METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 16, 18 July 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

THURSDAY, 18th JULY.

THE SUN. Hose tOKlay—7h llm a.m.; sets 4h 43m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h llm a.m.; sets 4h 13m p.m.

■ BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, 4h 0m; jafternoon, 4h 30m; total, 8h 30m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. RAINFALL Total for tUe 24 hours 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 2t hourg preceding 9 a.m. to-day—4.2.mileE per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday—o a.m., 2D.32 To-day—9 a.m., 20.65; noon, 29.65 NEW ZEALAND, ..- . ' SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS; Stormy, conditions have ruled in the northernmost and southernmost districts, and ' coid and changeable weather has prevailed generally elsev/here. Occasional rain has been reported in most parts of the Dominion. And snow on the 'higher levels. The barometer has risen everywhere, and southerly'winds, strong to gale, have, predominated : TO-DAY'S WEATHER.' 1 • From observations taken at 9 a.m. :

Wind.—li, light; br, breeze; f b fresh breeze; m g, moderute 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; P, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; 1, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, tho whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, 1 squally; B, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; tJ, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At S a.m. to-day the following forecast irM issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Southerly, strong to gale, prevailing .Uaromotcr—Rising fast 'Seas—Very heavy on all the western coast and southward of Castlepoint; rough off chore elsewhere :. • 1 l:ldcs--Higli on the west coast of the North lelaurl and southward of Castlepoint; good elsewhere Warning signals for - southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Dleffien, Tiritiri, East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island,-l rMewoU.Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nuggot Point Weather—Cold and showery; squally with hail in Southland; a very cold night generally, with, frosts inland, and hard frosts in Can,terbU7y , D.O. BATES.

Last quarter New moon First quarter Full lr.oon Last qnarter v< a. m. .. .. 1 8 IS p.m. ... 8 7; 62 p.m. • • .. 16 6 65 p.m. •• ..24 8 5 a.m. • • .. 31 0 U a.m.

Station ' | Cape Maria Y.D Russell ... '... Tlolilansa Heads Kaiparn Sis. Sta. Jianukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri .., . ... Kawhla Tauraoga Tauno East Capa Oisborne.... Napier ... CastloDoint Capo Piilliser ... Cane Esmont ... Ttitca Wnn'sanai Foxton , Wellinston Capo Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Wc3tport Greymoutb. TSesloy Ohristchureb, ... AkaroiifL.H. Timaru ... . Oamaru ... • ... Dunedin ... . ... Queenstown ;.. Nuggets Bluff ... - ... I Wina. Wft SW f 1) ~ SWf b SWf b Not come Wl SW br Wfl) Wf 1, SWmc SWbv NW 1 Calm NW 1 SWg Sf b Wbr SWbr E 1 Sfb If SI Ebr E 1 : SWI SWr Wl SWbrSWf b SWbr Sfb WSW br Bar. 29'04 29m 20'82 20'62 2976 2977 2976 29'82 29'63 20'fil 2Q-85 29W 20-50 29'62 29'8i 2971 2970 2tfß9 29-67 29T.5 29'64 29'«5 2973 2971 28'61 29'61 29'62 29-05 2903 29-61 29-68 29-56 2956 Ther shade 54 62 55 52 51 54 51 49 50 48 47 ■18 46 47 46 54 52 49 38 48 43 48 43. 38 2(i 'K) 44 ' 42 43 42 39 35 47 Wth'r P O f BOP EQ BO B B B B 8 OQ BO B BO B B BCP BO B BO 0 BC ,B BO 0