METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 75, 26 September 1916, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. TUESDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER TEE SUN Rose to-day—sh 341n a:m.: sets 5h 51m p.m. Rises to-morrow—oil 83m a.m.; sets 5h 52m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 0 hlom; afternoon, lh 10m; total, lh 25m THE MOON (Calculated fcr New Zealand Mean Time) D: H-. M. First quarter .. .. ..5 3 56 p.m. Full moon --j .. ..- .. 12 8- 1 -a.m. Last quarter 19, 5 5 p.m. New moon .. .. ..27 7 4 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—.Maximum, 60.5deg.; minimum, 44.4deg.; mean, 52.4deg. To-day, at noon—sßdeg. RAINFALL Total for the 54 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day* —Nil Total to date during the month—l.44in. Total rainfall during August—4.3sin*' WIND Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—4 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.255 To-day—9 a.m., 30.017; noon, 29.98 NEW' ZEALAND v SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Considerable rain has fallen in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island, while fair to cloudy and mild conditions havo prevailed elsewhere. The barometer has fallen everywhere, and moderate to strong easterly winds have predominated 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 atmospheui clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; O, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightuing; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, 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—Variable, witli moderate to strong easterlies prevailing north of Westport ' and Kaikdurii, and south-easterly elsewhere shortly Barometer—Falling tendency Seas—Rough.north of Kaikoura; moderate Tides—Moderate on the western coast; good elsewhere Warning signal for. easterly gale is exhibited at East Cape Weather—Cloudy, unsettled, and misty weather, with .rain following generally D. C. BATES.

Station. Wind Bar. iu j shade Wo'th'r i I I Cape Maria T.B. iNotcorae Russell ;SW br Hokianga Heads.Not come Kaipara .Si.. Sta.:f*S*_ C b Manukau Hcads;S f b Auckland ...-S 1 Tiritiri !S 1 b Kawhia ... . .*.|S*E 1 Taurauga ... E 1 Taupo ... ...Calm Hast Capo .JE in 2 Gisborne E 1 Napier, ..'. ...]S 1 . Castlepoint ... SE 1 Capu Fitlliser ...jE-1 CapeEsmoiit I..Not. come Patea '... '..'. SSB 1 Wanganui ■•■ ...EI .■ Foxton Calm Wellington ...'S 1 Capo Campbell...'S t b . Farewell Spit ...SE 1 Westp6rt ■ ...IS 1 * * Greymouth ...E.l Bealey ;Calm Christchurch- ... SW 1 Akaroa L.H. ... S 1 l'iinaru Calm Oamaru Calm Dunedin ... ,... WW 1 Queenstown ...!Calm Nucseta- ... ..".INW 1 Bluff ..... -IW 1. 20*85 20'89 29'34 29*33 23*83* 29*86 20*30 20*82 20*05 20*9ti 20*07 29*'.'!* 30-02 SO'OO 29*06 3000 30-02 30'Ut 3003 :'0*03 i!0*0U 30*17 30*06 30*06 30*07 3007 30*07 30*03 3006 30*05 62 SO 58. as ' 61 00 * S3 61 61 ni 62 SOBS 68 60 CO 55 51 52 I ■*„ ! -18 | 10 •15 50 ob I 53 St O on C I O D F K BC OE O F R O 11 R C B Z B Z ° B M B B B B F BC. B BC B C a z