METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 84, 6 October 1920, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER, WEDNESDAY, 6th OCTOBER. The Moon.—last quarter, sth day, 0.24 p.m. New moon, 12th day, 0.20 p.m. First quarter, 20th day, 11.59 a.m.. Full moon, 28th day, 1.39 a.m. I The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 18m a.m.; sets 6h j 2m p.m. Eises to-morrow, 5h 16m a.m.; sets I 6h 3m p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday— | Jlorning, 5h 55m; afternoon, 4h 30m; total, i 10! i 25m. '. Temperature In Shade—Yesterday, maximum, 57.Meg.; minimum. 40deg.; mean, 48.6deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—o.2oin. Total for September—3.6oin. Wind—Average velocity for 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—2.4 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.06. To-day, 9 a.m.,- 30.01; roon, 29.95. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The weather has been cool and fair generally, with southerly breezes predominataing. A few places have reported showers. Atmospheric pressure has been unsteady. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m. I

Weather.—B, blue sky, be th» atmosphere clear or heavy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; Q, gloomy, dart: weather; H, hail; 1., lightning; M, misty; 0. overcast, the -whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing show-r ; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thuider; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Wind—L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; , m. g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; : w. gala of exceptional severity. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Moderate to strong southerlies northward of New Plymouth and Napier; increasing west to south-west winds elsewhere. Barometer—Fall temporarily in the South. Seas—Rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura and on the west coast of the South Island; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Good southward of East Cape; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, FFarewell Spit, and Nugget Point. Weather—Changeable and squally with rain in parts soon, especially southward of New Plymouth and Castlepoint. B. V. PEMBERTON.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. In shade.l iWe'tVr Cape Maria V.D. SB 1 30.08 55 Hussell SE fb 29.99 55 Hokianga Heads ..SI 30.01 68 Kaipara Sig. Stn. SE 1 30.07 57 Manukau Heads SW hr 30.02 H Auckland SW 1 30.0S 67 Tiritiri SE 1 30.0S 55 Kawhia W 1 30.01 56 Tauranga Calm 30.00 53 Taupo Calm 30.01 52 East Cape Line interrupted. Gisborne SW l 30.02 67 Napier Calm 30.04 51 Castlepoint NE 1 30.03 51 Cape Palliser .. KW 1 30.02 53 Cape Egmont .. SE br 30.05 52 Patea Calm 30.05 52 "Wanganui NE 1 30.06 51 Foxton Calm 30.04 49 Wellington SE 1 30.01 55 Cape Campbell ..SI 30.04 51 Farewell Spit .... JT 1 30.04 55 Westport ' KE I 29.98 58 Greymouth E i 23.99 47 Bealey SW br 29.93 48 Christchurch .... NE ! 29.87 51 Akaroa L.H NB 1 29.86 53 Timaru N 1 29.80 47 Oamaru N 1 29.7S 53 Dunedin NE 1 29.86 49 Queenstown .... Calm 29.90 48 Nuggets W fb 29.80 40 Blufl W fb 29.74 50 B B BC C B B B B BC B BC B B B B B B B BC C B BCP B B BC B BC BC BC BC C O