METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 41, 16 August 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

FRIDAY, 16th AUGUST.

THE SUN. Rose to-day—6h 42m a.m.; sets 5h 10m p.m. Rises to-morrow—6h 40m a.m.; sets 5h lira p.m.

BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morntng, 2h 40m; afternoon, 4b 62m; total, 7h 32m.

THE MOON.

(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

D. H. M. New moon 7 8 0 a.m. First quarter 16 10 46 a.m. Full moon ... .. .. 22 4 32 p.m. Last quarter 29 6 57 am. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE

Yesterday—Maximum, 31.8deg.; mean, 4l.6deg.

51.3deg.; minimum,

RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day Total to date during the month—2.67ln. Total rainfall for July—4.99ln. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 honrg preceding 0 a.m. to-day—p.s miles per hour BAROMETER, /esterday—9 a.m., 29.71 To-day—9 a.m., 30.26; noon, 30.26 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Decreasing southerly winds have prevailed, uekl the weather has been cold and chanpeable, but improving generally since yesterday. The barometer has risen everywhere TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Vrom observation!! taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—li, 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 dear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F, foggy; ■G, gloomy, dark weather- H. ball, L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers" Q, squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T. thunder; U, ugly. threatening appearance, Z, hazy.

\t 9 a.m. to-day.trtie following forecast waf Issued for the subsequent "i hours :— Winds—Moderate will variable winds; southeasterly prevailing in the northern districts; easterly about Cool; Strait; southerly elsewhere Barometer—lMsin'g tendency Seas—Considerable, but-decreasing, on all the western coast: moderate oiseviierc Tides—Good on tim e:ivt ocnvi; poor on the west coast and In Cook {.'trait Weather—There is a prospect of fine weather, days bright and niphts co.d; but scattered showers about Fo\eanx Strait 1). (;. HATES.

Station Wind. Bar. Ther in shade |We'tb.'r Cape Maria V.D Russell ; Hokianga. Heads Kaipara Sic. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranea Tanpo ... East Gape Gisbome Napier Castlepoint Cape Palllser ... Oape Egmonto... Vatea Wancanui Poxton ... Welllnrton Cape CampbellFarewell Spit ... Westport Qreymouth Beater Christehurch ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru ... Oamaru Dunedin Queerlstown Nuggets Bluff Sfb SB I NEI T.nter'pt'd NEI SWI SI El W] SEI Sbr NW I Calm SWI Wl SEI Nl NEI NEI Nl Wl SI SI E br Wl SWI SI Calm Calm Calm NW 1 Sfb Wbr 30'32 30'26 30'24 30'25 30'26 S0"30 3019 30-3l 2929 30-26 30-25 30'31 30'29 3025 30-28 130-27 So'29 30'30 30"23 30'23 30'33 30'33 30'28 3015 3016 30'15 3013 3010 30*15 30'23 30-t3 3012 01 49 47 48 50 57 17 40 38 47 45 43 47 45 48 45 45 40 46 46' 42 37 36 28 3B 52 39 42 44 31 44 47 B C BZ Z B B Z G B B B B B B B B B O B B B B B B B B B B B • B O OFP