METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 86, 8 October 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

.WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THURSDAY. Bth OCTOBER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— 6Jl 16m a.m.; sets 6h 3m p.m. Kises to-morrow— sh 13in a.m. ; sets 6h Itn p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 5h Om; afternoon, 4h 55m; total, Dli fium, THE MOON. (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 6 3 p.m. First quarter .26 10 14 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 63. Meg. ; minimum, 52.4(1ck. i mean, 57,8t1eg. To-day, at noon— COdeg. RAINFAI-L. Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 z.m. 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— l 3 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29.87. To-day— 9,3o a.m., 30.28; noon, 30.29. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has risen, and strong west to south-westerly winds have prevailed, but have decreased generally in force since last night. The weather has been warm and fair, but squally at times in the east coast districts, and showery on the West Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island. TO-JDAY"S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; tb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate sale; g, whole or heavy sale; v, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atnosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, fogey; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lishtning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; It, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; TJ, \xt\j, threateains appearance; Z, hazy.

FORECAST. 'At 9 a.to. to-day the following forecast wai issued for the subsequent 24 hours:-' ■Winds— Southerly, moderate to strong, trith a westerly tendency, northward of Now Plymouth and Castlepoint ; southerly prevailing, changing to westerly, and increasing again elsewhere. Barometer— Rising tendency, but fall in the South again after about 24 hours, Sea— Considerable on all the western coaefc and in Foveaux Strait: rough between Castlepolnt and Kaikoura; moderate swell southwards; moderate elsewhere. Tides— Good generally. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Nugget Point and Centre Island. Weather— Pair to cloudy and warm weather generally, but with increasing haze and cloudiness in the Wett Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island. P. C. BATES.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade We'thV Cape Maria V.DJ Russell Hokianga Heada Kaipara Sig. Stti Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranga, Taupo ... ... East Cape Gisborne Napier Castlopoint ... Gape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Paten Wanganui Foxtou ... Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymoutli ... Bealey ... ' ... Ohristchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru ... Dunedin Queenstown ... Nuggets ... Sf b KW 1 S f b Sf b Sfb. SSWf b SWfb SW 1 SW f b E 1 SI Wl Calm N\V 1 Wl SW £ b NW 1 Nl NW 1 NSVbr NWf b NW br SSW 1 SI Wf b Calm NWI Nl Wbr SWfb Calm Mm g WNW br 3029 30*38 30*39 3039 3034 3033 30 - 33 3030 30*23 3022 30*16 30*28 30*27 30*28 30*28 3035 30*34 30*33 30*31 3028 3025 30 33 30*40 30M4 30*35 3013 3013 30*04 30*02 29*98 30*16 30*08 3010 6S 59 69 55 53 58 60 55 60 54 02 58 59 62 58 56 62 58 58 (30 55 58 55 55 51 56 66 59 71 61 60 64 53 - O B O OG O BO BC O B BO 'L B B B Z 0 B B B B Z B BO BO B BC B B 0 BO BO BO Z Z