METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 143, 18 June 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER FRIDAY, 18th JUNE THE SUN Rose to-day—7h 14m a.m.; seta 4h 27m p.m. Rises to-morrow—7h 15m a.m.; sets 4h 27m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, Oh 4ra; afternoon, nil THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 57.4deg.; minimum, 47.2deg.; mean, 52.3deg. To-day, at noon—sldeg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.». to-day—O.llin. Total to date during the month—o.9Bin. Total rainfaU for Mty—l.l2in WIND A-rcrage velocity for the Z4 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—l 9 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—s p.m., 29.22 To-day—9.3o a.m., 29.14; noon, 29.10 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Stormy weather has ruled, and heavy rain ha 3 fallen generally, snow also on tho higher levels in the South Island. Westerly gales liajy_. predominated, and have changed to southin the southernmost districts. The barometer has remained very low everywhere

Wind — L, light; br, breeze; t b, frtbh breeze; m j, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity Weather— B, blue Bky, be the atmosphere olear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, orercast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued ruin; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z. hazy

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast ttm Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds — Westerly, strong to gale, and changing to southerly; southerly, strong to gale, in the southernmost districts and along the West Coast of the Soutli Island Barometer— Unsteady, but rise everywhere shortly Sea — Very heavy on all the western coast and In Foveaux Strait; heavy between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; rough elsewhere Tides— Good generally Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Castlcpoiut, Cupe Campbell, and Stephen Island, and for southerly at Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, Nugget Point, and Centre leland Weather — Squally, with showers generally; sleet and hail in the Soutli, and snow on the higher levels; very cold weather soon D. C. DATES.

Lost quarter N«w moon First quarter Ful 1 moon U. .. 5 .. 18 .. 21 .. 27 XX. i 6 1 8 2 a.m 27 a.m. 64 a.m. 67 p.m.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther in We'th'r shade Oape Maria V.D. "W g 29*59 Russell SW f b 29*58 Hokianga Heads "VV'SW g 29*56 Kaipara Sig. Stn.'WRW a 29' riO Manukau HeadHSW m £ 'Mil Auckland ... "Wgw f b 29-14 Tiritiri .- ... "W ( b 29*44 Kawhia NW m « 2950 Tauranga ... SW 1 i 29*43 Taupo W 1 ig-41 East Oape ... "W f i 39J15 Gisborno W 1 .Dae Napier NW 1 a9'23 Castlepotat ...INSV :jr 2916 CapePallher .jNWf « 129141 2914 Oape Eemont ...iW I b 29'a9 Patea |Wmc 2910 Wanganui ...iN^VTtfr I 29*23 Foxton I"W f b ". J 9'l9 Wellington ..JNW 1 2814 Oape Campbell... l 'W f b 20*07 Farewell Spit ... SW " 29 17 Westport ...SIS .i, 29*17 Greymouth ...IB 1 -"912 Bealey Wl a9*2l Christchurcli ... BYT 1 29*11 AkaroaL.H. ...Wf"t 2U*lO Timaru : Calm 23*10 Oamaru Calm «i*lo Dunedin S*<V h: flOa Queenstown ... SW \ >'U33 Nuugets SW f b Li) 09 BlulT SW 1 |2»15 53 Q 53 B 54 QR 50 BOQ I 45 OP 50 , OR 52 G 4K O 44 BO 45 O R 51 0 4ti BO 50 BO 40 0 49 0 48 P 47 ' O 57 i B C . 48 ' R 00 BO 40 ' a 44 P 40 OR 46 O 31 B C 40 BO 4(5 O '42 BO 43 BO 44 O 37 D 37 Ji

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