METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 151, 28 June 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MONDAY, 28th JUNE THE SUN Rose to-day— 7h l7ra a.m.; sets 4h 30m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h 17m a.m. ; sets 4h 30m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, lh 0m; afternoon, Oh 5Sm. Total, lh 58m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Last quarter -*-r •< »« 5 i 1 a.m. New moon .. .. .. 13 6 27 a.m. Fil-et quarter .« .. ..21 1 64 a.ffl, Ful 1 moon .. •.. ..27 3 67 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, fis.2deg. ; minimum, 49.4deg. ; mean, G2.3deg. To-day, at noon— s3deg. RAINFALL Total fall for the' 24 hours preceding t a.M, to-day— O.Olin Total to date during the month — Z.2sin Total rainfall for May— l.l2in WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a,m. to-day— ll miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— S p.m.,. 29>32 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29,49; noon, 29.47 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. The weather 1 has 'been' unsettled, cloudy, aad misty, and rain fell generally on Saturday and Sunday. Strong westerly and southerly winds have predominated, but have decreased in force since yesterday. The barometer has risen slowly, but Is still below normal over the Dominion. TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 a.m. ! * Ther Station. Wind. Bar. in We'th'r shade

Wind—L, light; br, breeze; tb, fresh breeze; ra 5, 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; O, 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, jontinued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, ! threatcalßj appearance; Z, hazy

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast wu Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Southerly, with a westerly tendency, strong to gale northward of New Plymouth and Ifapier; westerly, increasing strong to gale, elsewhere Barometer—Unsteady Sea—Heavy on the west coast'of tho South Island; rough on the v/est coast of the North Island, and between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere Tides.—High on the west coast of the- North • Island; good elsewhere ■Warning signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van IXiemen and Tirltiri, and for westerly gales at Castlepoint, Cape Foulwind, Farewell Spit, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island Weather—Dull and misty weather with rain probable generally, and snow on higher levels in the south. A very cold night everywhere. D. C. BATES.

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