METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 58, 6 September 1917, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

THUBSDAY, Oth SEPTEMBER. THE SUN Rose to-day—6h 9m a.m.; sets Sh SOm p.m. Rises to-morrow—Gh 7m a.m.; sets 5h 31m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Horning, 3h 16m; afternoon, 5b 15m; total, Sh 30m , .THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Meaa Time.) *D. H. M. Full moon .. .. .... 1 11 58 p.m. last quarter 8 a 35 p.«». New mcon .. .. .. 16 9 67 p.m. First quarter .. .... 24 S 11 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—Maximum, 58deg.; minimum, 50.0deg.; mean, s<.3deg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —0.12 in. Total to date during the month—o.9Sin. Total rainfall for August—3.94in. WIND ' ■■ Average velocity of the wind for the 24 hsurs preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l 9.3 miles per hour BAUOHETEB Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.92 To-day—9 a.m., 29.77; noon, 20.74 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS Or LAST 24 HOURS Fair veather has ruled in the East-Coa^t districts, but elsewhere unsettled and clouijy conditions have been experienced, with. rain generally. Some heavy downpours accompanied electrical disturbances during the night about Cook Strait and alone the west coast of the South Island. The barometer has continued low in the South, and strong northerly »nd ■westerly winds have prevailed TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at. » ».m.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; £ b 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 v-eather; H, hail; L', lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thiclc clouds; P, passing showers; (J, squally; R.irain, continued rain; S, mow; T, thunder; U, uglyi threatening appearance; Z, hazy, -

At S a.m. to-day the' following ferecMt.-fM issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds—Westerly, strong to gale'

Barometer—Unsteady „ Seas—Heavy on'all the westerrrcoasb and be. tween Castleppjnt and Kaikoura; rough off short elsewhere . '- ' '•" '" " ''{i ; ■'

Tides—Good generally ■. ■ ■ Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Biemen, Tiritiri, tab Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugjet Point -.-:. Weather—Squally, with heavy showers gene* rally; snow on the higher levels in the South, and rivers high in the west coast and soutbernT most districts D.C. BATES. '

Cape Maria, V.D. Eus=ell Hotiansra Heads Kajpara Sig. Sta. Mnnultau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranga Taupo .... , ... East Cape Gisborne... Napier ... Castlenoint Cape Palliser ... Gape Efimont ... Patea. Wanganui Foxton ... Wellington Cane Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport „. Greymouth Bealey Christchurch ... AkaroaL.H. ... Oamaru ... Dunedin .... Queenstown Nu»gets ... Bluff Station. Wind. NWC.b Wbr NWf b WNW fb WNWmg NW t b NWbr W a NWf Tj SW f b NWf b NWf b Wbr NW br Int'r'pted NW£b NWbr NWbr NE 1 . NNWbr w m c NW br WSW I b NW by : NW br Calm :• NW f b N1 . ■ Oalm WSWbr W 1 NWfb WNWf b Bar. 3015 SO'l7 3010 SOU 30W> .WOB 30W 2994 SOTO 29"95 3009 2993 29'8S 2985 2992 2982 20*83 2fl'BO 29-77 2969 2954 2985 2975 2978 2958 29"55 2951 2958 2948! 2951 2948 29451 Tb/er. • inshade ~m~--54 55 54 55 57 54 57 •57 51 56 58 59 52 58 52 '53 51---■53 . , S3 56 •52 50 sa : 52 57 53 49 52r 45 « ,49 ..... . We'th'r B BC O 8* BO BO P BC B C BO O 0 o BO O a z G § Q B B B BO BO BO P 0 BCQ