METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 88, 11 October 1921, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHEH

TUESDAY, 11th OCTOBER,

The Moon.—New moon, Ist day, 11.56 p.m. First quarter, 9th day, 7.42 a.m. Full moon, 17th day, 10.30 a.m. Last quarter, 24th day, 4.1 pm. New moon, 31st day, 11.9 a.m. The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 10m a.m.; sets 6h 7m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5h 8m a.m.; sets 6h 8m p.m. Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning,, Ih 48m; afternoon, Oh 28m: total, 2h 16m. Temneratur* In Shade—Yesterday, maximum,' 58.3deg.; minimum, 49.9deg.; mean, 54.1deg Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—o.34iu.' Total to date during the month—l.49in. Total for September—s.7sin. Win*—Velooitj of the wind for^tke 24 Lour» preceding 9 a.m. today—6.2 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday,, 9 a.m., 29.79. To-day, 9 a.m., 29.68; ncen, 29.63. SYNOMIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure has decreased slowly everywhere, and freshening westerly to northerly winds have prevailed. The weather has been unsettled, cloudy and misty,' and rain was reported generally this morning. . j

TODAY'S WEATHER.

' From observations taken at 9 a.m.

weather—B, blue »!cy, ke the »t«osp»er« dear «r hazy: C, cloudy, passng clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, faggy; O, gleemy, dark weather; 1, hail; L, lightaing; M, misty; O, •vercast, th» whol» sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, mew; T, thunder; U. ujlj. threatening appearanci; Z, hazy.

C; calm; L, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh kreeze; MS, Moderate gale; G, whole or hear? gale; Vf, gala et exceptional severity.

FORECAST.

At 9 i.vt. to-day the following forecast -wai Issued for the subsequent 2< hours :—

Winds—Northerly, strong to gsle at times, backing by west to south. Barometer—Falling tendency, but rise everywhere shortly.

Seas—Rough northward of Castlepoint; considerable to heavy elsewhere. Tides—Good southward of Castlepoint; moderate elsewhere.

Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, (East Cape interrupted), Castlcpoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Furewell Spit, Cape Fonhvind, anil Nugget Point.. Weather—Cloudy to overcast; further rain probable generally, and snow on the higher levels in the South.

D. C. BATES.

Station. I I ITher. Wild. Bar. la W.'th'r I Shade. ' Cape Maria V.D. N fb Russell N fb Hokianga Heads ..N fb Kaipara Sig Sta N fb Manukau Heads N bib Auckland NE fb Tiritirl N fb Kawhia NE 1 Tauranga NE br Taupo W br Bast Cup* Oisbornc NW I Napier N fb Cape Palliser SE 1 Capo Egmont .. NE fb Patea NNE br Wanganui )E 1 Foxton NW br Wellington N br Cape Campbell NW 1 Farewell Spit .. ■tfE fb Westport N 1 Greymcmth ...... E br Arthur's Faes .. Calm Christehurch. .. NE fb Akaroa L.H. ...NE fb Timaru NE 1 Oamaru N 1 Dunedin NK1 Queenstowti .... Calm Nuggeta 8 g Bluff NE br 29.68 62 M 29.62 61 K 29.65 62 PO 29.62 k 58 R 29.63 65 R 29.68 60, OR 29.67 58 R 29.68 . 55 R 29.86 59 OR 29.80 57 B Lin* interrupted. 29.81 53 0 29.78 60 0 29.69 52 R 29.57 54 R 29.61 .55 , O 29.70 50 OE 29.68 55 R 29.68 53 R 29.66 ' 52 DM 29.68 54 R 29.53 50 R 29.53 50 " » . 29.55 48 v O 29.52 58 29.50 55 G 29.49 52 P 29.56 54 G 29.68 61. OD 29.51 85 BC 29.47 47 P 29.42 54 O