METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 40, 16 August 1917, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

THURSDAY, 16th AUGUST.

THE SUN Rose to-day—«h «m a.m.; sets 8h 9m p.m. Rises to-morrow—eh 39m a.m.; sets 5h 10m p. BRIOHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, lh 23m; afternoon, 40m ;• total, 2h ,3m.

THE MOON t (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time:-) : D. H. M. Bull moon .. „ „3 4 41 p,r Last quarter io 7 26 a.! 1 New moon „ .. ..18 5 SI a.r First quarter .. .. ...26 6 38 a.i TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE j Yesterday—Maximum, 60.2deg.; minimut 33.6deg.; mean, 41.9deg. | RAINFALL [ Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 ».m. to-ds —Trace. Total to date during the month—2.o6W. Total rainfall during July^6.66in. , Wind

Average velocft'y of tlie wind ,for 'the '24 ho'ul preceding 9 a.m. to-day—6.3 miles per hoar.BAROMETER Yesterday—o a.m., 30.12 j To-day—S a.m., 30.24; noon, 30.22 , NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OP LAST 24 HOURS . The barometer has risen further northwah of Westport and Kaikoura, but has recordf little movement southwards. Strong and d creasing southerly winds have prevailed in,at northwards of. Cook Strait, and northerly breezi ■elsewhere. . Cold and changeable weather riiU yesterday, with showers,, along the east coai of the North Island, but improved condition were reported generally this morning TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 ».m.

Wind.— U light; br, breeze; f b fresh breeztf 'in g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gai« w, gale of exceptional severity. • • ■-. ..Weatlier-B, blue. sky. be the atmosphei clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing, clouds; 1 drizzling, rain; F, foggy, . G, gloomy, dar weather; H,.liall;:J<, lightning; M, misty,,,l overcast, the whole sky covered witly thiy clouds; I>, passing showers; Q, squally; K.raji continued rain; S,. t now;.T, thunder; U, ugl: threatening appearance; Z,,hazy.

At 0 a.m. to-day the . following forecast wa issued for the subsequent M hours:— Winds— South-easterly .• l.roczes prtvailm northward of East Cape and hnwliiit;, erfiten .thence to .Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; nonl "' Barometer—Eising tendency in the North falling in the South > , ■• ■, . ( ges.s—Considerable' but decreasing betivee; East Cape and Cape I'alliser, and on the \vm, coast of tho North Island; moderate clsewhet Tides—Poor on the west coast of the >ort ■ Island; .moderate southwards;, good elssvlicrc Weather—There is a prospect of fair. veaU er; a very cold night with frosts i>:lanil, an hard frosts on the east coast of t!ie South I; laDd " D. C. BATES.

Cape Maria V.D.' Russell ...! Holdanga Heads ( Kaipara Sis. Sta.f Jftronkaii Heads!! Auckland ...! Tiritiri ... '...: Kawhia j: Tauranea Tau'po East Oape Gisborne Napier Cfistlf.Boint —I .Cilpe Valliser ... Cape EKmont ... Vat«i ; Wansranui Fo.-st.ou Wollineton Cape Campbell... FarewcUSplt ... \V>att)ort Greymouth BealoyOhristchurch ... Akaroa L.H. ... Timaru ... Oamaru ... .Duncdin Quonistown Nuageta BlnJI Station. 15 1 S 1 Culm El : SSE 1 SI SI ■ S.I ' , SW 1 ■ .Oi»lm , SE f 1) ,Sbr , SW f b NW 1 .Calm .SB br . E 11 . NE 1 .Calm .Calm Jw 1 P*l .B-l .ISW br .NE 1 . Calm . Calm . Oalin .N.I . Cnlni . NW br ,SW 1 "Wind. Bar. 3015 3020 3015 3019 S0"20 2919 3014 3012 > 3013 30TO SOUS M-18 :«2l 30"33 I 3022 30-20 I 301(1 I 3022 Sff'JQ WU 3019 3018 30-25 30-24 3020 SO'IO 3011 3012 3022 30'] 2 I 3018 I 30-08 13006 TKer. in shade 50 49 56 50 45 52 54 «■, 43 ' 68 .61 48 50 47 f/0 4rt 46 H 4li 45 4t> ■ H ♦ 33 38 50 41 37 40 43 35 40 43 We'th 0 B B B B B i B- ■ B B • C O B B B B C B B B OG O B B B B 0 B 0 B C B C