METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 41, 17 August 1921, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

\ WEDNESDAY, 17th AUGUST.

The Mton—New moon, 4th day 747 ahi First quarter 11th day, 1.44 a.m. Fuil moon; 19th day, 2.58 n.m. Last, quarter,. 27th day,

The Sun—Rose today, 6h 40m a.m.; sets 5h llm p.m. Rises to-morrow, 6b 38m a.m.; sets 5h 12m p.m. Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, 2h 37m; afternoon, 5h 13m; total, 7h 50m.

Temperature In Shads—Yesterday, maximum. 51.5dcgi; minimum, 3*.7deg.; mean, 43.1deg. ;

Rainfall—Total for th* 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. torday—Nil. Total to' date during the month—2.29in. Total tor July—4.6lin.

Wintf—Velocity of the wind for the 24 Lours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—s.s miles per hour.

Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.03. Today 9 a.m., 30.16; noon, 30.18. ■*

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Sonth-west winds have predominated, with decreasing force since yesterday, and the barometer has risen .nearly everywhere. The weather has been cold and changeable generally, with scattered showers, and hard frosts occurred last night in rranjr parts.

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, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; ,P, passing showers; Q, squally;'K, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U. ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

C, calm; L, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale; G, whole or heavy gale; W, gale of excepttonal severity.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast rrai issued for ths subsequent 24:hotirs:—

Winds—Moderate to strong southerly winds northward of New Plymouth and Napier; westerlies elsewhere.

Barometer—Little movement in the North unsteady in the South.

Seas—Rough swell between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate generally elsewhere.

Tides—Poor on all the western coast and northward of East Cape; good elsewhere.

Weather—Cold and showery in the West Coast and southern districts ot the South Island; fair to cloudy elsewhere. A very cold night generally, with frosts inland and hard frosts in the South.

D. C. BATES.

By 14 votes to 12 Lincoln, City Council (England) - haa decided against. Sunday tramway-cars *nd omnibuses.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m. SUtlon. " I ■ i Iher. Wind. Bar. in Wt'th'r I Shade. Cape Maria V.D. „ST 30.53 55, C Russell S 1 30.30 48 C Hokianga Heads SW br 30.29 52 B - Kaipara Sig Stn.. Sfb 30.22 53 C Manukau Heads.. Smg 30.21 43 C Auckland SW 1 30.27 52 BC Tiritiri SW br 30.26 51 C Kawhia . SW 1 30.24 48 liC Tauranga-.i...... Calm ' 30.19 43 B Taupo ..:. Sbr ' 30.20 47 B East Cape Line interrupted. Gisbome NNW I 30.17 44 ' B Napier ..: .Calm 30.19 ,44- B Castlepoinfc ...... W 1 30.17 47 B Cape Palliser . Nl 30JL6 45 B Cape Egmont .... W 1 . 30.22 55 C Patea W 1 30.21 50 B Wanganui .... NNW 1 30.21 »■ 50' BC Foxton Calm 30.18 .45 • BC Wellington ...... Calm 30.16 49 B Cape Campbell .... W 1 30.12 43 )$■ Farewell Spit .... W 1 30.13 48 KB Westport s 1 30.22 42 OP Greymouth El 30.19 42 BC Arthur's Pass .. NW fb 30.17 32. B Christchurcli .... Calm 30.08 '39 BC i Akaroa L.H. .. NW {b 30.07 45 B Timaru N 1 30.06 .39 BC Oamaru WNW I 30.02 49 .BC Bunedib ,W1 30.08 50 BC Queenstown .... Calm 30.07 42 BO Nuggets' 'W £b 30.01 41 C Bluff Wbr 29.96 46 ' O

FORECAST. '