METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 89, 13 October 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER WEDNESDAY, 13th OCTOBER THE SUN Rose to-day— sh 7m a.m. ; sets 6h 8m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 5h 5m a.m. ; sets 6h 9m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Horning, 5h 22m; afternoon, 5h 40m; total, llh 2m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. last quarter -..• .. .. 1 9 14 p.m. New moon ..1 .. ..9 9 12 a.m. First quarter c* .. ..16 1 21 a.m. Full moon .. -.. ... 23 11 45 a.m. Last quarter 31 4 10 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 64.8deg. ; minimum, 54.6deg. ; mean, 59.7deg. To-day, at noon— 62deg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours precedins 9 a.m. to-day— Nil Total to date during the month— o.74in. Total rainfall for September — 1.62 in. WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— lo miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday — 5 pan., 30.01 To-day— 9.3o a.m^ 30.01; noon, 29.95 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Barometric pressure has decreased slightly, and variable breezes have given place to freshening northeriies in and southwards of Cook Strait. The weather has continued fair and warm TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 a.m.

■ Wind— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional seventy 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 whole sky covered with thick clouds ; V, passing 6howers ; Q, squally ; E, 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 — Moderate to strong easterly prevailing, backing to northerly and increasing northward of New Plymouth and Napier; northerly, increasing strong to gale elsewhere, and backing to westerly Barometer— Fall everywhere Sea — Rough betweea Castlepoint and kaikoura, also in Foveaux Strait ; considerable on the west coast of the South Island; moderate elsewhere Tides—Good generally Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited at Caetlepoint, Cape Campbell, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, Stephen, Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island Weather — Warm and humid conditions, with increasing cloudiness, and rain following generally D. C. BATES '

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