METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 84, 6 October 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

m • WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. TUESDAY, 6th OCTOBER. THE SUN. Piose to-day—sh 18m a.m.; sets 6h lm p.m. Rises to-morrow —sh 16m a.m.; sets 6h 2m p.m. - BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, 3h 45m; afternoon, 4h 30m; total, 8h 2.0 m.

Yesterday — Maximum, 61deg. ; minimum, ,54.2deg.; mean, s".Bdeg. To-day, at noon— s9deg. RAINFALL. Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.aa, to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— Nil. Total rainfall for September— l.s2in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding •9 a.m. to-day — 23 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.00. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 20.80; noon, 29.83. : NEW ZEALAND. SYNOBBIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A westerly low pressure area has intensified considerably in the South, and high westerly winds have prevailed! gales Being reported at many stations in and southwards of Cook Strait. Squally, dry, and warm conditions have ruled in the east coast districts, but heavy showers have fallen in the West Coast and southernmost portions of tlie South Island.

Wind.—i., lieht; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; in £, moderate sale; g, whole or heavy (ale; 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; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers: Q, squally; B, rail, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; 17, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast wt« issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— "W'lnds.—Westerly, strong to gale, generally. Barometer.—Unsteady. Sea.—Very heavy on the west coast southward of Cape Epmont, between Castlepoint nnd Kaikoura, and yj Foveaux Strait! considerable northward of Cape iSgmont; rough off shore elsewhere. v Ttdos.—High on all the western coast; good elsewhere. « Wanting signals for westerly gales sue exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Castlepolnt, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Cenrte Island. Wither.—Expect squally and changeable weather generally; heavy showers probable on the west coast southward of Cape Egmont, and in the southernmost districts. D. C. BATES-

From obsei 'vationg t: iken it 9 a.m. Cape Maria V.D. Russell Hokjanga Headq ltaipatfttSig.Stn Manukau Heads Auckland Tiriiiri Kawhia Tauranga ,„ I Xaupo I Ea3tCapa Gi«borne Napier CasUepoint ... C'upe Pulliser ... UapeEginont ... 'Patea I Wanganui l'oxton I Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit .„ Wesfcport ... Greymouth Bealey Christchuvch ... Akaroa L.H. Tiniaru ... ...I Oamu.ru | Dunedin Queenstown Nuggets Bluff Station. Wl SWI S fb SW f b SSWf b SBW f b SW i\> Vfth WSWf b SWrag Wf b NWIb Wfb NWf b NWg Wfb iNbr Wfb INNW nljf NWf b Wg WSWbr SWI Wmg Ef b NBf b In rb INE f b N f b SI Wfb NJ Vfind. Bar. 30 - 33 30"28 3029 30*29 30*34 Ho' 23 3023 3018 3013 :!o'o9 2990 2!)'93 2991 29'S) 3017 30 - 09 30'0S 3001 29'§9 ■3*Bo 30"05 30"06 3002 3995 3966 2965 996 a I 2962 2959 wn 29'(i4 2967 Ther. in We'ta'r shade _ 58 0 55 0 Z 51 O. 58 BO 55 O 54 O 57 BO 52 B 59 C 58 B, 66 B 60 C 65 Z 55 M 55 O 55 O 611 O 60 BO GO Z 55 P 55 B 56 O 53 BO 52 BO 58 Z 51 BO 61 JBC 52 BO 58 B C GO O 49 QP

(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon 4 5 29 p.m. Last quarter . . „ ..12 0 3 p.m. New moon ..• . ..19 C 3 p.m. First quarter 26 10 14 a.m. TEMPKRATOEE IN THE BHADE.