METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 51, 29 August 1921, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

L ( MONDAY,, 29th AUGUST

yn»- WtawMJew moony 4tli day, 7.47 a.m. First quarter,,Uth day. 1.44-a.ra. Full mean, 13th day, 2.58 vm. Last quarter, 27th day, 0.21 a.m. . . \ . '

Tht SuiP-Eose today,. 6h 22m a.m.; sets 51i 23m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 6h 20ui a.Tn.; sets 5h 24m p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday— Morning, 2h 18m; afternoon, Oh 28m; total, 21i 43m. "

1 Temperature in Shade—Yesterday, maximum, 54.7deg.; minimum, SO.ldeg.; mean, 52.4deg. ,

Rainfall—Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—o.l2in. Total to date during the month—2.47in. Total fdr July—4.6lin.

Wind—Velocity of tin wind for tk< 24 I.ourt preceding 9 a.m. to-dny—ls.2 miles per hour.

Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.16. To-day. 9 a.m., 29.53; noon, 29.92. SYNOPSIS OF LAST « HOURS. Fair weather was experienced generally on Saturday, but :i disturbance passing in Site Soutli accounted for unsettled conditions in many parts on Sunday, with rain in the "western and southern districts. Moderate to strong northerly to westerly winds have prevailed.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

From observations taken at 9 a.a.

" Weather—B, blu« sky. be the atraospher* clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, fogey; O, jloomjr, dark weather; H. hail; L, lightning; M. misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; «. squally; It, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. , C calm; L, light; Br, breeze; FB; fresh breeze; M(J. moderate sale; G, whole or hear gale; W, gale of exceptio»al seventy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forceiit ill Issued for tho subsequent 2* hours:—

! Winds—Southerly, moderate to strong, prevailing.. Barometer—Klsing tendency. Seas—Kough southward oE Castlepoint and on all the western coast; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Good southward of Castlepoint; moderate to poor elsewhere.. Weather—Changeable mid. showery, and probably co.de, • . ..„; p ; BACTS. '

I I Ther. St»tion. Wiad. Bar. in ffVth'r ' | . | Shad*. Cape Maria V.D. SSW 1 30.14 60 -,II Russell W 1 30.07 57 0 Hokianga Heads' SW I 30.0* 56 B Kaipara Sig Stii SW 1 30.01 56 P Manukan Hds WNW fb 30.01 51 0 Auckland ...... NW fb 30.09 55 . 13C Tiritiri N 1 30.08 53 BC Kawhia El 30.06 52 0 Tauranga ...... Calm 30.05 51. R Taupo W lir 30.07 49-./ OD Mast Cape ..-■..<■ Line interrupted . Gisborne : 15515 1 30.07' 51 OP Napier „....;... Calm 30.03 57 BO Castlepoint ....... \V 1 30.00 49 C Cape Palliser .. «\V (1) 29.96 54 C Cape Kgmom ....NE 1 30.00 54 C Patea NNE 1 30.01 S2 R Wiinganui N 1 30.00 55 G l'oxton .......... NW 1 29.97 57 1) Wellington .... NW br 20.93 E5 BC Cape Campbell ...; W 1 29.89 50 BC Farewell Spit .... Wfb 29.92 50 7, Westport .., Calm 29.98 45- OP Greyinouth. Wfb .29.00 47 . V Arthur's Pass ..NW fb ,29.92 40 U , Christchurcli .... SW 1 29.83 .44 BC Akaroa L.H.--....NW I • 29.82 53 B Timaru :. SW 1 29.89 43 OP Oamaru ........ SSEU 29.90 47 G Dunedin N"l 30.00 46 O , Queer.stow.l .... Calm 29.87 "42 O ..- Nuiriiets .W fb 29.96 40 C Bluff V/SW br 29.88 41 C