METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 60, 8 September 1921, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

THURSDAY, Bth SEPTEMBER,

Tht Moon—New moon, 2nd day, '3.3! p.m. First quarter, 9th day. 2.59' pju'.' Full" nioon, 17th day, 6.50 p.m. Last quarter, 25th day, 8.48 a.m. ■ • ■■■■■.• ■ ■ ' The Sun—Rose to-day, 6h 6m a.m.; sets eh 33m p.m. Rises tb.-morrow, 6h 4m a.m.; sets 5h 34m p.m. Bright Sunshine':: .Yesterday— Morning, 3h 30m; afternoon, 4h 10m; i.total, 7h 40m. - '.■•■, „ Temperatuni in Shade—Yesterday, maiimtua, 53.8deg.; minirAiim, 37deg.; mean, 45.4/] eg. Rainfall—Total , for th» 24 hours precedinj 9 a.m. to-day—O.Olin. Total to date during the month—o.o9in. Total for August—3.2sin. Wlnd-^Velocitr of th» irind,for th«. 24>l.sun preceding 9 a.m. to-day—B.3 miles per hour.Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.37.' To-day, 9 a.mJ, 30.42; noon, 30.41. ' ■■■■■■■ SYNOPSIS OF lAST 24 HOtfltS.; little change iir'atmospherlc' pressure' has taken place over the Domiif ah, and moderate to strong southerly winds have given place to variable breezes. The weather has been cold and fair to cloudy generally, with passing showers in some parts. ■■ - m

TO-DAY'S WEATHEK. Tr»m observation! taVea at 9 a.a.

Weather—B, blue sky, be th» atmospher* dear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; O, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; li, lightning; M, misty; 0, orerca«t, the whole sky cowed with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, iqually;'R, rain, continued. rain; S, «now; T, thunder;. V. ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. C, calm; L, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; 110, moderate gale; G, whoU or he»Yjr, gale; W, gale of exceptional severity.

At » m.m. to-dtr the following toneut w« Issued for. th» subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Moderate and variable, ■ but northerlies prevailing, and increasing strong to gale in and southward of Cook Strait after about 20 hours. Barometers-Falling everywhere shortly. Seas—Bough between Castlepoint snd Kaikoura and on all the western coast; moderato elsewhere. Tides—Good generally. ...... ' Warning signals for northerly gales: will qbe exhibited at sunrise at Castlepoint/-<-Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Capo Foulwind, and Nugget Eoint. „.....■ Weather—lncreasing cloud and haziness generally for;,a "change; rain probable shortly in tho West Coast and southern districts of the South Island. ■:".•■■■ ,-D. C; "BATES.

During the calendar year 1920 .the imports into Liverpool from the United States reached the,figure of £271,547;600. Some of the principal items in this total were:—Raw cotton, £106;097,400; bacon, £27,553,000; wheat,- £9,459,600; hama, £6,680,200; lard, £6,577,000; and copper: ingots, £5,369,800. ■■ ■

Station. I I ' ITher. ; Wind. Bar. in Wt'th'r ' / I I [Shade. )Cape Maria V.D, ..SI 30.52 55 Z Russell '. Calm 30.46 54 B Hokianga Heads .. N 1 30.47 53 B Kaipara Sig Stn .. E 1 30.42 51 Z • Manukau Heads SW 1 30.46 53 B Auckland ...... Calm "30.47 51: B Tiritiri El 30.48 51 BZ Kawhia .......... SE 1 30.49 50 B Tauranga Calm ' 30.50 54 B Taupo Calm 30.48 49 B East Cap*' Line interrupted. Gisborne W I 30.41 48 BC Napier Calnf 30.46 48 B Castlepoint W 1 30.44 E0 B Cape Palliser Kl 30.42- 48 B Cape Egcnont ........ Not receired. Patea NNE 1 30.48 49 . C Wanganul ...... NE 1 30.48 50 • B Foxton ....'. Calm 30.46 49 BC Wellington ...." NE br 30.42 ,.52.. C 0; >e Campbell H\V fb 30.33 .50 s BZ Farewell Spit .. W br 30.38 52 Z Westporfc' SI 30.39 49 BC Greymouth E br 30.46 46 BC Arthur's Pass.. NW fb 30.36 38 B Christcliurcli ..".. Calm 30.25 48 B Akaroa Ii.H. .. NW 1 30.25 50 B Timaru Calm 30.30 39 BC Oamara NNW 1 30.22 49 BC Dunedln 'Jalm 30.27 45 BC Queenstowi .... NW 1 30.19 44 BC Nuggets ........ N fb 30.24 45 , C Bluff JWte 30.16 47 CZ