METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. "* THUESDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 30m a.m. ; sets 5h 48m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh 37m a.m. ; sets 5h 49m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. • Yesterday— Morning, 2h 25m; afternoon, 3h 30m; total, 5h 55m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 66deg. ; minimum, 52.8deg. ; mean, 59.4deg. To-day, at noon— 6ldeg. RAINFALL. Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a a. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— Q.7Bin. Total rainfall for August— l.l6in, • , WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 6 miles per hour, BAROMETER. Yesterday— 6 p.m,, 30.09. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.81: noon, 20.69. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The skies have become cloudy to overcast generally, and raiu has fallen in many parts of the country. An extensive westerly area of low pressure is now enveloping the Dominion. Northerly winds have prevailed, and have increased in energy, gales being reported at many stations throughout the country. The seas are very heavy along all the eastern coast northward of Kaikoura. TO-DAT-S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light ; br, breeze ; fb, fresh breeze ; in 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; Q, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning;; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; 17, ujly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. 'At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours;— Winds.— Northerly, strong to heavy gale generally. Barometer. — Fall everywhere and very low in the South, Sea.— Very heavy on the east coast northward of ICaikoura; .heavy on the west coast of the South Island; rough elsewhere. Tides.— High northwards of East Cape ; good elsewhere. Wai'uiujs signals are exhibited for northerly gales at Cape Mariu, Tiritiri, East "Cape, Cape Campbell, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, Stephen Island, Nugget Point, Centre Island, and at Cristlepoint, Weather.— Very stormy weather may be expected; much rain probable generally; heavy raiu and rivers flooded in tho West Coast, and northern and boutheru districts of the South Island. D. C. BATES.

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