METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 122, 24 May 1920, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEItTHES. r.io:-TDAY, 2-nii may. Trie Sun—3>ose to-day.fih 59m a.m.; fees, -ill Siim p.m. Ilises to-morrow. 71i Dm a.:n.: i-.ets. 4h 35m ii.m. lirifiht sunshine: Yesterday— Morning, 4ti lOtf; afterecoi:, dli 20m; total, Sh 30m. F«;S Fviccn.—Full, 3rd day, 1.17 p.m. -Last qaurtar, lith day, :>.21 p.m. Ne~ moo 1.!. jSs'j . day, 0.35 p.m. First quarter, 2jtii clay, 5.5 V Ji.ia. Tc-rcperaturo in C'hudc.—Yc;-:crdsT; ».rs-.!iir.;:3i, Raintaii.—Total for i'.ie 43 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-t'ay—Nil. Tcial io date di:rir.s' tiu 1 Wi:u!—Average velocity for 24 hours preceiiHj 9 ,-..m. to-ila.v— 'J.i miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, a k.zi., 23.73. To-uay, a a.m., M.O.i; noon, 25.54. SYNOPSIS CF LAST 48 ■'HOURS. ! West to south-west gales and iieavv shower.-; j were experienced in many parts during thu week-cud, hut atmospheric pressure liiis increased steadily and conditions have moder-.tsil since Sunday, except in Southland and '.r ■Weotlsuid. TO-DAY'S Yi'EATHEI!. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Weather.—B. blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or lienvjl; 0, clouds. passiuß clouds; B. drizzling rnin; .F, fosgy: G, {.''corny, dark weather:; IT, hail; L, lightning; U, misty; O, overcast; the whole sky covered witlt thick clouds; p.'nassing showers; Q. squally; It, rain, continued ppin; S, snow: T, thunder; U, ugly, \\'ind.—L. UrM; br.Jireezc; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate (tale; a, -.vholc or heavy gale;

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent £4 hours:— , Winds—Southerly, moderate to strong, i>rcvnilil but ;;alcs lit tiraes in Otago. Buu.iieter—Rise everyv/here. : Seas—Considerable on all the western coast 1 and southward ol' Castlepoinb; moderate else where. Tides—High southward of East Cape; good Warnine signals for southerly gale is exhibited sit Xu'iifret Point. Weather—Cold and cliiingeahle with scattered showers, eMieeitlly in the southern districts. A very cold night probable generally. D. C. DATES.

Slaiion. I I | Kier.l Wind Bar I in jWe'th'r I shads | ' Capo Maria V.D. .. \V i 30.28 57 — B Russell \V 1 ■ 8O."li 52 B Hokiauga Heads SW hr 30.55 55 0 Kaipar;-. Sig. Stu. SW fh 30.22 55 C llamikau Hds. SW fb 30.17 57 0 Auckland SW I 30.18 55 I'.C Tiritiri SW hr 811.39 5a III! Kuviiia :sw flj SU.I2 5,i Q.R Tunvniiga WHi an. 15 5:) I'.C Timpo Calm :!0.13 Oii B Bast Capo Line interrupted. Gisborau , NW hr 30.01 5B 1! Napier SW br 30.05 5S B Castlcpoiut .. NW .rir 29.9a 53 O Caps Valliser .... X fb-, 29.% s;i is Cape Eginont .. SW 1 H0.05 52 C Patua W fh 80.02 54 C. Wangaiiiii -W fli 80.01 53 lit) Tnxton NW fl> 30.01/ 54 lIC WellinKton .. X'.W lir 2!1.«5 63 J(C Cape Camphull .. \V br 29.85 51 B Farewell Spit W Ih 28.58 50 C Westpori Calm a0.09 4;! BCP Greymouth 'El 30.M '48 .. P Heal'cv W 1 29.88 41 Ti Christclmrcli .... Cairn 20.74 47 a Akaroa L.IT Wl 28.75 54 K Timarii W fb 2!).8O 55 UC Oaniaru K 1 2ii.S3 4.1 BU Diinedin SW 1 2:i.52 . 40 DC (Jiißeiiritown W 1 2U.BU 4<l C NllSCcts SW fb 211.78 45 P Blu'lY , WSW my 20.78 49 OP