METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 35, 9 August 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. FRIDAY, 9th AUGUST. THE SUN., Rose to-day—fih 61m a.m.; sets Sh 3m p.m. Rises to-morrow—6h 49m a.m.; sets 5h 4m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, Oh 10m; afternoon, 01" 6m; total, Oh 15m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. New moon 7 S 0 aJ* First quarter 15 lo 46 a.m. Full moon 22 i 32 p.m. Last quarter 29 6 57 am. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum,. sS.7deg.; minimum, 42.3deg.; mean, SO.Bdeg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —1.55 in. Total to date during the month—2.lsin. Total rainfall' for July—*.99in. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 honra preceding 9 a.m. to-day-r-19 miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.17 Today—9 a.m., 29.50; noon, 29.53 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.' Boisterous weather has prevailed, and high westerly winds changed to southerly during the night. Heavy rain has fallen generally, and considerable snow on the hisrher levels of the South Island. Atmospheric pressure has increased since last evening, but is still low everywhere TO-DAY'S WfIAXHEK. 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; \v, ;rale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere dear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather- H, hail; L. lightning; M, misty; O. overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers' Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

kt 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Strong to gale generally; soutb«rly northward of Kawhia and East Cape; southeasterly prevailing elsewhere Barometer—Rising, but unsteady for a short time in ;.he southern districts Seas—Very heavy southward of Castlepoint and on all the western coast; considerable elsewhere • Tides—Moderate in Cook Strait; good elseWarning signals for southerly gale* are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemeu, Tiritiri, «ml East Cape; and for south-easterly at Castlenoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island. Farewell Spit, Cane Foulwind, and Nugget Point Weather—Squally, with heavy showers; sleet and hail in the East Coast .districts ot both Islands; and probably much colder D. C. BATES.

Station Cape Maria V.D Russell Hokinnga Heads Knirm-a Sijr. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tivitiri Ka/whia ... Tauranga Tanpo Raft Cape Qisbome Napier Castlepoint ■ ... Cape Palliser ... Cape Effmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellinc!ton Cape Campbell,.. Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey Cliristchurch ... Ataroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru ... Sunedin Queenstown ... Xuggots Wind. SW f b WSW f b Wf b SW f b I ffl I Wf b NW 1 Calm SEI \Y br SI SI SW br SW f b i SEraii- ; SSTDIiv i B 1 ] Sf b I Sm g I Sg SEg SE ing Ebr Not come SWI SI SW f b BWI Calm j N 1 -I SEI | Bar. 2957 2942 2940 »-3S 29-30 29-32 2983 2920 29"30 2934 2f1'31 S9'3o :.-0'« I 2340 I M-2S I 2D'4O I aia2 29'iil 207,0 2051 30'4i! 2ST4I 29-53 29m 2963 2965 29-68 2971 3967 2iT69 Ther in shade 54 56 58 b:s si sl> 58 i 58 53 51 54 I 43 f 47 j I s s 44 45 49 41 42 42 39 3S 3S 40 33 31 jWrfth'r C P CP OP p p BO c c OP OH a p c B O O 8 Q a op o 6" I p I o o o B O