METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 31, 5 August 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

- WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. TUESDAY, s(h AUGUST. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 6h 55m a.m. ; sets 4h 58m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 6h 54m a,m.; sets 4h 59m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, Oh sm. " THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Tine.) D. H. M. Full moon .. ». ..6 0 11 p.m. Last quarter .. .. ..14 0 26 p.m. New moon .1. .. .. 21 11 66 p.m. First quarter .. .. ..28 4 2Z p.m. I ' TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 50.6deg, ; minimum, 45,4deg. ; mean, 48deg. To-day, at noon— sodeg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— Nit. Total to date during the month— Nil. Total rainfall for July— 2.49in. WIND, Average Telocity for the 24 hours preceiiag 0 a.m. to-day— l 2 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 6 pm , 30.0». To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.12; noon, 30,11. NEW ZEAMND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has risen generally, and moderate to strong southerly winds have predominated. Cold and changeable weather ha* prevailed, and showers have fallen in many parts of the i country, but conditions were reported Improving generally this morning. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, bfeeze; tb, fresh breeze; no g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavj gait; 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; F, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rail, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearauce; Z, hazy. - ""\ 5v W7> \ \l / / FORECAST. At 9 a.m. tOday the following forecast wal ssued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds,— Variable / but moderate southerly prevailing, changing to westerly and then increasing, and to strong westerlies in Foveuux Strait. Barometer.— Little movement, but fall in the South shortly. Sea.— Decreasing generally, and moderate seas prevailing. Tides.— Good southward of East Cape and on the west coast of the .Svuth Island ; moderate elsewhere. Weather.-"Jfalr to cloudy weather generally, with increasing haze and cloudiness in the nestem aud southern districts. D. 0. BATES.

Station. Wind. Bar. Thor. in sliade We'th'r • B 0 B B BO B B 0 BO B B BC 0 OP B V I la B BO B B BO io i ? B C B O BO O CMR Cape Maria VX>. Russell Hokianga Heads KaiparaSiif. StnManukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranga Taupo East Cape Gisborne Napier Castlepoint Cape Pallissr ... OapeEgmont ... Patea Wanganui . Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... We&tport OJreymouth Bealey , Christchurch .., Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru ... Dunedin Queenstown Nuggets Bluff B 1 SEbr Calm S f b SI SI 8f b E 1 Calm SW f b S f b Sbr SW f b SWbr SW f b NBI Nl NEI Calm SWbr SI Calm Not come Calm SW 1 SW 1 Calm SW 1 Wl Calm Wf Is WNWI 3007 3016 3015 3015 3015 3015 3015 3008 SOW 3007 2905 3000 3005 3010 3011 3009 3010 3010 3011 3011 30*12 3010 3013 65 48 50 51 50 52 55 44 4i) 48 40 42 47 46 47 46 46 50 47 48 .40 47 39 3010 3008 3008 3010 3010 3007 3011 3006 3005 30 42 45 37 42 50 35 43 46