Sunday 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 sale; 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; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; F, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rata, continued rain; 8, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening ap'.arance; Z, hazy;

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast wan ssued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.—Moderate southerly, changing to westerly, northward of East Cape and Ka.whia; moderate to strong westerly prevailing and increasing elsewhere. Barometer. —Falling tendency southwards of New Plymouth and Napier; little movement northwards. Sea,—Bough on the west coast of the North Island;, considerable on the weßt coast of the South Island and between Castlepoint and Kalkoura; moderate elsewhere. Tides.—High northwards of Cape Egmont and southwards of Castlepoint; good elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Nugget Point and Centre Island. Weather.—Fair to cloudy generally, but with Increasing haze and cloudiness southwards of New Plymouth and Napier, and rain following on the West Coast and southern districts, D. C. BATES.

1 Ther. Station. Wind. Bar. .in shade! We'th'r ' ' i ■ ——i 'i 1» i ■... Oape Maria V.D.fS 1 3014 52 BO Bussell ... JW1 30'H 50 B Hokianga Head* IS 1 3014 51 B Kaipara Sig. Stn S 1 3015 50 B O Manukau Heads IS br 3014 40 BOP Auckland .. Oalm 3013 51 BO Tiritiri ... . ..SI 3013 05 B O Kawhia ... ..El 30-04 47 B Tauranga ..SW1 30 - 08 43 B C Taupo .. Calm 30'09 37 B 0 East Oape . ..Sfb wen 51 O Giabome...' ..Wl 3005 40 •B Napier ... ..SW1 SOTO 43 B Castlenoint ..NW 1 3010 47 B Oape Palliser . ..Wl 3010 45 Z Cape Egmont . ..NE1 3010 50 B Patea ..N 1 3010 44 B Wanganui ..NE I 3010 45 BO Foxton ... .. Oalm 3011 40 B Wellington ..Nl 301a 46 B Oape Campbell. „SW1 3010 41 B Z Farewell Spit . ..SI 3011 44 B Westporfc ..SI 3013 40 BO Greymouth ..El 3014 44 BO Bealey ,.. . . ..NW 1 30W 35 B Ohristohurch . ..NE1 3003 B Akaroa L.H. ..W,l 3003 45 B Timaru ... ..Nl 30'02 33 B Oamara ... ..Calm 3002 41 BO Dunedin... ..Nl 29B2 42 B Queenstown . . Nuggets ... ..NE1 20'08 31 BO .. NW f b 29 - 89 43 z Bluff ..Nl 29'85 44 0