METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 68, 18 September 1917, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

TUESDAY, ISth SEPTEMBER. THE SUN -Rose to-day—sh 48in a.m.; sets 5h 42m p.m. Rises to-morrow—oil 47m a.m.; sets oh 43m p.m. ■ BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 2h 50m; afternoon, 0b • sm; total, 2h 55m ■. ■ ■' THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

-„.. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE ■ Yesterday—Maximum, 59.9deg.; minimum, 53deg.; mean, 56.4deg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —O.oSin. Total to date during the month—J.lOin. Total rainfall for August—S.Mio. WIND 1 Average velocity of the wind for the 24 hour* preceding 0 a.m. to-day—ls miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.35 To-day—9 a.m., 30.40; noon, 30.40 . , NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOUIJs The barometer has fallen in the southernmost districts, but has remained above normal . elsewhere. Strong northerly winds have predominated, and; except in the East Coast districts, the weather, has been unsettled and wet TO-DAY'S WEATHER. - . From observations taken at 9 ».m.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w,gale of exceptiomilseyerity. . Weather—li, blue sky, be the atmosphere cleir or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain"; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark veather; H, hail; 1, lightning; M; misty; 0. overcast, the whole skjv covered with thicl clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, .-now; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening stwarauce; Z, hazy.

FORECAST

At 9 a.m.' to-day the following forecast «i issued for the subsequent 2t hours:— . Winds—Northerly, strong to gale, changing to westerly , northward of New Plymouth and Xapier;: heavy westerly gale, changing to southerly after from 24. to 38 hours elsewhere • „''.. Barometer—Falling tendency everywhere;ri»« in the South after about 24 hours : ' ■ Seas—Heavy between Castlepoint and Kaiikoura; increasing on all the western co»st; rough off shore elsewhere , . _ :T. Tides—Good generally, ■ ■ • ■ Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, and Castlepoint; and for westerly at Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Hugget Point ... f.-, 1 Weather—Boisterous, with be»vy show«r« generally; squally and changeable for a short time in the East Coast district, D. C. BATES.:

full moon ' .. jast quarter ' .. few moon ?lrst quarter .. .. 1 11 58 p.m. ..8 6 SB p.». .. 18 '' B ' S7 p.M. .. 24 5 11 p.». .

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