METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 73, 23 September 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

.WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. WEDNESDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 5h 40m a.m, : sets 5h 47m p.m, Rises to-morrow — 5b 39m a.m. ; sets 5h 48m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h 40m; afternoon, 5h 0m; total, 9h 40m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time,)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 61.6deg.; minimum, 46.2deg. ; mean. 53.9deg, To-day, at noon— s9deg ( RAINFALL. Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 am. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month — 0.79 in. Total rainfall for August— l.l6iu, WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 8 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 30.21. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 30.25; noon, 30.18. , NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. North-easterly gales have prevailed northwards of Kawhia and East Cape, and moderate to s-trong norttieriies elsewhere. Rain has fallen in the northernmost districts, but mild and hazy conditions have been experienced elßewhere. The barometer lias falteu slowly. TO-DAY'S WEATHEB. 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 beverity. , < Weather.— £, 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, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, uily, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. v

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast iru iisned for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds.— Northerly vrindg, increasing strong 'to gale, generally. Barometer.— -Fall everywhere.. Sea. — Heavy between Castlepoint and Kaikoura, and northward of East Cape; considerable and increasing on all the irestern coastsrough elsewhere. Tides.— High' northward of East Cape; mo-, derate northward of Cape Egmont; good elsewhere. ' Warning signals for northerly gales 'are exhibited at Cape .Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwiud, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. Weather, — Becoming cloudy to overcast and good general rains following soon. B. C. BATES.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade We'ti'r Cape Maria V.D. Russell Hokianga, Heads Kaipara Sig. Stn Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Taoranga TaUDO ... i ... Bast Cape Gisborne ... Napier Oaßtleooint Cape Palliser ~^.. Cape Egmonfc ... Patea. Wanganui Foxton "Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey Christchurch ... Akaroa L.H. ... 'iiuaaru ... Oumuru ... Dunedin Queenstown ... Nuggets Nit Not come Eg ENE I b N f b NEfb NEf b Ef b NEfb NEfb NEfb NE 1 NE 1 NWI Nl NEfb Calm NEI Calm XNEI N f b Ef b Calm Ebf Wl El NE 1 Calm NEI NE br Calm N f b 2986 3008 3011 3016 3016 3017 30*16 30*34 30*24 30*27 30*33 3031 30*27 3020 30*21 30*22 S0"28 30*27 30*25 30*23 30*25 3018 30*24 30*24 3017 3016 30*12 30*12 30*05 3011 30*05 59 58 no 53 60 Dii 50 56 50 59 55 58 59 58 57 55 57 66 57 49 54 52 02 51 50 49 47 51 52 48 47 QM 0~ O G OR OB OB i o a \ OB O B 0 BO C o I o z 0 c B G BO BC BO M F B B B B F

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