METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 92, 15 October 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THURSDAY.^ISth OCTOBER. THE SUN. * Rose to-day— sh 3ra a.m. ; sets 6h 10m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh 2m a.m. ; sets Oh 12m p.m. > -BRIGHT -SUNSHINE i' <•' ' Yesterday— Morning, 5h 45m; afternoon, 5h 15m; total, llh om. To-day, at noon— Oodeg.

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 60.6deg. ; minimum, 51.4deg. ; mean, 55.5deg. RAINFALL. Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— o.o4in. Total to date during the month— o.oßin. Total rainfall for September— l.s2in. WIND. Average velocity for 'the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— ls miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.09. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.0 C; noon, 30.02. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Fair weather prevailed yesterday, but a squall area passing in the south has accounted for increased cloudiness in many parts this morning. Misty rain was reported ut several places. Easterly breezes have prevailed northwards of Kawhia and East Cape and northerly and westerly windß have predominated, and have increased in force elsewhere.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh brteze; m 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; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

FORECAST. 'At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast wa» issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds — Moderate to strong easterly^ changing to northerly, and incrensing nortltward of Kawliia and Kasfc (Jape: Westerly, changing by south to south-easterly, elsewhere; strong to gale in the southern districts. Barometer— Fulling tendency in the northern districts; unsteady elsewhere, but rising shortly in the South. Sea — Considerable in Foveaux .Strait; rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere Tides— Poor on all the western coast; good elsewhere W timing signals for southerly galei aie exhibited at Nugget l'oint and Centie UUnd. Weather— lncreasing lui^e and tloudme&s. and c<peCt dull weather with much uust and fojt iv ! parts, mid ral(i lolloping generally. „,„,„„

xucr. Station. Wind. Bar. in bhade We'th'r Cape Maria V.D. Russell Hokianga Headu Kaipara Sig. Stn Matiukau Heads Auckland riritiri Kawhia ... ... lauranga ... raitpo East Capo ... Gisborne Napier Castlepoinfc Cape Palllser ... Cape Bgmont ... Patea Wanganui Foiton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Oreymouth Bealey Ohristcnurch ... A.karoa L.H. ... I'imaru Damaru Duticclin Queenstown ... Nuggets Bluff SI SWI SBI Calm NBI SB 1 E 1 Calm SB 1 Nl Nl W 1 Calm NW l>r NWf b NW br NNW 1 NW 1 NW 1 NNW f b NWg Wf b NB br Not come Wmc NW 1 Calm B 1 Calm SWI SI S 8 sw l ; 3009 HO'OG 3010 3015 3010 SOW 3009 3010 3010 3014 3010 3010 3005 3005 30'0B 3014 3016 3018 3010 30"06 29"88 3012 30"09 56 60 60 S6 00 58 B7 68 55 60 60 61 58 61 58 56 57 57 53 57 57 54 B B BO O O O OR BO O o a G B BO O Z O o BO O OD M 0 G " 29*97 2974 29*74 29"66 20"65 2967 3973 29"69 29811 50 62 69 60 63 57 55 43 44 ! G O C B C B O BO O R OR

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

'ull moon iast quarter few moon 'irsfc quarter •• ... 4 .. 12 .. 10 .. 26 a. iv. 5 20 p.m. 0 3 p.m. 6 3 p.m. 10 14 a.m.

THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) I