METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 85, 8 October 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER* FRIDAY, Bth OCTOBER , ' THE SUN { Rose to-day— sh 15m- a.m.; sets 6h 2m pjn. Rises to-morrow — 5h 14m, ajn. ; sets 6h 3m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday — Morning, nil; afternoon, nil THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 58.8deg. ; minimum, 51.4deg. ; mean, 55.1deg. To-day, at noon— 6odeg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 0.33 in. Total to date during the month— B.4Bin Total rainfall for September— l.62in. WIND Average wloeity for the 2* hours -preceding 9 a.m. to-day— ll miles per hour BAROMETER 'Yesterday — 5 pan., 30.31 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.09; noon, 30.04 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 34 HOURS Unsettled, cloudy, and misty weather has prevailed, and much rain has fallen throughout the country. Strong easterly winds have predominated, but with decreasing energy, and the barometer has fallen since yesterday except in the northern districts. TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeie; 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 ; jJJ, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; 1, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds ; P, passing ehowers ; Q, squally ; R, rain, continued rain; 3, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

Afc 8 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds — Variable, moderate to strong northerly northwards o£ Kawhia and Bast Cape; easterly thence to Hokitika and Kaikoura ; northerly elsewhere Barometer — Falling tendency Sea— -Rough swell on the east coast ot the North Island ; rough between Castlepoint and Eaikoura; moderate elsewhere Tides — High on all the eastern coast; good elsewhere Warning signal for easterly gale is .exhibited at East Cape Weather — Dull to overcast at times, with rain probable generally D. C. BATES

Station. Wind ' Bar. Ther in shade We'th'r 3ape Maria VJ). Russell Hokianga Heads Saipaxa Sir. Stn. Manutau Heads ...I riritiri £awhia Pauranga Faupo East Cape jisbome ISfapier 3astlepoint 3ape Polliser ... 3ape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui .., Foitou Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Sreymouth Bealey Ohristchnrch ... AJkaroa L.H. fimaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown Nuggets Bluff Nl NWI NEbr W 1 NW 1 INI Nl E f b SEf b NEf b E f b NEfb NEfb SE 1 E f b NEfb E 1 E 1 Ef b Calm SE f b SEbr SEI E br Wl NE 1 NEf b Calm Nl N 1 NW 1 NEbr N"VV 1 30-00 30 - 02 3001 2998 30-03 3003 oo'o3 30-00 3000 3002 30 - 05 30-09 3011 3010 30 - 10 2997 iSO'OO 30"03 80-06 30 03 30-10 3002 2998 3000 2999 3015 3015 3012 isO'os 3065 3006 30 - 07 30-08 63 67 a 5 63 62 65 64 63 •52 59 59 5(3 50 56 60 62 5862 63 59 55 57 64 o'J 51 57 57 54 46 53 57 55 58 0 Z B B O CF C F O OR QD FS OMD O D P O R O R OR O B, O P OR O OD MR O O B O B C Z F

jast quarter Jew moon JUrat quarter rull moon ,ast quarter !•• U. -.. 1 .. 9 .. 16 .. 23 .. 31 xx. 9 0 1 11 4 U p.m. 12 a.m. 21 a.m. 45 a.m. 10 p.m.