METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 18, 20 July 1918, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. SATURDAY, 20th JULY. THE SUN. Rose to-day—7h 10m a.m.; sets 4h 44m p.m. Rises to-morrow—7h 9m a.m.; sets 4h 45m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. ■Yesterday—Morning. 2h 25m; afternoon, 3h 20m; total, 6b, 45m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) t j. D. H. M. Last quarter 18 13 p.m. New moon 8 7 62 p.m. First quarter .16 6 55 p.m. Full moon 24 g 5 a , m . Last quarter 31 o 44 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 46.6deg.; minimum, 32.8deg.; mean, S9.7deg.. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day Total to date during the month—4.B3in. Total rainfall during June— 7.08 in. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 honri preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l 2.2 miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday— 9 a.m., 29.76. To-day—9 a.m., 29.70; noon, 29.63 NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS. The barometer fell in the South last night, and strong but decreasing southerly winds have prevailed. The weather has been cold, squally, and showery generally, and considerable snowfall has occurred on the high country 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; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; .8, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Westerly, strong to gale, changing to southerly Barometer—Unsteady, but rising fast shortly Seas—Very heavy southward of East Cape; heavy on all the western coast; rough off shore elsewhere ..- Tides—Good southward of East Cape; moderate elsewhere Warning signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Casilepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island,' Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugget Point Weather—The weather appears likely to change for the worse again soon; rain probable, and snow in the high country; hail and sleet in parts D. C. BATES..

Station Cape Maria V.D Bussell Hokianga Heade Kaipara Sig. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ". Kawhia Tauranga Taupo ... East Cape Gisborne... Napier ... „. Castlepoint 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 ... ... •Wind, Sfb SWI SWf b Sfb SSWfb SWI SWf b Calm Calm Wfb Sbr WSW br Bl NW 1 NW 1 SWf b Wbr Nl El Calm Not come SWf b Calm Ebr NW br Calm Not como Nl .. NW 1 Wl NW 1 SW br SWbr Bar. 3009 29-98 2994 29-91 2991 2991 2992 2976 29-86 2982 2982 2974 2978 2974 29-69 29-71 2977 29-84 2977 2970 Ther in shade 52 49 51 48 40 50 50 38 37 42 56 45 43 42 47 50 47 45 36 45 [We'th'r P C CP P c B B ll B B '• B I -B ■ B C B B B B O PCP O 0 BO BC BO , BC G R QPZ 2979 2981 29-75 29"63 2969? 2955 2952 29-60 '2958 2946 29-49 44 37. 34 35 36 ■ 35 41 42 34 39 40