METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 48, 25 August 1921, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

THURSDAY, 25tU AUGUST,

Tha Moon—New moon, 4th .day, 7.47 a.m. First quarter, 11th day, 1.44 a.m. Full j»oob, 19th day, 2.58 i.m. last quarter, 27th day, 6.21 a.m. •■' . The Sun—Rose today, 6h 28m a.m.; setssli 19m' p.m. Kises to-morrow, 6h 2?itf a.m.; sets 5h 20m p.m. Bright Sunshine: .YesterdayHorning, 4h 26m; afternoon, 3h 42m; tot*], 8h Bm. • —, Temperature in Shade-Yesterday, maximum, 55.7deg.; minimum, 35.4deg.;.mean, 45.5deg. Rainfall-T»t»l for the 24 liours r ncti\ni 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—3,3sin. Total for July—4.6lin. Win*— Vcledty of tlw'wind for th« 24 Lours preceding 8 a.m. to-day—7.4 miles per Sour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.38. To-day, 9 a.m., 30.51', noon, 30.48. • s • , - • SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HGBRS. ■ little change in pressure has taken place over the Dominion, and easterly winds have ruled, squally at times in the far North. Scattered rain has fallen along the east coast and in the northern districts, bat generally fair to cloudy weather has prevailed.

From observation! taken st 9 »'.■. : ■

Weather—B, blue sky, be tha ataospheM clear or hazy: C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzlinj rain; F. fogey; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; 1, lightniug; M, misty; 0 overcast, th« whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; It, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U. ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. C, calm; I. lieht; Er, breeze; ,FB, fresh breeze; MO, moderate gale; G, whole or ne»Ty gale; W, gale of exceptional severity. FORKCAST. At 8 a.m. to-day the following forecMt wm issued for the subsequent 2* hours:— Winds—Easterly, moderate to strong, backing to northerly northward of New Plymouth and Napier; northerly prevailing elsewhere. Barometer—Falling tendency. Seas— Rough northward of East Cape and between Castlepoint and .KaikoUrn; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Low in Cook Strait; moderato to poor elsewhere. « Weather—Fair weather, with increasing cloudiness generally. », C.iBATW.

Station. —~ Thor. Wind. Bar. in W»'tli'r ' Shade, Capo Maria V.D. NE fb 20.28 57: Z Russell SEfb 30.30 65 C Hokianga Heads .. E 1 a 0.31 53 B ICaiparaSig. Stn. .. El 20.35 50 B Manukau Heads SB ifb 30.34 46 B Auckland SB 1 30.36 50- B ■ Tiritlri >.. Efb 30.35 51 BO Kawhia El 30.38 53 B Tauranga Efb 30.40 51 B Taupo SE 1 30.41 47 B East Ca»« Un« interrupted. GW»™!. BSFbr 30.39 51 CP Nanier ... SW 1. 30J44 53 O CaTtlepoin*".:.... Wl «f« » B Cnpe Palliser ...... El 30.50 48 C SSSS-.-.-.-.vn'tJ SS 31 -1. Wellington ..... SE 1 30.51 54 B Cape Campbell.. SEbr 30.50 49 DC Farewell Spit .... Efb 30.40 49 O Wwtport SE 1 . 30.4J 46 BC Gneymouth Khr 30.38- « BC Arthur's Pass .. Calm 30.39 30 ft Christchurch .-... SW 1 ?0.47 48 BC Akaroa L.H. .. NE fb 30.45 47 Timam ... N 3C.47 41 H Oamaru ::::.. NNW I 30.45 ,44 BC Dunedin .....-..- KE fb 30.47 46 BC & ra:;:;SJ! &J£ 3 4 7 2 B z 81urt....... >''. 30-31 37 B