METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 144, 19 June 1915, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER SATURDAY, 19th JUNE THE SUN Rose to-day— 7h 16m a.m. ; sets 4h 2"m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h 15m a.m. ; sets 4h 28m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, 2h 16m; afternoon, 2h CBm; total, 4h 52m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M.

TEMPERATTJTIE IN THE SHADE Pesterday — Maximum, 54.8deg. ; minimum, 38deg. mean, 40.3deg. To-day, at noon — 50deg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— o.o4in. Total to date during the month— -lin. Total rainfaH for May— l.l2in WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 6 miles per hour BAEOJIETEE Yesterday— S p.m., 29.12 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.29; noon, 29,24 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS The weather has been cold and 'squally generally, with occasional heavy showers. Considerable snow has fallen on the higher levels, and «leet and hail in various pnrt* of the South Island. Westerly and south-westerly winds, strong to gale, have prevailed. The barometer rose slightly 'n the night, but is still extremely low over the Dominion 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 or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional seventy 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 6howers; 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— Southerly, strong to gale, with a westerly tendency generally ' Barometer— Rise everywhere Sea — Very heavy on the west coast of the North Island: heavy on the west coast of the South; consider ible between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; rough elsewhere Tides— Good generally Warning signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria "Van Dieraen, Tiritiri, /Bast Cape, Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foul wind, and nt Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island Weather— Cold and showery weather generally, and a very cold night probable with frosts inland, and hard frosts in the South D. C. BATE 3.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther in shade We'th'r 3ape Maria V,D. W g Ru^ell SW f b Hokinnga Heads SW f b Kaipara Sitr. Stn SW g Mnnukau Head~ SW m g i Auckland ... WSW f b' riritiri Wfb Kawhia W g rauranga ... Onlm raupo SW br East Capo ... Wfb Gisborne W 1 Napier ... ... SW f b Oastlepoint .JNW 1 3ape Palliser ..JW f b 3ape Egmont ... SW f b Patea |WKW mg Wanganui ...[WSW mg Foxton SW br Wellington ...'W ] Dape Campbell... SSW 1 Farewell Spit ... SW f b Westport ... SSW br 3reymouth ... SSW f b Bealey Calm 3hnstchurch ... SW 1 A-karoa L.H. ... SW f b l'imaru W f b Damaru SW 1 Dunediu SWbr Queenstown ... W 1 Nuggets S 1 Bluil SW 1 2972 29"fiO 29 - 68 25T69 29 - (H 2964 29 - G4 29"12 29M8 2940 2939 29 - 41 29 24 29-28 29-29 2943 2940 29 o7 2985 L-9 20 29"27 29 33 29-.TO 29 26 29-29 29'2fi 29"J6 2926 2925 29"24 2038 29 26 29 25 54 54 54 50 46 53 50 46 47 45 49 42 45 48 46 50 47 49 47 48 41 45 38 45 27 36 41 34 35 38 32 30 36 I § BOP B QR B b a c B 0 B C P P O G 0 BO B ' OQP OP B 0 O P H B C B 0 B 0 B 0 S OPS

haaxi quarter Sew moon.' Firet quarter Ful l moon .. 5 .. 13 .. 21 .. 27 4 ' 6 1 3 2 a.m. 27 a.m. 61 a.m. 57 p.m.