METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 38, 13 August 1920, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. FETDAY, 13th AUGUST. ' ■:','' ; The Sun—Rose to-day, 6h 45m a.m.; sets 5h 7m p.m. Rises .to-morrow, 6h 44m a.m.; sets}' 5h 8m p.m. Bright. Sunshine: Yesterday— Morning, Oh 20m; afternoon, 3h 55m; total 'Ih 15m. •, '. Th« Moon—Last quarter, Bth day 0.21 a n New moon, 14th day, s.H p.m. First quarter 2lst day, 10.22 p.m. Full moon,-30tb''day.-' 0.33 a.m. '■ , Temperature in Shade—Yesterday, maximum, 57.8deg.; minimum, 45.8deg1; mean, 51.8deg. Halnfail T Total for, the 24 hours- preceding 9 a.m. to-day—o.o4ln. Total to date duringithe month—2.l7in. Total for July—2.42in. .. ' Wlnet-rAverage velocity (or 24 hours precedins ' 9 a.m. to-day—ls.3 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 8 a.m., 2^.63. To-day, 9 a.m., 29.42; noon, 29.45. 'STNOPSIS OF LAST 24 DOTJRS. v The barometer,rose in,the..South during the night, but a centre of low pressure is now ap-~ parently located off the east coast of the North Island. The winds have changed to southerlies, strong to gale in and southward ;of Cook Strait. Cloudy, unsettled conditions have prevailed with rain generally, heavy rain tailing in many parts, and snow on the higher levels in the. South Island. ..

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Fr»m observations taken' at 9 a.m.

YTca.thcr.-B. blue sky, bo th« atmosphert cl»r or heavy; 0, clouds, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F.'fotgy: 0, gloomy, dark weather;; H, hall; *L,* lightning; SI, misty; 0,. overcast, the whole,; sky covered ' with thick' clouds; P, passing showers: Q. squally; It, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thur.der; V, ujljv threatening appearance; Z, hazy. ■ v ' Wind.—l, light; br. breeze; fb, fresh breejo;ra'f, moderate gale; g, whole .or heavy gale;, w, gale of; exceptional sevority., ... ' FORECAST. At 9 a.m; to-day the following forecast was' issued lor the subsequent a^hours:— .. • Winds—Strong to gale generally;: southerly northwards of Farewell Spit and Cape Campbell-; south-easterly elsewhere. .Barometer —Rise everywhere soon. ' ; Seas—Very heavy on the east coast southward of Castlepoint; heavy on the west 1 coast of the, North Island; rough elsewhere. Tides—Moderate northward of Bast Cape and on the west coast of the South Island; good elsewhere. ■Warning signals, for southerly gales are ex-, hlbited at Cape Maria Van Diemen" Tirltiri, Castlepoint. Cape Campbell, Stephen Island,' and Farewell Spit; south-easterly at Cape Foul-: wind and Nugget Point. Weather—Cold and unsettled with rain gene-'-. rallj\ and snow on the- high country of the", South Island; boisterous, with heavy rain iw the east coast districts and about Cook Straife ■' !■ B. V. PEHBERTON 1

Station. Wind. Bar.J fa' WcWr Ishtde. Cape Mar'a V.D. Wfb 29.38 55 : P ', ' '■ Russell NWI 29.35 52 B ■ Hoklanga Heads Wfb 29.85s 54 P Kaipara Sig. Stn. 8W 1 29.81 '52- P Manukau Hds WBW br 29.29 48 • OP Auckland SW 1 29.26 53 'BY • Tlritiri SW 1, , 29.27 53 P, Xawhia SE 1 29.28 48 R • Tauranga Calm 29.29 60 0' Taupo■*. Calm 29.27 47 0 EastlCupe (line Interrupted). *-/' . Gisborne ;....;.. Wbr 29.23 52 O Napier .;.. ■S fb 29.25 46 ' R Castlepplnt .... SW br 29.35 45 D Cape Pallieer ...... Not received. CapeEgmont .... 8E fb 29.32 47 0 Patea S ma 29.35 62 R Wanganui S f b 29.36 56 0 Foxton Smg 29.38 50 O Wellington ....' SSWnig 29.42 47 ■ R Cape Campbell S g 29.50 45 C Farewell Spit .... SW 1 29.39 52 C .Weatport ...... SE fb ' 29.40 51 B Greymouth E 1 29.46 45 B :' Bealey k SE 1 29.59 36 S . Chrlstchurch .....SW 1 29.85 .40 O Akaroa L.H. 1..., SE fb 29.67 .40 R • ' Timaru ..,,'.,.. SE br 29.80 39 OP Oamaru SB br 29.8* 45 *, R Dunedin .......'. SB br 29.80■'■•. 40 V- P./ Queenstown ....'.. N 1 29.68 37 S :- Nuggets S g 29.83 .36 . S Bluff Efb 29.83 40 HS ',