METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 107, 6 May 1916, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

SATURDAY, 6th MAY

THE SUN Rose to-day—Gh 41m a.m.; sets 4h 52m p.m. Rises .to-morrow—Gh 42m a.m.;.sets 4h 51ni p.m. 1 BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, Sh Om; afternoon, 3h 42m; total, 6h 42m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time) D. H. M. New moon .. .. .. 2 4 59 p.m. First ouarter .; . .. „10 8 17 p.m. Full moon * .. .. ..17 1 41 a.m. Last-quarter .. ... ..24 i 46 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday —Maximum, 65.Gdeg.; minimum, 52.4deg.; mean, 59deg. To-day,.at noon—Gldeg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil . Total to date during the' month—o.o4in. Total rainfall during April—3.69in. WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—4 miles [Ver hour .'.,-;.__,_. BAROMETER . Yesterday—s p.m., 30.07. To-day—9.3o a.m., 30.02; noon, 29.08 : .TEW. ZEALAND SYNOP§IS OF LAST 24 HOURS Scattered showers have been reported in the West Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island, but fair to cloudy weather has prevailed generally. Easterly and northerly breezes have predominated, and the barometer has shown a falling tendency TO-DAY'S WEATHER -From observations taken at 9 a.m. i —— :

Wind—L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; _ 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, bail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; I?, 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—Moderate to strong and increasing easterly winds northward of New Plymouth and Napier; increasing northerly winds elsewhere : Barometer—Falling tendency everywhere Seas—Moderate generally, .but increasing north of East Cape Tides—Good Weather—Unsettled and cloudy in the northern and southernmost districts and ou the West .Coast of the South Island; weather clouding over and rain following generally D. C. BATES.

■•• ■ Station. Wind ■ I- I Cape Maria V.D. |e 1 Eussell ... ...SB 1 Hokianga HeaflsKotcome Kaipara Si_. Stn.:Calm Manukau Heads iE I Auckland ...iNE 1 Tiritiri 'SW 1 Kawhia IE 1 Tauranga ...:Calm Taupo Calm East Cape ...|S 1 Gishorne W 1 Napier Calm Castlepoint ... NE 1 Cape Palliser ...|W 1 CapeEgmont ... NE 1 . Patea N 1 ■Wanganui ... NE 1 Poxtou ...- ... NW br 'i Wellington ... N br Cape Oamnhell... NW f b Farewell Spit ... W 1 Westport ... NW I Greymouth ...|E hr Bealey |W 1 Christchurch ...iNE 1 AkaroaL.H. ..'Calm Timaru W 1 Oamaru |NW 1 Dunedin |N 1 Queenstown ._]NW br Nuggets SE 1 Bluff IN 1 Bar. | l_ 30-0S 30-OS, 3010 3011 30-08 30-07 30"02 30-00 30-03 30-10 3015 3010 30-07 ! :»o-05 30 .6 30'03 B001 ■ mm-30-02 29-9H 30-0G S003 30'00 2-99 30-05 30-00 -J93 _-.. 2887 29'95 2981 2S.85 Ther. in shade 61 57 CO 57 63 (>1 61 56 46 58 43 54 57 58 Gl 60 01 GO Gl 55 53 53 51 56 53 52 40 50 45 _ 47 We'th'r I C G . OZ c B C C B C B C B C B O F B C B BC B C B C B B BCP B C B O B O O B C O M C O