METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 22, 26 July 1920, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. MONDAF, 26th JULY. The Sun—Rose to-day, Th 5m a.m.; sets 41i 50m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 7h 4m a.m. • sets '. 41j 51m p.m. Bright Bun6hine: • Yesterday— j Morning, 4h 30m; afternoon, 3h 56m; total, Sh I The Moon.—Full, Ist day, 8.11 p.m. last quarter, 9th day, 4.36 p.m. New moon, 16th day, 7.55 a.m. First quarter,' 23rd day, 6.50 a.m. Full moon. 31st day, 10.49 a.m. Temperature in Shade—Yesterday, Maximum, 63.8deg.; minimum, 30deg.; mean, 41.8deg. Rainfill.—Total for the 49 hours preceding 9 a.ra, to-day—Trace. .Total to date during the month—2.42in. Total for June—s.76in. Wind—Average velocity (or 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—2 miles per. hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., SO.S9. To-day, 8 a.m., 30.64; noon, 30.55. SYKOPSIS OP LAST 48 HOTJKS. Easterly gales have prevailed in the far North, and rain has been'reported in the northern and parts of the east coast districts of the North. Island. Elsewhere the weather has 'been fair, 1 with, easterly breezes predominating and very hard frosts have occurred. Anticyclonic pressure has ruled, but a disturbance lias been in ovidenoe northward of the Dominion. TO-DAY'S ■WEATHER,

i Weather.-B, blue sky, be the atmosphere ' clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, | drizzling rain; F, foggy: G, gloomy, dark'l ■ weather;; H, hail; L, liehtning; M, misty; 0, | overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; It, rain, j continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, ! threatening appearance; Z, hazy.' j Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; Jb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate, gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast wai issued for the subsequent 21 hours :-r Winch—Easterly, strong to gale, northward of Kawhia and East Cape; variable elsewhere, with moderate to strong easterlies and southeasterlies predominating, v Barometer—little movement, but unsteady in the North. Seas—Considerable northward of East Cape; generally moderato elsewhere. Tides—Low on ajl the western coast; good northward of East "Cape; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen and Tiritiri (Bast Cape interrupted). Weather—Fair generally, but further unsettled weather and rain probable In the northern and east coast portions of tiie North Island. '.Fossy! at times on tli6 coasts. A.very cold night, with hard frosts in many parts. 3. V. PEMBEKTON".

I Ther. Station. Wind. Bar. in We'th'j * .1 . shade. Cape Maria V.D. NE g 80.16 67 Kussoll Eg 30.30 58 Eokianga Heads NE fb 80.25 aa Kaipara Sig. Stn. NE 1 30.81 -49 Mauukau Heads SE fb 30.36 47 Auckland NE br 30.39 55 Tiritiri NE br 30.40 54 Kawhia E fb 30.32 40 Tauranga E 1 30,00 49 Taupo Calm 30.50 55 East Cape Line interrupted. Gisborne Calm 30.48 50 Napier S I 30.82 44 Castlepoint NE 1 30.58 41 Cape Palliser .... E 1 30.52 44 Cane Egmont E 1 30.40' 46 Patea Calm 30.45 40 Wanganui ENE 1 30.61 40 Poxton Calm 30.52 40 Wellington Calm 30.54 30 Cape Campbell WI 30.50 45 Farewell Spit .. SE br 30.45 47 Wcstport 8E 1 30.55 36 Graymouth E br 30.63 34 Bealey Calm 30.47 25 Christchurch .... Calm 30.41 34 Akaroa L.H N fb 30.48 41 Ttaavu Calm 80.45 33 Oamaru KW 1 50.48 SO Dunedin N 1 30.40 39 •Queenstown Calm 30.48 32 Nuggets NE fb 30.40 40. Bluff NW 1 . 30.36 37 ' ME P C C B BC §c .BC B OR OP C C BC B B B BCF BC C B BC C F % 0 Z BC Z B C C