METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 140, 16 June 1922, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

FRIDAY, 16th JUNE.

The Moon—First quarter, 3rd day, 5.40 i.m. Full moon, 10th day, 3.28 a.m. Last quarter, 17th day, 11.33 p.m. New moon, 25th day, 3.50 p.m. Tfio Sun—Eose to-day, 7h 14m a.m.; sets 4h 28m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 7h 15m a.m.; sets !4h 28m p.m. Bright Sunshine: YesterdayHorning, 3h 42m; afternoon, 31i 40m; total, 7ii 22m. Temperature in Shade—Yesterday, maximum, 54.5deg.; minimum, 42.3deg.; mean, 48.4deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Trace. Total to date during the month—l.Bsin. Total (or May—l.23in. Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—9 miles per hour. Barometer— Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.29. To-day, 9 a.m., 30.74; noon, 30.23. SYNOPSIS OP lAST 24 HOURS. Cold and changeable weather has be«n experienced, with rain in the northern and east coast districts. East and south-e-ast winds, strong to gale, liave predominated, and pressure lias continued high in the South, and low northward of the Dominion.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. ftam ebierY»tlen» taken at 9 a.a.

Wind—C, calm; L, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; MG, moderate sale; G, whole vt k«Ty gale; W, «als o£ exceptional seierity.

I At 9 ».m. to-day the following forecast nm Issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—South-east, strong to gale, northward of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; moderate to strong and Increasing elsewhere. Barometer—Rising tendency. Seas—Heavy northward of Kaikoura; rough southwards; considerable elsewhere. Tides—Poor in Cool; Strait; moderate on all the western coast; good to high elsewhere. : Warning signals for south-easterly gales are exhibited at Tiritiri, Castlepolnt, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island,'farewell Spit, and Cape Voulwind (Cure Maria Van Diemen .and East Caps interrupted). Weather—Cold and changeable; rain probable iv ail the northern and east coast rtis- | tricts, and n very cold night generally. | D. C. BATES. 1 TMriav. Xitit Jane. 1922.

Statioi. ITher. I Wind. Bar. in W»Wr IShtiU.I Cape Maria V.D Line interrupted. Russell SEfb 29.8B 58 C Hokianga Heads SE br 29.86 59 BO Kaipara SigStn .. 8 fb 23.85 54 U Manukau Heads NE fl> 29.97 54 II Auckland S fb 29.35 53 B Tiritiri St, tit 29.92 62 K Kawhia SI 29.92 62 B Tauranga ...... Calm 29.95 55 B Taupo SE 1 29.99 51 Z Glsborne T. g 30.09 54 OP Napter Calm 30.18 52 0 Castlepoint NE 1 30.20 50 B Cape Palllser .... S fb 30.20 62 P Cape Egmont .. SE fb 30.10 51 O Patoa SSE br 30.12 52 B Wanganui .... ES1S br 30.15 50 B Foxton E 1 30.20 52 B Wellington SB'br 30.24 50 C Cape Campbell .. S fb 30.18 49 BZ Farewell Spit .. SE fb 30.22 52 B Westport SE 1 30.21 40 B Greymoutb. E mg 30.19 38 B Benley Calm 30.32 28 B Christchurdh .... SW I 30.25 43 B Akaroa L.H. .. NW 1 30.20 46 B Timaru Calm 30.28 44 B Oamaru SW 1 30.31 41 BC Dunedin W 1 3O.J0 46 HC Queenstown .... Calm 30.25 43 C Nuggets NW i 30.30 45 O Bluff WNW br 30.29- 46 BCZ Weather—B, blu« 6ky, be the atmosphcr* clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; J>. drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; 1, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; H, rain, continued rain; S, fnsw; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.