METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 83, 6 October 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER WEDNESDAY, 6th OCTOBBR THE SUN Rose to-day— sh 19m a.m. ; sets 6b 0m pan. Rises to-morrow— sh 17m a.m. ; sets Bh lm p jn. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, Oh 33m. THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 60.4deg. ; minimum, 54.6deg. ; mean, 57.5deg. « To-day, at noon— s9deg. , RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a»in. to-day— Nil Total to date during the month— O.oain. Total rainfall for September— l.62m. \ WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 3 miles per hour j BAROMETER ! Yesterday— s p.m., 29.94 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.23; nooo, 80.25 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Atmospheric pressure has increased rapidly in the South, and the winds have changed to strong southerlies southwards of Cook Strait. The weather has been unsettled and cloudy generally, with rain in many parts of the country TO-DAY'S "WEATHER Prom observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind— L, light ; br, breeze ; Ib, 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; S, snow; T, thunder; U, Ufly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds — Moderate to strong sooth-easterlr generally, squally at times in and southward of Cook Strait BaTometer — Rise everywhere Seas— Heavy between Castlepoint and Kaakoura, in Foveaux Strait, and on the west coast of the South Island; considerable on the west coast of the North Island; rough on the east coast of the Sooth Island; moderate elsewhere Tides— Moderate on all the western coast; high southward of Kaikoura; good elsewhere Warning, signals for south-easterly gales are exhibited at Nugget Point and Centre Island Weather — Cold and changeable, with heavy showers in most parts, and rivers rising in the southernmost districts ' D. C. BATES

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