METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 58, 6 September 1916, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. WEDNESDAY, 6th SEPTEMBER THE SUN Rose to-day—6l. 8m a.m.; sets 6h 30m p.m. Rises to-morrow—6h 7m a.m.; sets 5h 31m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday-^Morning, :5h 0m;. afternoon, 41i 0m; total; 9'n-Om- •■ - THE MOON (Calculated for\New Zealand '.Mean Time) ft. H. M. First quarter .. .; ..5 3 56 p.m. Full moon 12 8 1 a.m. Last quarter 19 S sp.ro. New moon -27 7 i p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 51,4deg.; minimum, 52deg.; mean, 54. "cleg. To-day, at noon—oSdeg. '• htUNFAtL . Total for the 24 hours, preceding 9 aVI. to-day —O.Olin. '■ . Total to date during the month—OVUm. Total rainfall during ~August—4.3sin. WIND . Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l6.s mile's per hour BAROMETER 1 ' Yesterday—9 a.m.. 30.10S To-day—9 a.m., 29.957, noon, 29.95 NEW ZEALAND , SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS ; The barometer is still high in the North, hut the atmospheric depression in the South Island has intensified considerably since yesterday Westerly, winds have predominated, and have been strong and squa.'lv in ant! southward'of Cook Strait, with ga'.es in tho southern districts. The weather has continued fair over the North Island and in the e_..-;s cotv.t districts of the South; but unsettled conditions have i ruled in the western and southernmost portions o£ the South Island, with scattered rain. 10-DAY- WKATHMI . | From observations taken at 9 a,m. j 1 ■ —— .

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; 0, gloomy, dark weather; fl, hail; L, lightning; M. misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered' with thick, clouds; I', passing showers; CJ, squally; R, ram, 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— Westerly winds, moderate to strong and increasing north of New Plymouth and Napier ; strong to gale elsewhere Barometer—Fall everywhere / Seas—Heavy on all the western coast, between Castlepoint and Kaikoura, and in Foveaux Strait; moderate north of East Cape; rough olf shore elsewhere Tides—Moderate north of East Cape; good Warning signals for westerly gales aro. exhibited at East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, ■ and Nugget Point (Centre Island interrupted) ' „ Weather—lncreasing haze and cloudiness generally, and a change to unsettled and squally conditions is likely to take place shortly, with rain following, particularly south.of NewPlymouth and Castlepoint; heavy rain is probable in tbe West Coast and southenunoaTi districts of the South Island, with rivers rising - , B. V. PEMEERTON. ________■_■_■_— i iiiiiii-iiiii—rTrn—mt~ mm " "

j ITher.l ' Station. ' Wind Bar. I in We'th'r j ;s__a<_« Cape Maria V.D. |S I' i 30'22 i 34 Z Russell '. .Calm |:«l-23'l 53 B Hokianga HcadsiE 1 i 30'27 ] 65 B G Kaipara SicStn-IS 1 ' :ffl"35 | 54 OG Mamil.au Heads RWbr ' 30'Zl j 53 C Auckland ....W 1 i :W28 j 5S O Tiritiri ,S 1 j 30'2-i | 53 O Kawhia 'S 1 I 3018 | 56 B C Tauransa ...Not come, ■— I — — Taupo' ' ... ...]SW 1 .,0'OS! 5!'. B C Bast Cape ...'NW br 30'10 56 B Gisborne |W 1 3013 55 B Napier / iSW 1 • 30.7 5a B Castlepoint ...'NW f b j :_.2 57 C Capo Palliser ...!W f b j SO'OO 56 B OapeEemont ...;W br j 3017 55 ; C Patea ;WN"Wbr• iffllo 57 I B WauKanui -^W f b ; 3013 55 | BC Foxton OTtli 13010 Ml j BC WelliDK-Oii ...:NW f b : LWlCi 57 I B Cape Campbell... W S : 29'OS ; 53 | B Farewell Spit ... SW f b • ilO'08 • 57 B Westport ...W br i SOW! to B C Greymouth ... 1VNSV br; SO'0-' 5.. i O Beiiley NW I > S9H4 ; -W j K Christchurch ... XW 1 i _B'/0 | .'.0 i B C Akaroa L.H. ... SW m a ! -_7U | 51 G Timaru :W 1 ' SO'64 ! 57 j BC Oamaru NW 1 ;.'..', 13 ; BO Bimedin ... ...SWi'b i^_3! 61 j BO Queens town ... Calm | 29 t)J , 5U I K Nuggets Wfb : 29'41 j 53 ! O Bluff OT i b ;ai'40 52 OR