METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 107, 7 May 1923, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

VVELLINPTON WEATHER

MONPAY, 7th MAY,

The Moon.—Full moon, Ist day, 9 a.m. las ciuarter, Btli day, 6.18 p.m.: New nioou. l6tl day, j.o.t> a.m. First quarter,. 21th d»y, 1.54 a.m.. Full Uiqpn, 30th day, 4.80 p.m. , ■

The Sun—Kose to-day, 6h 42ip a.m.; sets 4h 53m p.m. Kiaes to-morrow, *U Wm ».m.; setf 4h-slmp.m. "Bright' Sunshine': SesterduyKil. -

Temperature in Shade^Maximum, SS.Sdeg.; minimum, %,3deg.; mean, OlUdeg: "■ ~

Itainfall—Total for the 48 hours preceding a a.m. to-day^HJ.Sijn. Total tp date during the month—?.22iii. " •-.-- , ...

■Wirid-Velqcity of the wind for S< hoiin preceding 9 a.m. tq-day—l3.2 miles per., hour. Barometer—Yesterday, d a.jn., 20.57.'- To-d»ji 0 a.m./ 20.79; ' noon, 29.51." " ' ■'""

SYNOPSIS OF LAST « HOUKB. A cyclone passed pypr the country durini the week-end, and, impihging'on an: anticyclbm centred south of the Dominion, aecounttd loi south-easterly gajea aud stormy weather. Heavj rain has' fallen in ,raany parts, particularl; about Cook, Strait and in the east coast dis tflcta of the South Island, and'snow in thi liigti cOTintrv.-. flooded rivets have been re ported in tho South, and all comniunicatior on the east coast of the South' Island'ls'no' interrupted. ■■-..'. '■ ' ■'•■■■■■*•■■"■ :■

TO-DAY'S WEATHEK.

From observation; taken at » a.m.

Weather—B, Blue sky, be the atmospbtn clear or hazy; C, clouciy, passing ctoudsj'D driizljiig rain; F. foggy; G, gloofny,' d#fl weather"; H, hail;' L,'lightning; if, niisty; O, overcast, tile whole sky covered"with th!ck Plpuds;' P, 'passing showers; Q, 'squally; R, rain,' continued rain; S, eiipw; T, thunder; O, ugly,'threatening'appearance; Z, hazy. Wihd-0, calm: t, Ugl^; Br, brewe; FB. fresh breeze; iIG, moderate gale; G, whole or Iffavy B»!et W, gale of exceptional'severity

The fallowing forecast »v issued ft » »■» to-day :—.

Winds—Variable and ?trong; squtherli?? strong to gale,' prevailing" northward, bi New •Plimputh and Napier; ..southeasterly" else wjiere. .i Barometer—Unsteady, but ri»i(ig everywhere 600 P. ' ' ' " . : ' Seas—Heavy on all the eastern coast and ip Cook Strait;-considerable i;lee.where..~ ' Tjdes—High wptiward o( Bait Cape; JpotiC' rate southward of Cape Eg'tqont; gqqd elie where. .'''". '

Warning signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van piemen and Tjritiri, and {or south-eastijtly/ "at""pastl«fipin.t JfareVeu' Suit, and Cape Tpulwint). (Stephei ißlaqd, Cape Campbell; and Nugget Point interrupted). " '~: ' '■""' Wefcther—Unsettled and cloudy, with rain probable generally, and heavy in the'nortlieTl and" East Coast" ilist'ricts!" 'mo*: on' the .'hlghe levels, rlvA-s' flooded'and colder' 'we'iithtr'fol lowing. ■ ', ■ '

0. C. IATH.

iToadii. 7th Mas. l»a.

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