METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 138, 11 June 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TUESDAY, 11th JUNE,

THE SUN. Rose to-day—7h 12m a.m.; sets 4h 28m p,m. Rises to-morrow—7h 12m a.m.; sets 4h 28m p.m.

BRIGHT SUNSHINE.

Yesterday—Morning, 3h 40m; afternoon, 4b 35m; total, Sh 15m.

THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time,) D. H. M. Last quarter 2 3 60 p.m. New moon 9 9 83 a.m. First quarter v .. ..17 0 42 a.m. Full moon .. .... 24 10 8 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 60.9deg.; minimum, 47.6deg.; mean, M.2deg. RAINFALL. ' Total for the 24 hours nreceding 9 a.m. t»day -Trace. Total to date during the month—O.SOin. Total rainfall for May—4.l4in. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. co-day—lo.l miles per hour - BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.76 To-day-9 a.m., 29.91; noon, 29.96. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. Disturbances are now in evidence both in the North and to the westward of the Doi minion. Strong and variable winds have prei vailed. Cloudiness has increased generally since yesterday, and rain has fallen in the j northern districts TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 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, donds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; B, rain, continued rain; S, bdow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 ia to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:—

Winds—Easterly, strong to gale, changing to southerly northward of Kawhla and East Cape; south-easterly, moderate to strong thence to Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; variable winds eleewhere, with westerlies prevailing about Foveaux Strait Barometers-Unsteady Seas—Heavy northward of But Capef-tough thence to Ka&onra; moderate elsnmem Tides—Hlsb between East Cape and KM-]-oura; good elsewhere Warning signals for eooth-eaeterty Mta era exhibited at Cape Maria Van Women, XbttUL and East Cape Weather-Unsettled and cloudy jrttt. rt& probable northward of Farewell Sptt anfr'Kaifcoura; rain following elserhere D. a BATES.

Station. Cape Maria V.D. Russell Hokiansa Heads Kaipara Sic. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ... ... K(L\7lli& ... Tauranga Taupo East Cape Gisborne... Napier Castlepoint Cape Polliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellinston Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey Christchureh ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oarnaru Dunedin Queenstown Nuggets Blufl Wind. NWf b Nfb SI E f 1) SSE I b E 1 Er E £ b SI Nl Sbr Calm SWI SWI SI SSEI SEI E 1 E br Sbr SEI SEfb SEI Ebr Calm Calm NW 1 Wl SWI SWI NW 1 SI Oalm I Bar. 2976 2902 2<m 20'Kj 2975 2971 297?, 2970 2983 |2988 !29'90 |2993 2903 2992 2003 29-82 2984 2<J'B6 29-88 29-89 29-95 2900 29-83 2(1-81 2985 29-81 2991 29-92 2992 2993 2993 2990 12989 Thorl in shade 59 59 58 62 50 57 53 48 45 « 54 47 51 • GO 51 48 47 52 40 50 51 52 U 44 37 44' 46 41 34 43 32 39 42 We'th'r C . OP OP R OB OR R O O O o OD OD O 0 0 o G B C G 0 BZ B O BO . P BO B B C BC 0. C