METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 35, 10 August 1921, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

WEDNESDAY, 10th AUGUST.

The M«on—New moon, 4th day, 7.47 a.m. First quarter, 11th day, 1.44 a.m. Full moon, 19th day, 2.5S a.m. Last quarter, 27th day, 0.21 a.m. . The^ Sun—Rose to-day, ,6h 49m a.m.; sets sb. 4m p.m. Eises to-morrow, 6h 48m a.m.; sets 5U 5m p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday— Morning, 3h 10m; afternoon, 4h 8m; total, 7h 38m. . ■ ■• Tunperaturt in Shadi— Yesterfry, minimum, 56deg.; minimum, 44.1deg.; mean, 50deg.; Rainfall—Total- for tin 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Trace. Total to date'during the-month—S.Olin. Total for July—4.6lin. V/inol—Velocity of the wind for the 24 Lours preceding 3 a.m. to-day—6.4 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.06. To-day, 9 a.m., 30.21, noon, 30.25. ', SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Except in the extreme South^the barometer has risen further, and southerly to westerly breezes have prevailed. Changeable and showery conditions have been experienced in the western districts, but the weather has been fair along the east coast.

TO-DAY'S WBATHER.

Weather—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or hazy: C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail;'l,1'lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole' sky cohered with. thick clouds; V, passing showers; Q, squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. C, calm; li, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale; G, whole or heavy gale; W, gale of exceptional severity. ...

At 9 ».m. to-day the following foreeut wai Issued for"the subsequent"24 hours:— Winds—WesterHes^prevailing, squally at times and freshening, generally, and .strong to gale in the southernmost districts. Barometer—Little movement in the North; falling tendency iv the SouthSeas—Kougll on all the western .coast; heavy in Fove.iux Strait; considerable swell- between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; inCdWate elsewhere. Tides—Good generally. . Warning signal for westerly gale is exhibited at Nugget Point (Centre Island interrupted).: ' Weather—Unsettled and cloudy, -with rain probable on the West Coast and southern districts; fair to cloudy in the east coast districts, and generally milder. - D.' C. BATES. •

'Rom ol ueriations [CD ll a.m. Station. i Ttior. Wind. Bar. in W»'tb'r Shade. i Cape Maria V.D. ..SI 30.51 58 C Russell.. SW.I 30.45 54 C Hokianga Heads SW fb 30.43 55 iBC Kaipara Sig. Stn. Sfb 30.41 55 V ■ Manukau Heads SW fb 30.38 51 C Auckland W 1 30.40 50 O Tiritiri .. Wbr 30.40 53 C Kawhia SW fb '.30.36 53 O Tauranga ...... Calm 30.33 51 O Taupo W lir 30.31 50 B East Cape i Line interrupted. Gisborne NW I 30.33 40 B Napier ;■...■ Calm ' 30.28 46 B Castlepoint ...:.. NW 1 30.24 55 . C Cape Palliser .... NE 1 30.22 49 , C Cape Egmont .. Wfb 30.37 52 G Patea .......... Wijbr 30.30 '55. 0 Wanganui .. WNW fb 30.28 55 Z Fo*fcon NB.I .50.26' &3 ' C Wellington .. -NNE ibr 30.21 50 C ,'Cape Campbell NW fb .30,15 49 0 Farewell Spit..':SW' fb 30.28 51 C Westport ........ SW 1 30.38 48' OP Cxre> mouth NW 1 . 30.37 46 O Arthur's Pass.. NW fb 30.26 39 B Ghristcliurch ,<: Calm 30.06 41 B Akaroa L.H. .. NW fb 30.06 56 B Timaru "....Calm 30.04 45- O Oamaru .... WNW fb 30.01 57 BC Dunedin NW 1 30.04 51 EC Queenstown. NW 1 30.08 49 0 Nugfiets NW fb 29.96 45 C Bluff NW br 29.85 47 CZ