METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 71, 22 September 1919, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

MONDAY, 22nd SEPTEMBER,

, THR SUN. Rose to-day—sh 43m a.m.; sets 5h 46m p.m. Kises to-morrow—sh 41m a.m.; sets 5h 47m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, Oh 45m; afternooD, Ob 20m; total, lh sm. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean lima.) B. H. M. First quarter .. .... 3 1 62 a.m. Full moon .. .. ..10 3 24 p.m. last quarter 17 9 2 a.m. New moon 24 ■ 4 4 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 58.2deg.; minimum, 50.3deg.; mean, 64.2deg. RAINFALL. • Total for the 48 hours preceding 8 ».n>. to-daj -O.Win. . ■ Total to date during the month—G.9lin, Total rainfall during August—3.42in. WIND. Averaj* velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l6.l miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.99. To-day—9 a.m., 29.80; noon, 29.93. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. An atmospheric depression which passed in the ■ South on Saturday night has since apparently remained stationary between the South Island and the Chatham Islands. Fair weather ruled on Saturday, but cloudiness increased yesterday, and rain has since fallen in many parts of the Dominion. Heavy rain has been reported in' the West Coast and southernmost, districts, and snow on some of the high country of the South Island. Westerly winds, strong to gale, have changed.to southerlies since yesterday, with decreasing force generally. > ( TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Wind.—li, light; br. breeze; f b fresh breeze; m s. 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; T>, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightninj; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threittttint appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day, the following forecast w»s '■.■sued for (lie subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Moderate to strong southerly winds, squally at times along the East Coast. Barometer —Rising tendency. Seas—Considerable swell southward of Castlepoint and on the west coast; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Moderate northward of Castlepoint; good elsewhere. Weather—Cold, changeable, and showery generally; heavy showers probable along the east coast of the South Island. B. V. PEMBEETON.

From observations taken at D a.m. I Iher. Station. Wind. Bar. in Wo'th'r ; 1 shade , Cape Maria V.D. ...Sfb 30.0s 57 0 Russell Calm 30.00 57 V Hofcianga Hda. SSW f b 29.99 56 P Kaipara Sig Stn ..S br 29.96 52 OK Manukau Heads (not received). Auckland ..NW I 29.95 52 OK Tiritiri S 1 29.96 5G O Kawhia SW 1 29.90 51 It Tauranga Calm 29.91 54 B Taupo NW ! 29.90 47 C East Cape (line Interrupted). Gisborne Wl 29.91 65 BC Napier '....I'.. Ni 29.89 58 O Castlepoint NW 1 29.90 69 C Cape Palliser ....SW 1 28.90 55 P Cape Egciont ....W f b 29.95 57 C Patea .'. WNW 1 29.94 56 B Wanganui ....WNW br 29.95 55 O i'diton NW 1 29.92 56 R Wellington S lir 29.89 51 O Cape Campbell ...S f b 29.90 50 P Farewell Spit W br 29.91 54 C Westport ...Calm 29.90 49 BC Greyinouth E 1 29.91 46 $ ' Bealey (not received). ■ ■ Carietchurch SW! 29.85 47 O , Afcaroa L.H. ..SW t b 20.87 43 R Timani SE X 29.97 41 OP, Oamaru ..Si 29.99 43 OR Duhedin SW I 30.04 48 OR Queenstown Calm 29.96 42 BC Nuggsts E I "30.02 35 B Blurt ,Ca!m 30.00 41 3 Station.