METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 109, 9 May 1923, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON WEATHER

WEDNESDAY, 9th MAY.

The Moon.—Full moon, Ist day, 9 a.m. Last quarter, Sth day, 6.18 p.m. New moon, 16th day, 10.6 a.m. First quarter, 24th day, 1.54 a.m. Full moon, 30th day, 4.86 p.m.

The Sun—Rose to-day, 6h 44m a.m.; sets 4h 50m p.m. Eises to-morrow, 6h 45m a.m.; sets 4h 49m p.m. Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, lh 60m; afternoon, Oh 10m; total, 2h om.

Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 53.6deg. ; minimum, 44.8deg.; mean, 51.6deg.

Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding » a.m. to-day—o.S7in. Total to date during the month—4.9sin.

Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—6.l miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.84. To-day, 9 a.m., 29.85.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURB,

A "low" has been centred in the North since yesterday, and strong north-east to south-east winds have prevailed. Dull and foggy conditions have been experienced with rain in many parts, and heavy rain has been reported along the east coast.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Weather—B, Blue sky, be the atmospher* clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F. foggy; 0, gloomy, dark weather; H, hall; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

Wind—C, calm; t, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; JIG, moderate gale; G, whole or heavy jale; W, gale of exceptional severity.

FORECAST.

The following forecast was issued at » a.m. to-day :—•

Winds—Easterly, moderate to strong, backing to northerly and then increasing northward of Hokitlka and Lyttelton; increasing northerllos elsewhere.

Barometer—Fall everywhere.

Seas—Bough generally. Tides—Good on all the eastern coast; moderate elsewhere.

Weather—Dull to overcast, with rain probablo generally; rivers rising in tha east coast of the North Island; and snow on the higher levels in the South.

D. C. BATES.

Wednesday, 9tli May, 1923.

The attendance of the Clerk of the Court at the various Courthouses in the Hutt district has been altered to the following days :—Petone, , Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; tower Hutt, Tuesdays and Saturdays; and Upper Hutt, Thursdays.

Messrs. A. G. Wallace and Co. will sell by public auction to-morrow, at 12 noon, at their salerooms, Blair street, one spring cart, horse, and harness.

Messrs. C. W. Price and Co. will sell furniture, gas stove, and sewing machine at 26a, \Murphy street, to-morrow, commencing at 10.30 a.r.i.

Station. I " ITher.. Wind. Bar. in We'th'r I |3hade Cape Maria YD SE fb Kussell SE 1 Uokiaiiga Heads SW 1 Kaipara Sig Stn SE 1 Jlauukau Heads C br Auckland SW 1 Tiritiri SE I Kawhia W 1 Tauranga S 1 Taupo SE fb Eaet Cape SW 1 Gisborne Calm .Napier S br Castlepoint SW I Cape Palliser... ENE fb Cape Egmont ... SE fb Patea EBE.I Wanganul NE 1 Jtarton Calm Wellington ... SSE fb Cape Campbell ... S fb Farewell Spit ... E br Westport SE 1 (ireymouth E br Arthur's Pasa ... Calm Chrlstchurch ... SW 1 Akaroa L.H JJE 1 Timaru W 1 Oamaru W 1 JJunedln NE 1 Queenstown NW 1 Nuggets NE fb Bluff ENE 1 29.74 02 C 29.71 69 B 29.70 58 B 29.70 , 62 B 20.07 65 C 29.65 60 DC 29.60 55 C 29.68 52 O 29.61 57 X 29.65 61 D 29.76 69 . R 29.82 56 OKZ 29.81 65 E 29.80 51 O 29.68 56 MR 29.76 50 C 29.78 49 O 29.80 50 O 29.83 50 O 20.85 55 O 29.93 53 MR 29.80 55 BC 29.83 57 BC 20.79 49 BC 20.78 43 F 29.98 61 G 29.97 51 M 29.96 48 O 20.94 .48 O 29.90 50 BC 29.80 41 B 29.88 42 O 29.83 40 B