METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 22, 25 July 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. j THURSDAY, 25th JULY. THE SUN. Rose to-day—7h 6m a.m.; sets 4h 49m p.m. Rises to-morrow—7li 5m a.m.; sets 4h 49m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, lh Om; afternoon, lh Mm; total, 2h 50m. THE MOON. v ' ■' I (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) 13. H. M. Last quarter • i a is p.m. New moon s 7 52 p.m. First quarter 16 5 55 p.m. Fall moon 24 8 5 a.m. Last quarter 31 0 44 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. . Yesterday—Maximum, 49deg.; minimum, 42.2deg.; mean, 45.6deg. RAINFALL. Total tor the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day Total to date during the month—4.64in. Total rainfall during June—7.oßin. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the IK hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l 6 miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.09 : To-day—9 a.m., 30.05; noon, 50.03 NEW ZEALAND. j SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Strong but decreasing southerly winds have i prevailed, the barometer. rising slowly everywhere. Cold and changeable conditions have ruled, and scattered showers have been reported, especially In the cast coast districts FORECAST. . At 9; a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for .the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Southerly, moderate to strong, changing by east to northerly v Barometer—Rising tendency Seas—Considerable southward of East Cape; moderate elsewhere

Tides—High southward of East Cape; moderate northwards; poor elsewhere

Weather—Cool and changeable; a very coin night probable generally, with frosts inland D. C. BATES.