METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 75, 25 September 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

♦ WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. FRIDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 37m am. ; sets 5h 49m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 5h 35m a.m. ; sets 5h 50m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh 10m; afternoon, In 15m; total, Hi 25m. THE MOON.

Yesterday — Maximum, 69deg. ; minimum, 54.4deg. ; mean, 61.7deg. To-day, at noon— sßdeg. RAINFALL. Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— o.3oin. Total to date during the month— l.Wln. Total rainfall for August— l.l6ln. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 7 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 20.54. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.45; noon, 29.37. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. 1 Stormy weather has prevailed, and much rain has fallen. Some of the We.st Coast rivers are reported in flood to-day. The disturbance has Intensified considerably since yesterday, a barometric reading of 28.90deg. is reported in the South at 9 a.m. to-day. Northerly and westerly gales have been experienced In many parts, and rough to very heavy seas around the coasts. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, tresh breeze; in g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, sale of exceptional severity. Weather. — B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, i drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, diiili ! 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; 3, snow; '£, thunder; U, ugl), threatening appearance; Z, hazy. i

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— - Winds.— Westerly, strong to heavy gale in parts, and changing to southerly after about 24 hours. Barometer.— Falling, but rise fast after from IS to 24 hours. Sea.— Very heavy on all the western coast and between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; considerable northward of Castlepoint; rough and increasing on the east coast of the South Island. Tides.— Good generally. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at C'upe Maria Van Diemeu. Tiritiri, East Cape, Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Ceiitre Island, and for southerly will be exhibited at these places at sunrise. , Weather.— Wild and stormy, with much rain generally, heavy in many parts, with rivers flooded ; snow on the higher levels in the South, and hail and sleet in and Kmthward of Cook Strait, and much colder weather following * D. C. BATES.

Station. "Wind. Bar. ITher. in shade We'th'r Cape Maria V.D. .Russell , Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sig. Stn Manukau Heads Auckland ... Tiritiri Kuwhia Tauranga Taupo East Capo ' ... Gisborne Napier ... ... Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Bgmont ... Patea Wunganui Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... "We^tport Greymouth. BeiUoy Christ-church ... Aiaroa, jLH. ... Timaru ... „. GaEuxu .■■ ... XWMKIin '. Qiiecnjtown Nuggets Bluff ... -.1 Nfffb W[ b NWf b JTWf b NWf b NW 1 NW 1 N f b NW 1 NWf b Wg NW br NWbr NW 1 NW s NETb Wfb NWf b NWbr NW g Ng NWmg NW t b NWf b w e NWm g N v W 1 Nl NEbr .Calm ' . NJS f b JEI 2983 2975 2976 39"82 2977 2977 2977 3973 2974 2973 2975 2970 2957 2947 2946 29"59 29"53 2960 2STSO 29*45 2030 2939 2935 2928 2924 WOi 2903 2901 as'oo 28-97 atJ'9s 28-95 2892 (51 G2 64 59 56 03 64 61 63 G8 BO 62 6a 62 63 59 64 63 60 57 57 56 56 56 46 60 61 51 53 51 47 48 50 CZ B B BO B C B 0 B O P B C BC Q B C B C C C B B B O Z P OR OR OB ■ • B B C P O O O P o z

(Calculated lor New Zealand Menu Time.) D. H. M. Full moon --. «, ..5 1 31 a.m. Last quarter «. r.. 13 S 18 a.m. New moon .* * ..20 9 3 a.m. First quarter .. * .. 26 11 33 p.m. TEMPERATCT(E iS THE SHADE.