METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 88, 12 October 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER TUESDAP, 12th OCTOBER THE SUN Rose to-day — 5h 9m a.m. ; sets 6h 7m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh 7m a.m. ; sets 6h 8m p.m. s BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Horning, sh; afternoon, 4h 50m; total, 9h 50m ./ THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Tune.)

TEMPERATUKE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 62.6deg. ; minimum, 53.4deg. ; mean, fßdeg. To-day, at noon— 62<leg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding S z.m. to-day — Nil Total to date during the month — 0.74 in. Total rainfall for September— l.62in. WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours * preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 7 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— s p.m., 29,97 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.06; noon, 80.04 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Fair and warm weather has been experienced generally, and variable breezes have prevailed. The barometer has recorded but little change in atmospheric pressure TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 sun.

Wind— L, light ; br, breeze ; fb, 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; Q, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; SI, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds ; P, passing showers ; Q, squally ; X, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; v, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

At 9 aan. to-day the following forecast wa» issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds^-Moderate to strong easterly backing to northerly northward of New Plymouth and Napier; increasing northerlies prevailing elsewhere Barometer —Falling tendency everywhere Seas—Considerable swell between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; rough in Foveaux Strait; moderate elsewhere Tides—Good generally Weather —Warm and humid conditions, with, increasing cloudiness and an unfavourable change following generally D. C. BATES

Station. Wind Bar. Ther in shade We'tb.'] Oape Maria V,D. { Russell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sig. Stn. Manukau Heads Auckland ...' Kritiri , Eawhia lauranga lanpo East Cape / Gisborne I Napier Castlepoint ...] Dape Palliser ... Dape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton WeUmgton Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport CJreymoutb. Bealey Dhristchurch ... Aiaroa L.H. riniaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown ...i Nuggets Sfb SEbr Not come SEf b 'SWbr 'SI (Slb( Slb SE 1 Calm 'S 1 |SEI Calm W 1 jNW 1 El Wl ■K\V 1 NE 1 E br Nl El SWfb SI El Calm NW 1 NW 1 KTWf t> Calm Calm INI 3014 3015 3021 3011 3011 3011 3010 3006 30"04 30 - 03 3005 3008 3097 3006 3007 3005 3005 SOW 3006 SOW 30-07 30 - 08 3008 29 - 98 SO'OO 2999 29-91 2992 2986 3004 2981 •xvun 58 60 61 59 61 57 65 62 63 60 54 58 60 63 5S 60 60 60 63 54 60 58 60 54 54 {50 70 68 55 57 59 63 O B B C C C O O B O B O O B O B Z O B G O B C B 0 BC OB B B BO B 0 B B Z B

<Ast quarter few moon ■ irst quarter 'ull moon ( ast quarter r. I). .. 1 .. 9 .. 18 .. 23 .. 31 a. 9 9 1 11 i 14 p.m. 12 sum. 21 sum. 45 ajn, 10 p.m.