METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue LXXXVIII, 12 September 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. SATURDAY, 12th SEPTEMBER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 59m a.m. ; sets 5h 36m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh 57m a.m.; sets 5h 37m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Moning. 3h 0m; afternoon, 2h 30m; total, 5h 80m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maiimum, • £7deg. ; minimum, 52.2deg. , mean, 54.6deg. To-day, at noon — 57deg. . RAINFALL, Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-d;iy— O.Olin. Total to date during ths month — 0.78 in. Total rainfall for August— l.l6in. , WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 18 miles per hoar. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.32. To-day— 9.3o a.m , 30.31; noon, 30.80. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Although dull and misty conditions have been experienced in parts, fair weather has predominated. The barometer has continued high, and variable breezes have prevailed. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate jjale; 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; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, pasßing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, u^ly, threatening appearance ; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast; was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— * Winds— Variable, but moderate to strong northerly prevailing shortly northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and westerly elsewhere. Barometer.— Falling tendency soon, especially in the South. Sea. — Moderate. Tides.— Poor on the west coast of the North Island ; moderate elsewhere. Weather.— Fair to cloudy, but at times dull with much mist and fog in parts, and drizzling rain in the AVest Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island. D. C. BATES.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade We'th'r [Japs Maria V.D. Russell Hokianga Heads Eaipara Slg. Stn ilannkau Heads Auckland riritiri Eawhia rauranea Faupo ... ... Bast Cape jisborne Napier ... ... Jastlepoint 2apo Palliser ... 3ape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellington 3ape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport jreymouth Bealey 3hristchurch ... Lkaroa LS. ... Fimaru Datnaru Dunedin Queenstown ISTueeets Bluff i SEI Oalm SEI SSWI SI SWI SW 1 Wl SW 1 SW 1 Wl W 1 Nl NWbr NWf b Wl NWbr NWI NWf b KNWbr SI Wf b Cairn El NWf b SW 1 SI Calm Calm NWI Calm NW 1 NW 1 30*44 30*45 30*45 30*45 30*46 30*47 30*47 30*42 30 - 37 30*34 3025 3033 30 - 33 3032 30"31 30 - 43 3037 3041 3038 30-31 3029 30-32 3038 3040 3029 30 - a7 3028 30 - 30 3030 3025 3021 3U"23 30*21 57 55 55 51 50 5G 52 53 54 53 55 52 53 55 53 56 53 55 54 56 47 57 50 54 49 51 48 48 52 49 47 49 47 B B BO O O O O O B IC z B £ 0 Z D O G O OM M 0 O G OD B C 0 F BO O O B 0 Z B

'all moon ,ast quarter Jew moon 'irst quarter .. 5 .. 13 .. 20 .. 26 1 5 0 11 31 a.m. 18 a.m.* 3 a.m. 33 p.m.