METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 111, 11 May 1916, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

.WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

. THURSDAY, 11th MAY^ ' THE SOSI Rose-to-day—Gh 40 a.m.; sets 4h 47 p.m. llises to-morrow—(!h 47m a.m.; sets 4h 45m p.m., ; BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday — Morning, 4h 3Gm; afternoon, 2h 1 30m;, total, 7h Cm i THE MOON ! (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, ci.2deg; minimum, Sl.Odeg.; mean. GG.ldeg. To-day, at noon—oTdeg.

RAINFALL ■ Total fa.ll for the 2-i hours preceding 9-a.m. to-day—nil Total to date during the month—O.llin. Total rainfall during April—3.C9irf. .IVIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—lo miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—s p.m., 50.(17 To-day—B.3o a.m., SO.CM: noon 20.09

NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF PAST 24 HOURS. The disturbance, which has been located in northern latitudes for several days past, is now apparently centred off the north-east coast of the North island. South-east gales have been experienced in and northwards of Cook Strait, and heavy rain has fallen in the northern and east, coast districts of the North Island since last evening. Over most of tlie South Islaud cold and fair weather has ruled, but mist and 'cloudiness are more in evidence this morning. TO-DAY'S WEATHER 'from observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind— L, light; or, breeze; i I>, fresh bree;:e; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, sale 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; 31, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; X, rain, continued riiin; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatenina appearance: Z, hazy

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: —

Winds—Southerly, strong to gale northward of Kawhia. and East Cape; south-easterly strong to gale tlienci; to Ifokitika and Lyttelton; easterly, moderate to strong and increasing, elsewhere. Barometer—Unsteady. Seas—Vei'y heavy on the eastern coast, north of Kaikoura; heavy on all the western coast; rough elsewhere, and increasing south of Kaikoura. • Tides—High south of East Capo; good northwards; poor on the west coast of the North Island; moderate on the west coast of the South V/arniug signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemcn and Tiritiri; | and for soutu-easterly at East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, and Farewell Spit.

Weather—Stormy, with heavy rain and rivers flooded in the North Island; unsettled generally elsewbere, with rain and snow on the high levels of the cast coast. - . D. C. IJATES.

S Te\v moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter ". 10 ■.. 17 •1 59 p. Ill, 8 17 p.m. 1 41 a.m. i 40 p.in.

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