METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 141, 14 June 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

FRIDAY, 14th JUNE.

. THE SUN. Rose to-day—7h lSft a.m.; sets 4h 28m p.m. , Rises to-morrow—7h 14m a.m.; seta 4h 28m p.m; BRIQHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Nil. : - the-'mooh. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) "D. H. M. Last quarter .. ... ..2 3 60 p.m. New moon .... ..9 9 38 a.m. First quarter .. ... ..17 ■ 0 42 a.m. Full moon 24 10 8 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 51.5deg.; minimum, U.Sdeg.; mean, 47.9deg.

.RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 «.m. to-day —0.31 in. Total to date during the month—O.Glln. Total rainfall for May—4.l4in. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the' 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—3.o miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a,m.,, 29.77 To-day—9 a.m., 29.44; noon, 29.40 NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. . The' barometer has fallen steadily, and variable easterly winds have prevailed. Dull, misty, and wet weather has been experienced generally . ' .■ 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, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; 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, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

! At 9 a.m. to-d»y the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Variable and strong; increasing northerlies prevailing Barometer—Unsteady with a falling tendency Seas—Considerable on all the eastern coast; rough swell elsewhere Tides—High on all the eastern coast; good elsewhere. Weather—Cloudy to overcast; colder weather. Rain probable generally; snow oil the higher ! levels in the South ' d. c. bates.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther in shacte We'tb'r Cape Maria YD Russell Hokiansa Hea-is Kalpara Sfc Sta. Maivakau" Heads Auckland " ... Tiritiri Kawhia ... Tauranea Taupo East Cape Gisborne Napier Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui T'oxton WeUingtoft Cane CamnbeU... Farewell Spit ... Weatport Grenriouth Bealey Christchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru ... v ... .Oamafu ... ... Dunedin <Jneenstown ... Nuggets ... Bluff Not come Wf b Not come Nl Nl NEI Nl Calm ' Calm 9WI Sbr Calm SI NEt Nl , Nl / Calm NEI E 1 Calm Sfb Nbr SWI NEI Calm SWI Nl Wl SWbr NEfb NW 1 El ■ ESEbr 29-43 2944 29-45 2342 2945 2iV32 29-43 2948 5907 2904 29-53 29-49 29-45 2938 2941 29"48 2945 29' M 2947 2043 2940 29-+1 2950 20-46 29-47 2949 29"53 2958 29nfi 2007 2356 62 57 55 •■ 60 60 ■ 56 58 51 58 53 53 55 56 58 56 55 54 51 50 57 52 ■18 35 45 45 45 47 47 35 46 46 P 5" C F OR BC O O R R OB X C O 8° i o \ o o 01 R BC O O R P BC O OR O E,. OR