METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 13, 15 July 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

MONDAY; 16th JULY.

THE SUK. Rose to-day—7h 13m a.m.; sets 4h 40m p.m.' Rises to-raorrow—7h 12m a.m.; seta 4h 41m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, lh 30m; afternoon, Oh 2h; total, lh 32m. • ■ , f •- THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 58,2deg,; minimum, '50.5deg,; meau, uj.3deg. t RAINFAIi. Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —0 29in. " ■ • Total to date during the month -S.DSin. Total rainfall during June—7.oßin. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day -15 miles per hour BAROIIETER. Yesterday— 9 a.ra., 29.56 To-day—9 a.m., 28.98; noon, SB.OI NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. An intense westerly area of \mr prcssura lias enveloped the Dominion since Saturday, and strong and squally north-west to south-west winds have prevailed. The weather has been unsettled generally, and rain has fallen at times in most parts of the country. Snow/has also been reported on some of the higher levels in the South Island TO-DAY'S WEATHER. . From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—L, light; for, breeze; f b fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, galo 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; 0, overcast, ths whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S,'snow; T, thunder; IT, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— ■ Winds—Southerly, strong to gale, prevailing Barometer—Else everywhere shortly Sea6—lncreasing; very heavy on all the western coast; heavy southward of East Cape; rough oft shore elsewhere ■"■'-.'■ Tides—High southward of East Cape; good elsewhere . Warning signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tintin, East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spiti Cape Foulwind, and Nugget Point Weather—Squally, with heavy showers; sno^y on the higher levels. The weather will probably become much colder; rivers flooded in the West Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island Q

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Station Wind. Bar. Therl in shade We'th'r - . Capo Maria V.D Russell ' Hokianffa Heads Kaipara Sig. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ... ... Kawhia Tauranga Taupo East Cape Gisborne Napier Castlenoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport ... Greymouth Bealey ... Christchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru ... Oamaru ... Dunedin ... Queenstown ... Nuggets ... Bluff Wf b SWI . SWf b SW f b Wfb , Wl W.I Wl Wf'o . NW 1 . Wfb.'') Wl Wl NWbr NWf b Wfb Wbr NW br - Wfb NWbr Wg Wfb Not come Not come Not come SWI NW 1 • : Not come SWI Wl NW 1 NWbr WSW br 2o"4i' 2931 29"27 29-23 29%25 29-28 23' OS 2920 2915 2917 2915 29 109 29'Oi 38-94 2909 2907 2905 29-02 2898 28-89 29-09 2 54 \ 56; .49'• 57 • 52 . 50. 50/ 50---45 53 52' 52 = 52 ■■ 52" 51 ■52---52 50 52 50' 46 P P OP P OP OP 0 p o o 0 o B O 0 0 OE G O 0 G B . - 2880 2878 28-68 28-82 2893 2883 2877 44 47 i . 35 40 43 a 0 BO O G 0 OP