METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER ' SATURDAY, 9th OCTOBER THE SUN Rose to-day— sh 14m a.m.; sets 6h 3m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh 12m a.m.; sets 6h 5m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE . Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, nil THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 63deg. ; minimum, sC.2deg. ; mean, 50.6deg. To-day, at noon— 6ldeg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.&t. to-day— o.24in. Total to date during the month— O.72in. Total rainfall for September— l.62in. WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. tc-day— 6 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— s p m., 29.85 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.97; noon, 29.95 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Dull and misty conditions have been, experienced with rain in most parts of the country. Moderate and variable winds have prevailed, and little change in atmospheric pressure has taken place since yesterday TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind — L, light; br, breeze; f b, 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 ; 0, ; overcast, the whoie sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; 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— Variable, with moderate to strong northerlies predominating Barometer— Unsteadj Seas— Rough .swell between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere Tides — Good generally Weather— Changeable w«ath*r jeaeriJlr, with tuUtcrtd ibowcr* 9, c, BATES

Station. Wind Bar. Ther in shade We'th'r Cape Maria V.D. Russell I Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sig. Stn.| Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranga Taupo East (?ape Gisborne Napier Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymoutb. Bealey Ohristchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown Nugaets I Bluff ' Calm Inw i Calm |WSW f b Wl Nl NWf b Wf b Calm Nl Wl NNW 1 NW 1 NW 1 N 1 N 1 Nl Calm W 1 NNW f b N f b NW br NNWbr Nbr Wl SWI Calm SI Calm SW 1 Calm S 1 KE tr 30 - 08 3007 3006 oO'Oo 3008 Ho'oß 3008 30"01 3000 3007 3002 .'iO'Ol 2999 30 - 00 30 - 00 30 - 01 30"00 2ST9B 29 90 2997 29 - 91 2997 29 - 93 2990 29-79 2981 2982 29 - 86 29"90 29"83 2990 29-88 2998 64 67 f>s 63 63 05 63 65 65 01 61 62 64 OS 68 62 65 65 64 60 56 60 60 61 53 59 56 53 55 53 52 48 49 C n \i c z BCP B C O P B C O O P OFR O M O C Z O B Z B O C Z C BCP B O R O P O G O R D D P OD

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