METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 16, 19 July 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MONDAY, 19th JULY THE SUN Rose to-day— 7h 10m a.m.; sets 4h 43m p.m. Kraes to-morrow— 7h 10m a.m. ; sets 4h 44m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, Oh 12m; afternoon, nil THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) * i. s-'s -' H - M. La6t quarter '.. .. -.. 4 5 24 p.m. New moon 12 9 1 p. m . First quarter .. ..• ..20 8 30 a.m. Full moon 26 11 41 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 55.6deg. ; minimum, 50deg.; mean, 52.8deg. To-day, at noon— s4deg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 8 a.w. to-day— Nil Total to date duifng the month— l.6sin. Total rainfall for June, 2.37 in. WIND Average Telocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— l 7 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— 6 p.m., 30.33 To-day— 9.80 a.m., 30,20; noon, atfla NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OP LAST 48 HOURS Atmospheric pressure has decreased since Saturday, especially in the South, and moderate to strong northerly winds have predominated. Fair to cloudy conditions have continued in the East Coast dietrictg, but cloudiimss has increased generally, and rain is reported this morning in the West Coast and southernmost portions of the South Island TO-DAY'S WEATHER

wind— L, light; br, breeze; tb, freih breeze; m g, moderate gale; j, whole or heavy gale; W, gale of exceptional severity Weather— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; I),. 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 showers ; Q, squally ; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threateoiag appearance; t, hazy

At 9 -A.m. to-day the following forecast-was issued for thn subsequent 24 hours: — Winds—Northerly, strons to gale and increasing generally, and changing to westerly Barometer —Fall everywhere Sea —Heavy ou the west coast of the South Island and between Castlepoint and Kalkoura J rough and increasing elsewheie Tides—Good Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria vmj Dicmen, Tiritlri, East Cape, Castleiioint, Cape Campbell, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwmd, Stepheu Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island » Weather—Very boisterous conditions are likely to prevail with rain generally: heavy fain with rivers flooded in the West Coast anil southernmost districts of the South' Island; snow on high country Note—An extensive storm area is apparently developing to the westward D. C. BATKS

iserval lons ten at 9 a.m. Station. Wind. Bar. Ther in Shade We'th'r Cape Maria V,"D. Russell ... Hoklanga Heads Kaipara Sig. Stn.' Manultau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ... Kawhia Tauranga TttUpo East Cape Gisborne ... ... Napier ... ... Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea ... Wanganui Foxton Wellington ... Cape CampbellFarewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey Ohrlstchurch ... Alcaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown Nuggets Bluff NWg NEfb <NNE f b N f b NE 1 Nf b . NEI Calm Calm w l vr br NWbr NW 1 Wf b NEf b NNB f b Nl Not come NNWf b N f b jSTYTf b NNWf b N f b Wf b NW 1 • NWf b SI NEI NEI Calm N 1 NE 1 3034 30*40 3039 3038 3039 3039 30"40 80*33 Bo'3B 3036 30*30 3930 3030 3023 3020 3028 3027 30"27 58 57 55 55 52 58 55 46 45 45 56 50 55 54 55 54 51 54 O Z C BOZ 0 B 0 B 0 B C O G a B C o 0 G O O G 3020 3018 3017 3014 3006 3005 29*99 29*09 29*80 29*75 29*80 29*81 29*80 29*80 56 64 50 47 52 52 43 45 U 44 45 47 O G G OB OR R BC a a c o o R OD