METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 106, 31 October 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER SATURDAY, 31st OCTOBER THE SUN Rose to-day— 4h 40M a.m. ; sets 8h 2Bm p.m. Rises to-morrow — 4h 39m a.m. ; sets*6h 30m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Nil THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Pull moon .... 4 5 SB p.m. Last quarter ... J2 9 3 p.m. New moon . . . ..19 6 3 p.m. First quarter 26 10 14 a.m. lEMPKRATURE IN THE SHADK Yesterday — Maximum, 56.2deg. ; minimum, 44deg; mean, 50.1deg To-day, at noon— ssdeg RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 am. to-day— o.42in ' , ' Total to date during the month— l.64in Total rainfall for September -1.62 in WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— lo miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday -5 p.m., 29.58 To-day^9.3o a.m., 29.98; noon, 29.95 NEW ZUALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Stormy weather prevailed yesterday and last night, with rain in most parts of the country, but conditions moderated this morning. A barometric depression has parsed in the South, and strong westerly and southerly winds have prevailed \ to-day's weather. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m k, moderate gule; 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; 0, gloomy, dark weather; H, hall; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whale sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing ihowers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds— Moderate to strong south-easterly, changing by east to northerly northward of farewell Spit and Castlepdlfit,' variable, but northerly prevailing und increasing elsewhere shortly Barometer— Little movement at present, but fall again shortly Sea— Rough generally Tides— Moderate on all the western coast; good elsewhere Weather— Fair to cloudy, but with increasing cloudiness for a change following; showery In the southernmost districts and about East Cape D. 0. BATES.

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