METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 124, 26 May 1920, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. WEDNESDAY, 26th MAY. The Sun—Rose to-day,' "li 1m a.m.; sets, 4!i 3lm p.m. Rises to-morrow, 7h 2ni a.m.; sets. 4li Sam p.m. ISriglit Sunshine: Yesterday— Morning, ni]; afternoon, nil. Full Moan.—Full, 3rd day, 1.17 p.m. Last quarter, llth day. 5.21 p.m. Sew moon. jSth day, 5.55 p.m. First quarter, 25th day, 8.3" a.m. Temperature In Shade.—Yesterday: Maximum, SCdiis.; miniSßin; 40.2deg. j.meau, -iS.ldeg., Wind—Average velocity for 24 hours preceding 0 a.3i...t rj-ila.y—s." n.iles per hour. Rairifall—Total for thn 24 hours preceding a a.m. to-day—Xil. -Total to 'date during 1 the month—O.S2in. ' Total .for April—S.77in. Barometer— Yesterday, !) a.m., 2D.83. To-day, D ajn., 28.7G: noon, 28.78. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Cold and changeable weather has ruled, with passing showers in various' parts of the country. Atmospheric pressure has l>eeii unsteady, and moderate to strong south-west winds have predominated.

Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, doucls, passing clouds; D. drizziln;; rain; J?, fog'^y: G. ts'.oomy, .dark weijthc:;; H, luiil; L, jiijlitning; AI, misty; 0, overcast, the whole, sky covered with thick clouds; P, passim? showers: Q, squally; H, ram, continued r»in; S, snow: T. thunder; U, ugly; threatening appearance; 55, hazy. Wind.—L, llsht; br. breeze; Ib, fresh breeze; m g, modenite gale; g. whole or heavy gale; w, gale o£ exceptional severity. • . . FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day ths following forecast was j Issued for the subsequent 2-4 hours:— , Winds—Southerly, moderate to strong' and squally at times.' .Hiiromefcer—Rise everywhere. Seas—(.'onaidemlile on all the western coast and southward of Castlepoint: moderate elsewhere. Tides—Hit-h southward of Cnstlcpoiut and on the west coast of the Xortli Island; moderate elyewliere. Warning sijinul for somiierly gale is exhibited at -Niißijet. Point. Weather—Squally, with heavy showers, and imiult colder weatiser following. D. C. BAT 23.

Fro™ observations, taken at 9 a.m. I" .• iThVr.j Station. Wind liar I in We'th'r I __f^!|X J Caps lli'.ria.V.D. SW (b 30.08 57 P RuiscM SW 1 110.00 f>s J> llokiiing.i Heads SW Hi 30.01 Sli CP iuiipafa Siji. S'tn. SW fb 2!).9:i 50 C MiiiiuUiiu Heads SW fli 2!>.f« fill OP Auckland ■ SW I 2!1.£4- iA CP Tiritiri SW fit 2!).sr. 5i <} Khwliiii W fli \£>M 511 . T •i'iiiiriinisa ...... W tli 251..M; M HC T;. W ki W 1 ■28.M 4H O Kast Cape Line internii'tcd Oistinnte XW 1 23.84 ■."•0" 1!C N-apier ....; C;:iiii 2D.5.". v", BC Castleiisint .... X.V I 2tf.su S.t C- ■ •I/Sife" Pslliser .. NW n> 2D.77 ™ <' Oitpa Burnout .... sHi 20.54 ■'■"• CP l'ateii Vv lii- i(i.SK 5.1 1! Wijnganui .. \Vo\V (b 2'J.s» ,Vi Q Fn.vttm ..: ssv fn 'n.sfii .w v.f: Wclliliston .... SSW 1 28.71! SI H(J Cape Campbell .. XW 1 -;;o.7:; .31 IS farewell Spit .... '.V 1 °{>.H .'0 C VVustpovt, „ SW 1 2D.Ni -!S HCV Crroymontli SI s».fiy ■»! 15C. Uenlev net received. Cliristelnirob. .... SW fh '20.(>9 46 li Akuron L.H. .. SW fb »n.70 50 1' Timarn Calm -is). 7;; 45 l«J Oamaru SW br 29.7,1 ,",'i HU Duiiedin ' SW fi> C!). 72 -IS HU Queenstown .... PW 1 ffi.Sfi 4" O XiiKßeti ........ SW fli 25.74 ■M )' Ululf SW hr 23.77 M OP

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.