METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 41, 17 August 1916, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST

THE SUN Rose to-day—6h 39m a.m.; sets 5h llm p.m. Rises to-morrow—6h 3Sm a.m.; sets 5h 12m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 111 20m: afternoon, •3h Sm; total, 4h 26m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time) D. 11. M. First quarter .. ... ..7 8 30 a.m.'t Full moon .. \. .. J3 11 30 p.m. Last quarter .... ..21 0 23 a.m.. New moon .... ..20 4 55 a.m., TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 54.3deg.; minimum,^; 35.6deg.; mean, 44.9deg. " ' ■ , ,'j To-day, at noon—s3deg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day Total to date during the month—2.96in. Total rainfall for July—C.42in. WIND. Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding--9 a.m. to-day—3.2 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— 9 a.m., 30.137 , To-day—a a.m.. 30.270; noon, 30.22 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Variable breezes 'have prevailed, and fair to cloudy weather has been experienced generally. The barometer is above normal XO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 a.m. iTher.i Station. Wind Bar. |in U Te'th'r tshade Cape Maria V,D. |N f b 3017 39 C Russell !NE 1 SO'iiß f.l B Hotianga Heads^NE f b WM 51 C Kaipara Sic-Stn.jNE 1 30"26 52 BC Manukiiu HeadsteSE f b 30"28 50 B : Auckland ... SW 1 r.O"2S 55 B C Tiritir! ... ».. SE "1 \WJS nrt O Kawhia ... ".. Ef b 30' ii M BiO Tauransa ... SW 1- -lO^l i 53 B«C Taupo ... ■ ... Calm :-10'i5 1 :W B East Cape ... S 1 30331 57 C Gisborne E J 3032 'IB B Napier ... ... Calm 30-32 J3 B C Oastlepoint ■ ... NW 1 30'2i) 51 B 1 Cape Palliser ... Calm HO2S 4H B Cupe Egmont ...IKB 1 3022 49 O Patea - NE 1 3023 4d B Wanganni ...INE 1 ;!0'25 J9 B Foxton E 1 3027 48 B Wellington ... ME 1 3028 nil .BAC Cape Campbell...lN f b 3028 ii B Farewell Spit ...BE 1 30"27 51 B Westport ...ISEI' i10'23 -17 Z Greymouth ...|E br 3024 JS O Bealey Wl 30U« « B Ohristchurch ... NE I b SO'ia 4« B AkaroaL.H. ... Nf b 3011 49 C Timaru ... ... W 1 3010 40 Z Oumai-u Wl. 3010 4'l O Dunedin NE f b 30-00 W BIG Queenstov/u ...Calm 3010 40 C Nuggets IE I, . 3004 39 C Bluff - -INEI 3002 41 O 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; G, gloomy, dark weather; IT, hail; L. lightning; M, misty; 0,. overcast, the whole- sky covered with thickclouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; X, ra,in, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly,: threatening appearance; Z, hazy

FORECAST 'At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast vas issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds—Moderate to strong northerly winds prevailing and freshening generally Barometer—Falling tendency everywhere Seas—Considerable swell between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere Tides—High on all the eastern coast; good elsewhere, and decreasing on the west coast of the North Island Weather—Fair to cloudy, with increasing haze and cloudiness generally D. C. BATES.