METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 93, 18 October 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MONDAY, 18th OCTOBER THE SUN Rose to-day — 4h 59m a.m. ; sets 6h 14m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 4h 58m a.m. ; sets 6h 15m p,m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, Oh 8m; afternoon, Oh 40m , total, Oh 48m

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 60.4deg. ; minimum, 45.6deg.; mean, 53deg. To-day, at noon— GOdeg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— o.l7m. Total to date during the month— o.Bßin Total rainfall for September— l.62in. WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— lo miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— s p.m., 29.31 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.37; noon, 29.40 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS A westerly low pressure area intensified on Sunday, and has since dominated atmospheric conditions. Strong westerly and southerly winds have prevailed. Squally and unsettled conditions have been experienced, and rain has fallen in most parts of the country

Wind— L, light; or, 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 ; 0, overcast, the whoie sky covered with thick clouds ; P, passing ehowers ; Q, squally ; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, bazy

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds— Strong to gale generally; westerly, backing to southerly, northward of Kawhia and East Cape; southerly with a westerly tendency prevailing elsewbore 1 Barometer— Rii>e everywhere soon ■ Seas — Very heavy on all the western coast; heavy between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; increasing offshore southwards ; rough elsewhere Tides — Good generally 1 Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Dicmen, Tiriiari, ana East Cape ; for southerly at Castlepont, Cape Campbell, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island '■ Weather — Squally and cold, with rain probi able generally and snow on higher levels in the South I D. C, BATES

Thr Station. Wind Bar. in shade We'th'r Capo Maria V,D. Russell ' Hokianga Heads' Kaipara Siu. Stn. Manukau Heads! Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranga Taupo East Cape Gisborne Napier Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Eemont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymoutb Bealey , Christchurcb ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown ...! Nuggets Bluff 'Wf b 'Wf b WSW f bi !WSW mgi Wf b SW f b Wf b NW 1 W 1 NWf b WNWfb Wf b NW br Nfb Wf b NWf b NW I We NWmg NW g Wg WSW mg • SW g i W 1 NWf b Wf b INW g INK 1 'SW t b |SW 1 SWfb IwSW f b 29-94 29-83 29-81 29-80 29-76 2376 •2970 2905 2970 2968 29-60 2950 29-47 29-41 2940 29'G1 2954 2902 29-44 L' 9-37 2931 2902 29'4n 2932 2816 2915 29-14 2912 2910 2907 2931 29-11 29-12 59 59 153 01 59 01 63 62 til 53 58 54 64 59 61 64 56 57 58 59 55 57 50 57 37 55 55 53 55 51 43 ■a 45 I Z C c B C C C C QR B C BCP C B B C C E . P ' B C G B G B b c; R B c B BC B C D P OQH

TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 a.m.

last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter r. .. 1 -; 9 .. 16 .. 23 .. 31 ■v. 9 9 1 11 4 14 p.m. 18 a.m. 21 a.m. 45 a.m. 10 p.m.

THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)