METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 126, 29 May 1915, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

— » WELLINGTON'S WEATHER SATURDAY, 29th MAY THE SUN Bose to-day— 7h 2m a.m. ; seis 4b 32m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 7h 3m a.m.; sets 4h 32m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, 2h 40m; afternoon, 41i 20m; total, 7h Ora THE MOON I (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. I Last quarter .. .... 6 4 03 p.m. New moon .. „ ..14 3 1 p.m. First quarter .. *.- .. 22 4 20 p.m. Full moon .. *. ..29 9 S a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 69.6deg.; minimum, I 44.4deg. ; mean, B2deg. To-day, at noon— 53deg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. | to-day— Nil. I Total to date during the month— l.Olin. I Total rainfall f or, April— o.6Bin. I WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 4 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29.57 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.45; noon, 29.43 \ NEW ZEALAND ' SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS i Strong westerly and south-westerly wirnis have predominated, Rales being reported at many stations this mornine. Unsettled weather has prevailed, and conditions have been very squally in many parts of the country. Heavy showers have fallen generally, and much enow has been reported on the higher levels in the 1 South Island TO-DAY'S WEATHKR 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 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 ehowers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; 8, 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— Southerly, strong to gale generally Barometer— .Rise everywhere Sea. — Heavy on all the western coast and between Oastlepoint and Kaikoura; rough elsewhere Tides — High north of Cape Egmont; good elsewhere Warning signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, Bast Cape, Castlepoint. Capo Campbell, Stephen island, Cape Farewell, Cape Foulw hid, JtUKKOt Point, and Centre Island Weather — Squally Jind unsettled, with heavy showers generally, ami sno» on high couutry j very cold woatlrer follow lnj! D, C. OAXSB

Station. Wind. Bar. in shade We'th'i Cape Maria V.D. Kus«ell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sis. Stn. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tatiranga Taupo ... Eaafc Oape Gisborne Napier ... Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... OapeEgmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth ... Bealey Ohristchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown Nugstets Bluff Wfb W f b SWfb WHTV f b WSWmg Nfffb Wfb Wf b Oalm W br Wbr ■ ! Wf b NW 1 Wfb Wfb W br NWf b NWIb I Wl SI Wfb S 1 NB br Wl Calm Wl W 1 Calm SWbr Oalm SW f b SWbr 29*80 29"R0 2979 2977 2973 2974 2974 2956 2D - G4 29"02 29T)8 2960 2951 2948 2940 2954 2950 3944 39-45 2945 i'9'46 29*40 29-49 29 - 47 2056 39-49 2950 2948 2945 2841 2967 2945 2900 60 00 (iO 54' 40 fi7 (10 r»:s 55 -lil no Cl r>i ni 51 58 fill 51 03 16 45 41 50 34 30 48 08 37 45 37 40 42 % 00 OQ CP G P OR P O B O U P V, k a V, G V 11 B C io o p OP BO BO BO O BO B B BC OP