METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 63, 12 September 1921, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

MONDAY, 12th SEPTEMBER.

Th« Moon—Ne«r blooh, 2nd day, 3.3 p.m. First quarter, 9th day, 2.59 p.m. Full »oon, 17th day, 6.60 p.m. last quarter, 25th day, -.8.48 a.m...,., v » v,/,i 4-,-Ap .•;,,,-:,...;. _ TKe Siin^-Rose" to : day/sh' '59mVa.nl.' -sets 5h 37m p.m. Kises to-morrow. slis7bi a.m.; sets 5h '38m p.m. Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, 4h 42m; afternoon, 4h Om; total, 8U 42m. ■ . ■ ■'■•■ ':.. • *""*"***£* Sh**tf***riiij, uixim\tm, 56.7deg.; muWni, 51.9deg.; mean, 54.3deg. ' Rainfall—Total' for' th 648 hours preceding 9 a.m. today-Nil. , Total to date during the month—o.o9in. Total for August—3.2sin. , Win*—Velocity of th« winil for tk« 24 l.»ur» preceding 9 a.m. to-day—ls.B miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.01^ To-day 9 a.m., 30.06; noon, 30.07. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. • A, westerly, disturbance passing southward of the Dominion brought strong and squally westerly winds on Sunday and rain in many parts, particularly in districts with a westerly aspect. Conditions have improved since last night, the winds having decreased in force.

Weather—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere dear or hazy; G, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; 6, gloomy, .darkweather; H. hail; I, lightning; M, misty; 0, orerca«t, the whole sky corered with thick cleuds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; It, rain, continued rain; S, tnow; T, thunder; G. ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. C, calm; I, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; JIG, moderate gale; G, whole er he*n gale; W, gale of exceptional seTtrity.

At 9 t.i. to-da; the following loraeut wai lisued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Westerlies prevailing, moderate to strong, and squally at times in and southward "of C6ok Strait. ' -...'•,.' ■ •■:■ . Barometer—Unsteady. Seas—Considerable swell southward of Cape Egmont; moderate elsewhere. . > Tides—Moderate southward of Eaet.Cape; poor elsewhere., r Weather—Changeable and showery in the t West Coast »nd southern districts; 'fair to cloudy elsewhere. D. C. BATES.

TODAY'S W1ATHBR. Frem observation! taken at 9 «.■. Statiaa. Wild. Bar. in IftVtt'r I H Shade. I ■' Cape Maria V.D. SE 1 30.22 59 Z Eussell Calm 30.20 . 55 ••- Z Hokianga Heads SE 1 30.24 59 BC Kaipara Sfg Stn ..SI 30.23 54 C Manukau. Heads SWbr 30.21 53 C Auckland W 1 30.20 52 , . BC Tiritirl SW 30.20 56 C Kawhia. W 1 30.21 57 O Tauranga W 1 30.15 54 , BO Taupo C»Im '30.14 55 B East Cap* Liu interrupted. Gisborne ......... NW 1- 30.10 64 B Napier Calm 30.11 60 B Castlepoint ...... W br 30.09 53 B Cape Palliser .... SI 30.07 60 B Cape Egmont Wl 30.21 56 O Patea W fb 30.18 55 B Wanganui .. WNW br 30.16 66 Z. Foxton W Jb 30.12 57 C Wellington ...;KNE br 30.06 57 B Cape Campbell NW ] 30.03 54 B Farewell Spit .. W fb 30.04 56 Z Westport .... Calm 30.15 58 . BC * Greymouth ...... N br 30.10 51 BC Arthur's Pass NW br 30.07 45, 0 Christchurch -..Calm 29.98 56 B Akaroa h.U. ..:... N I 29.98 63 B Timaru „ Calm 29.97 58 BC Oamaru ENE 1 29.95 56 BC Dunedin NE 1 29.97 53 BC Queenstown .... Calm 30.01 54 BC Nuggets......' Nl 29.96 54 Z Bluff .......... W br 29.85 53 CZ

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