METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 15, 17 July 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. WEDNESDAY, 17th JULY. THE SUN. Rose to-day—7!i 12m a.m.; sets 4h 42m p.m. Rises to-morrow—7!i lira a.m.; sets 4h 43m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, 2h 10m; afternoon, Ob 50m; total, Sh Urn. THE, JIOON'. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) r D. B. M. last quarter i g 13 p;m. liew moon S 7 62 p.m. First .quarter ...... 16 5 55 p.m. lull moon .. „ „24 8 6 a.m. Last quarter .. ..... 31 0 44 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 50.2deg.; minimum, 32.3deg.; mean, 41.2deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 21 Jipurs preceding 9 a.m. to-day Total to date during the month—4.2oin. Total rainfall during June—7.oßin. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—6.s miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.09 To-day—9 a.m., 29.32; noon, 29.32 NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS. High ana squally southerly -winds have prevailed, and the weather has been unsettled generally, and stormy In many parts of the country during last night. Heavy showers have fallen, and snow on the higher levels. Hail has also accompanied electrical disturbances in several localities. The barometer has risien since last evening, but is still everywhere considerably below normal. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b fresh breeze; m g, moders-te gale; g, -whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmasphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, 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; 2?, passing showers; Q, squally; H, rain, continued rain; .S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At g a.m. to-day the following forecast *v issued for the subsequent 24 hours :•- Winds—Southerly, strong to gale, prevailing I Barometer—Rise fast soon I Seas—Very heavy on all the western coist; : heavy southward ol Castlepoint; rough oft shore elsewhere . . .:.—'■■ i Tides—High southward of Castlepoint; goo! elsewhere ' ■ ' . "v ; Warning signals for Southerly..: gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugget Point Weather—Cold and showery generally; snow oil the higher levels in the South, with sleet and hail at times ' D. C. BATES.

Station ■Wind. Bar. Ther in shade ■We'ttfr Cape Maria VJD Russell HoKauga Heads Kaipara Sic. Sta. Mamikau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawbia Tanranga Taupo East Gape Gisborne Napier Castloooint Cape FaUiser ... Cape Esmont ... fatea Wanganui Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey Christchuroh ... Akaroa L.H. Tiuiaru Oamaru Dunodin Queenstown Nuggets ... ' ... Bluff E f b awf b Stb SWtb Wfi Wf b SWf b El NW 1 Wl FSWbr NW 1 SI NW 1 SWI Wfb SWbr NW br Calm. Calm SI • SWI E 1 E br El ! SWI SEf b SWI SW br waw f h NW£ b SWmg SWbr 2967 20-58 2!)'54 23-5S 28-50 20-46 2048 2fl?iO 29"40 2035 2041 2330 29-30 20'3l 29-33 20-43 2939 2034 2938 20-32 20-30 29-33 2038 29-3 IS 29-30 2926 29-23 2023 29-2 l 29-25 29-38 2924 2929 51 49 51 iS 24 40 46 43 45 43 40 45 41 44 44 . 48 47 4fi 41 38 48 42 ■Mi U 25 37 42 38 43 41 33 30 42 § OP P CP BOP §3 C C B B ' B B CP B BO 0 BO B B BCM B C C O BC BC BC O Q BCP