METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 67, 17 September 1917, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MONDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER THE SUN : ■ . Rose to-day—su 50m a.m.: sets 5h 41m p.m. Itises to-morrow—sli 48m a.m.; sets 6h 42m p.m. ; BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 2h 35m; afternoon, Oh 7m; total, 2h 42m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Pull moon .. . .. 1 11 58 p.m. . Last quarter 8 6 35 p.m. New moon .... ..109 57 p.m. • First quarter 24 6 11 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—Maximum, ; minimum, 44.9deg.; mean, Sl.7deg. RAINFALL Total for the 48 hours preceding * a.m. today Total to date during the month—l.s2in. Total rainfall for August—3.9*in. : WIND , Average velocity of the wind for the 24 h«un preceding 9 a.m. to-day—s.4 miles per hour , BAROMETER Ytsterday—3 a.m., 30.32 10-day—l) a.m., 30.35;' noon, 80.85 NEW ZEALAND ; SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Unsettled conditions have prevailed at times' In the northern and southernmost districts and along the West Coast of the South Island, hut Generally fair-to'cloudy weather.has ruled. The barometer lias remained high, and the winds nave ■ been variable, with moderate to strong northerlies predominating. \ TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at » a.m.

Wind.—l*, light; br, breeze; f 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, pissing clouds; D, drizzling rain"; F, foggy; 0, gloomy, dark Veather; H, hall; I, lightning; M, misty; 0 oyercast, ' tlie whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, iiassins-showers;Q,: squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, ?notf!\T, thunder; -Vy- ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. ■:

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast -«H issued for the subsequent 24.hours:-—

Winds—lncreasing,' strong to gale generally; easterly, backing to northerly : .' i. liar.ometer—Fait everywhere .■■ -/.:.' Seas—Heavy e.asterJy swell on all the eastern coist-; rough off the west coast of the.worth Island; considerable elsewhere ' , Tides—Poor on tlie west coast of the North Island; good elsewhere '7* : Warning signals for easterly gales -are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Dlemen, Tirjtiri, Bast Cape, Castlepolnt, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foultelnd, and-Nug-get Point ' ' ■-■ •,-'.-■ ■ • Weather—Cloudy anil.unsettled, with r»in following generally;'weather conditions are threate"ißg ft ■ .'. 8..0. BATES.

Cape Maria V.D. Russell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sis. Sta. MaDukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ..... ... Kawhia ... Tauranga Taupo East Cape Gisborno Napier ... Castleooint Cape Palljser ... Cape Egmont ..'. Patea Wanganui Foxton ■Wellington Caoe Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Weßtport Greymouth Bealey ... Christchurch ... Aknroa L.H. Timiiru Oamaru Dunedin ... Queenstown ...I Nuggeta I Blulf I Station. Wind. L_ Nf b ' Nbr Nf b NEfb N[ b NEf b NEf b NE 1 ..•• El NW 1 Nbr El B br NEI N 1 NEf 1) NW 1 NE 1 E br Nbr N f b Ng NNEfb E br NW br NE 1 NE 1 E 1 NE 1 NEftb N f b .IN f b Ini Bar. mm 30"S8 30*37 30\to 3038 3033 3034 SO'3 1-1 i 3038 30*38 30"45 30M7 3041 nO'3B 303* 30TB 3036 30"38 3036 3035 3033 3(T29 30"24 3022 3025 301? SOl7 3O'lß 3021 30*16 3015 3009 SOW Ther. in shade ■~SJT 59 W 57 56 59' 57 54 57 54 58 55 56 57 56 57 59 57 53 68 54 , 56 55 53 42 54 54 50 52 50 50 50 45. We'th'r ~P " B C BC 0 0 BO B C O / 0° c B B C / BO Q. BG , BC BO 80. Q . P BCP O P O z BO BO BO ' BC B Z B