METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MONDfT, 2nd NOVEMBER ' THE SUN ' Rose to-day — ih 37m a.m. ; sets tb Sim p.m. Rises to-morrow— 4n 36m a.m.; eets 6h 33m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE ' Yesterday— Morning, 2h 80m; afternoon, Oh sm; total, 2h 35ra THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon «< .. .. 3 11 19 a.m Last quarter .. .< .. 11 11 7 a.m. New moon 18 3 32 a.m. First quarter 25 1 9 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, sf>.2deg. ; minimum, 52.6deg. ; mean, 56.9dcg To-day, at noon — 67dcg RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding • a.na, to-day-oJ4in Total to date during the month— o.l4in Total rainfall for October— l.s4ln Maximum rainfall— o 65in, on the 28th Wet days— B WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 23 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— s p.m., 29.66 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.77; noon, 29.73 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 H.OURS Fair weather prevailed on Saturday, but a westerly storm enveloped the country yesterday, and rain fell last night in many parts of the country. High westerly to south-westerly wind* have prevailed, heavy galee being experienced during Sunday night at many stations 10-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmesphero clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; 9, drizzling rain; F, foggy; O, glosmy, 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; 3, 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— Moderate to strong southerly winds, squally sib times Barometer— Rising tendency everywhere Sea — Considerable on the western coast and southward of Castlepoint;'rough elbcwhere Tides— Good generally Weather — Unsettled and cloudy at times with passing showers in many parts of the country. A very cold night piotmble generally, with fioiU Mmd AAJUXU, .

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade WuWr I Cape Maria V.D.I Russell ... ... Hokianga Heads KaiparaSig.Stn Manukau Heads Auckland l'iritiri Kawhia lauranga ... l'aupo East Cape ... Gisborne Napier Dastlepoint □ape Palliser ... □ape Egtnont ... Patea Wanganui - Foxton ... "... Wellington Gape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth ... Bealey Bhristchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Tiraaru ... Oamaru ... Dunedin Queenstown ...I Nuggets ... ..J Bluff ... ..J Not come do do do Wfb Wfb Wg Wfb WSWg Not come do do do do SW 1 SW f b Wfb Wf b NWmg SEbr S f b SW f b Not come SW £ b Not come SW I b Not come El SI SWbr 'Not come |SW f b UVSW f b 2996 29 - 97 20 «7 !fl)'9O 3978 _ - — 2077 25V93 2986 29"85 2981 2977 2975 am - - - 54 60 60 U3 - - - - 58 58 61 fit 58 56 53 57 54 oz o o B O "JB 0 M P C BO O 0 O B 29"83 2»"68 2960 2961 S3 53 52 47 O BO BO 29*61 2962 43 OP