METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 70, 19 September 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

.WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. 'SATURDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— 5h 47m a.m. ; sets Sh 43m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 5h 45m a.m. ; sets 5h 44m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 2h 00m j afternoon, 3h 45m; total, Ch 35m. THE MOON. -; (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

Yesterday — Maximum, 56.8deg. ; minimum, 34deg. ; mean, 45.4 den. To-day, at noon— s4deg. RAINFALL. Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.w. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— <).79in. Total rainfall for August— l.lflin, WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 7 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 3 p.m., 30 62. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 30.57; noon, 30.53. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Anti-cyclonic conditions have persisted wit; fair weather over the Dominion. Easterly breezes have predominated, and have increases in force in the northern districts. TO-DAT'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; a, gloomy, dark weather; E, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds ; P, passing showers ; Q, squally ; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

FORECAST.

'At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast waa issued for the subsequent 24 hours.*— Windk.— Easterly, moderate to strong and Increasing northward of New Plymouth and Napier; northerly prevailing and increasing elsewhere. Barometer.— Fall everywhere bhoftly. Sea.— Heavy between Casfclepoint and Kai- ' koura; rough southwards; increasing northward of East Cape; moderate elsewhere Tides.— Low on the west coast of the North Island; moderate but increasing on the west coast of the South Island ; good elsewhere Weather. — Increasing haze and cloudiness probable generally, and nn unfavourable change may be expected at the beginning of the week. D. 0. BATES.

Station. Wind. Bar. ITher. in Bbade We'ta'r 3ape Maria V.D. Russell Sokianga Headts KaiparaSig.Stn *tlanukau Heads Auckland riiitiri ... Kawhla rauranga faupo East Cape 3-i«borne Napier ... Oastlepoint Dape Palliser ... SapeEgmont ... Patea Wangamii Foxton Wellington 3ape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport axeymoutb. Bealey Dhristehurch ... AJtaroa L£. ... I'imaru ... Damaru ... Dunedin Queengtown ... ffuggets Bluff Ef b SEbr . NBfb Not come Ebr Ef b Ef b Efb SEI Calm SBI Wl Nl NEbr SEI SEf b Nl NEI E br Nl NWf b Nl Net come E 1 Wfb El NWf b Calm SW 1 N 1 Cairn NWf b Calm 30*46 3054 3056 56 58 53 O B 30*59 3058 30*59 3060 30*59 30*57 30*50 3058 30*63 30*58 30*57 30*59 30*58 80*64 ;jo*ei 30*57 30*51 30*64 30*60 3050 30*39 30*39 30*42 30*42 30*40 30*40 30*37 30*3(5 50 57 58 53 53 41 53 51 51 52 49 52 51 56 47 52 49 52 BC BC BC B B B O C BO B C Z B B B B B O O DO 46 49 53 44 45 4B 50 50 47 BC B B Z BC B C BC Z O Z

xf. n. hi, 'ull moon w m ..5 1 SI a.m. «asfc quarter .. .. v, 13 5 18 a.m. Jetf moon .. •.. .. 20 ' 9 3 a.m. 'irst quarter 26 11 33 p.m. TKMPBRATIiRE IK THE SHADE.