METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 121, 22 May 1920, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. SATURDAY, 22nd MAY. The Sun—Rose to-day, 6h' 57m a.m.; sets, 4h 37m p.m. Hises to-morrow, 6h 57m a.m.; sets, 4h 36m p.m. Bright sunshine: Yesterday —Morning, 4h 30m; afternoon, 4b 26m: total, 8h 25m. Full Moon.—Full, 3rd day, 1.17 pirn, last quarter, nth day, 5.21 p.m. New moon, iSttt day, 5.55 p.m. First quarter, 25th day, 8.57 a.m. Temperature in Shade.—Yesterday: Maximum, SS.odeg.; minimum, 45.0deg.; mean, 61.7deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceains 9 a,m. to : day—Nil. Total to date during the month—o.B2in. Total tor April—B.77in. I Wind—Average -velocity £or 2* hours preceding [ 9 a.m. to-day—lß.7 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.61; to-day, 9 a.m., 29.26; noon, 29.26 I SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. 1 An intense westerly storm area still domi- | nates, and cold, boisterous conditions have prevailed, especially in districts with a westerly aspect. Snow and hai! have been reported in many parts of the South Island, and very stormy weather about Foveaux Strait. West and south-west winds, strong to gale, have predominated.

Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds;. D. drizzling' rain; F, foggy: G, gloomy, dark •weather;; H, bail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; <}, squally^ E, ram, j continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, . threatening appearance; Z, hazy. ! Wind.—l, light; br, breeze; fb; freshkreezc; n g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. FORECAST. At 9 ».«. to-day the following forecait was lssuod cfor the subsequent 24 hours:— ; i Winds.—Westerly, backing to southerly: strong to gale northward ot Kawhai and Napier; heavy gale elsewhere. I Barometer.—Bising , everywhere soon. Seas.—Very heayy on aU the western coast 1 and in Foveaux Strait; heavy southward of i Castlepoint; rough off shore elsewhere. i Tides.—Good on all the -western coast; I moderate elsewhere. i Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria -van Diemen and Tiritiri (East Cape interrupted): and for south*Iy at Castlepoint, 'Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugget Point. Weather—Squally with heavy snoweri>; snow on high country and in South Island, and colder weather following. D. C. BATI3.

"Rom el pserrai lions ten ai 8 «.m. Station. | I /Tfcer.j Wind Bar in We'th'r Cape Maria V.D. Wfb 29.93 58 * B Kussell NWfb 29.87 67 C Hokianga Heads WSW g 29.85 68 OP Kiapara Sig. Stn. Wfb 29.75 56 C Manukau Hds. WNW mg 29.77 57 C Auckland .... NW I 29.78 66 BCP Tiritiri W br 28.79 ' 57 BC Kawhia ........ NW fb 29.73 66 QE Tauranga ...... Sot received Taupo Calm 29.70 53 0 East Cape Line interrupted Gisborne .... NW fb 29.56 ' 60 BO Napier SWI 29.48 £9 B Castlepoint .. NW mg 29.34 57 C Cape Palliser .. NW g 29.30 66 C I Cape Egmont WNW (b 29.55 57 C [ Patea NWfb 29.46 44 QE Wang'anui .. WNW fb 29.41 56. R [Foxton SW mg 29.35 56 BC Wellington .. WNW fb 29.26 57 BC ! Cape Campbell '.. Ntb 29.28 64 B I Farewell Spit .. SW fb 29.30 63 P. Westport SWfb " 29.38 47 OQB Greymoutb Not received Bealey Wl 29.21 34 .3 Christchurch .... SW 1 29.08 48 BC Akaroa L.H Not received Timaru N fb 29.12 42 BC I Oamaru W i 29.13 37 OPS Dunertin ...... SW br 29.05 40 BC i Queenstown .... Calm 29.23 S3 S i Nuggets ........ Nfb 29.03 30 S Bluff ...:.... SWmg 28.92 41 QH

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.