METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume xciv, Issue 73, 24 September 1917, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

MONDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER

THE SUN Rose to-day—sh 38m a.m.; sets 5h 48m p.m. Rises to-morrow—oh 36m a.m.; sets 5h 49m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, Oh sm; afternoon, Oh 10m; total, Oh 15m

THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—Maximum, 59.3deg.; minimum, 56.4deg.; mean, 57.8deg. RAINFAIX Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day Total to date during the month—2.'loin. Total rainfall for August—S.S4in. WIND Average velocity ot the wind for tae4S hours preceding D a.m. to-day—2l.6 miles per hour BAROMETER ■ Yesterday—3 a.m., 30.21 To-day—o a.m., 29.98; noon, 29.96 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Atmospheric preessure has decreased every-, where since Saturday, and strong and squally; northerly winds have predominated. Gloomy, weather has been experienced generally, and, considerable rainfall has been reported m the western and southern districts of the South Island TO-DAY'S WEATHER. , , From observations taken at S a.m. j

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b Iresh breeze; Bi 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; 0, gloomy, dark leather; H. hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, ?now; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent! 24 hours:— Winds—Strong to gale generally; northerly north of New Plymouth and Napier; northerly, backing to southerly, shortly elsewhere , Barometer—Fan, but rising m the South after about 16 hours . Seas—Heavy between Oastlepoint and Kaikoura and on the West Coast of the South Island; considerable on the west coast of the North I«Jand; rough elsewhere Tides Moderate on the west coast of the North Island; good elsewhere Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritin, East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugget Point Weather—Unsettled : and cloudy weather, ■with rain probable generally, and heavy ram and flooded rivers in the West Const and southernmost districts of the South Island D. C. BATES.

'ull moon .. :ast quarter _ few moon ... first quarter i). .. 1 ~ 8 .. 16 .. 24 fl. M. 11 58 p.m. 0 35 p.m. 9 57 p.m. S 11 p.m.

Cape Maria. V.D. Russell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sic. Sta. Manuka v Heads Auckland Tiritiri ... Kawhia Tauranga Taupo East Cape Gisborne Napier ... Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea, Wanganui Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Beajey Christchurch ... AkaroaL.H. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin ... Queenstown ... Nuggets Bluff Station. Wind. Nl Wl Nl NWf b NW 1 mv i wi swi swi SWI NWbr NNW 1 NWbr NWbr Wg Nf b N br N 1 NWbr NWf b NWf b Wfb Nib Nib Wbr NW 1 NW 1 SWf b Calm . SE 1 NEI W 1 N 1 Bar. 3020 30"21 3915 3020 3020 3fflß 30"19 3012 3O'll 30W 80"12 ;-i0"09 3002 3000 29-06 3015 3007 3000 30-00 2998 30 PO9 2935 2990 2994 2972 2971 2971 2982 2977 2968 2973 29-71 Ther. in shade 64 63 El' 81 62 60 60 61 61 57 60 63 64 63 60 61 65 61 61 59 59 58 57 58 51 64 63 60 58 58 68 I 52 54 We'th'r C Z C BO BCZ BO BC BC O 0 0 B BC B C c c B G BC 0 c p X F MR B C C BC O OE D E OP