METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 55, 2 September 1916, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S -WEATHER.

SATURDAY, 2nd SEPTEMBER

THE SUN Rose to-day—Gil 15in a.m.; suts 51i 26m p.m. Rises to-morrow—6h 13m a.m.; sets 51i 27m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 21i 45m; afternoon, fill 25m; total, 7li 10m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time) D. H. M. , First quarter „ -.. ..5 3 60 p.m. Full moon 12 8 1 a.m. Last quarter -.. .... 19 S ,5 p.m. New moon .. .. ..27 7- 4 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday —Maximum, 57.7deg.; minimum, 51.0deg.; mean, 54.3deg. To-day, at noon—s7deg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day -Nil. I Total to 'date during the month—Nil. Total rainfall for August—4.27in. j j WIND j Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preced- I ; ing 0 a.m. to-day—l2.o miles per hour ] BAROMETER Yesterday—9 a.m.. 30.259 To-day—o a.m., 30.174; noon, 30.11 NEW ZEALAND . SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS High atmospheric pressure and fair to cloudy weather has ruled. Moderate to strong westerly and south-westerly winds have pre- j dominated, squally at times in the southernmost districts 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 severity Weather—B, blue sky. be the atmosphere clear dr heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty: O, overcast, the whole sky covered with t'nic^ clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally yß, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

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

Winds—Moderate to strong southerly winds, with a westerly tendency .north of-Hokitika and Lyttelton; westerly, with southerly tendency elsewhere, strong to gale in the southernmost districts

Barometer—Unsteady, with a rising tendency Seas—Considerable on the west coast of the South Island and between Castlepoint and Kaikoura, rough in Foveaux Strait; moderate elsewhere <

Tides—Good gev.erally Warning signal for westerly gale is exhibited at Nugget Point (Centre Island interrupted) Weather—Coo! .and changeable generally; scattered showers probable in the western and in the southernmost districts, and squally at times in and southward of Cook Strait ». C. BATES.

i I'flier.* Station. ! Wind Bar. in We'th'r ! __!!^f? Cape Maria V.D.jS'fb 1*10*45! So 0 Russell ... *...'SE f b 30*42 54 O HolcitinKa. Head3 ; N,E br , 30*411 54 O Kuipara Sie.St.n.Rf b i 30*40 ! 53 OG Manukau Head ;SS\V f.b i 30*41 ! 53 C Auckland ...;SW 1 ! 30*41 57 BC Tiritiri Sfb j 30*40 ! 54 O Kawhia ... ..... SW 1 j 30*32 * 55 O T.iuransa '...'RWtb : SOL'S i 54 BC Taupo ICalm i 30*271 40 O G East Cape ...WW i b i 30*27 55 B Gisborne iW 1 I 80*24 ' 50 B Napier IN 1 130*23 I 45 B Castlepoint ...WW t b I 30*20 i 56 j O Cape Palliser -'N 1 30*17 54 B Cape-Egmont ...'SW ( b ■ 50*38 j 51 ! OPatea ;WNWf b* 3U-W ' 55 ! O Wanganui ...iNW br 30*421 55 G Foxton iNWfb j 30*22 55 O Wellington ...INW f o : 30*17 | 56 B C Cape Campbell...!!" Wf b 3013 52 B Farewell Spit ...SW 1 .'10*21 53 B Westport ...iSWbr 30*38 50 B C Greymouth ...jS 1 30*42 51 B 0 Bealey -iNW t b 30*35, .49 BC Christchurch ...IB 1 30*01 -49 B Akaroa L.H. ...ICalm 130*01 58 0 Timaru ... -iW 1 ,30*04. (3 O Oamaru... ...Culm !:W0n: ii O Dunedin |N 1 ! 23*91 I 47. B Queenstown ...SW £ b !30*08 | hi C .NuKSets ... .......SAVmg. : 20*01,* 50 . * B BlutT - * -!W in « ■ ' 20*112 ! 52 ! 0 Z