METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 102, 27 October 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. TUESDAY, 27th OCTOBER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— 4h 45m a.m.; sets 6h 24m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 4h 44m a.m. ; sets Ch 26m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, 5b 20m. THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon 4 6 29 p.m. Last quarter .. .. ..12 9 3 p.m. New moon 19 fl 3 p.m. First quarter .. .. ..26 10 14 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum,^ 66.8deg. ; minimum, 52deg.i 'mean, 69.4deg. To-day, at noon— sßdeg. 1 RAINFALL. . Total fall for the 24 hours preceding » a.m. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— O.47in. Total rainfall for September— l.s2in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 9 miles per hour. BAROMETER. . Yesterday— s p.m., 20.87. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.98; noon, 20.08. NEW ZEALAND, SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has been unsteady, but rose slightly in the night, and moderate to strong southerly winds have predominated. Changeable weather has prevailed and a few scattered showere have been reported,. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole of 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; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, raid, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:-' Winds—Southerly, moderate to strong generally, squally in the southernmost districts. Barometer—Little movement at present. Sen—Rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura and in Foveaux Strait; moderate swell northward of Cape Egmont; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Poor on the weefc coast southward of Cape Egmont: good elsewhere Weather—Chpngeable. cloudy, and unsettled at times generally, and showery in the southern districts. D. C. BATES.

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