METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 124, 26 May 1923, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON WEATHER

SATURDAY,• 20th MAY. ■■ ■f. The Moon.—Full moon, Ist day; 9 a.m. La»f quarter, Bth day, 6.1S p.m. Sew moon, lOtk .day, 10.0 aim. First quarter. 2-ith. day, 1.54 a.m. Full moon, 80th day, i.W p.ni. The Sun—Rose to-day, -7h 0m a.m.,- sets 4h 85m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 7h lm a.m.;'seta 4h 34m p.mi Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, lh 30m; afternoon, Oh 15m; total, lh 45m. " ■ Temperature, in Shades-Maximum, 60.9<1eg.; minimiun, 55.7deg.; mean, i>B.3deg. Rainfall—Total 4or the 24 hours precedinf 0 a.m. to-day—o.2oia. ' „ Total to date during the month—7.ooin. Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 84 hours preceding 9.a.m. to-dajv-20.5 miles per hour. liarometer—Yesterday, 0 a.iri.j 29.95, To-day, .9 .a.m., 20.83;.n00n, 29.81. . r . SYNOPSES OF LAST 24 HOURS. 'The weather lins been changeable squully. generally, with scattered - rain, but some heavy downpours'have' occurred in the western districts, 'especially of the South Island. Strong northerly and westerly winds havo ruled, and, though still low in the South, atmospheric pressure has increaseil since la6t night. 1 ■ ' ■

Weather—B, Blue sky. bo the atmosphere clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds: D drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weatlier; H, hail; L, lightning; M,-misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q; squally X rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunderD, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, Jiazy. Wind—C, calm; L, light; Br, breeza; FB fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale; G, whole oi heavy gale; W; gale of exceptional severity. FORECAST. The following forecast was Issued at 9 ».m. to-day :— . : Winds—Westerly, strong to gale, backing to southerly: * Barometer—Falling tendency in the North but rise everywhere shortly. . / Seas—Rough off shore ■ northward of Caßtte point; considerable to heavy elsewhere Tides^Good generally. .Warning signals for westerly gales are er. hibited at Cape Maria Van JDiemen, Tiritiri Castlepnmt. Cape Campbell.'.Stephen Wand' ■Farewell Spit, and Cape Foulwind;- an"?ior southerly at Nugget Poiat ' 0r Weather—Weather clouding ov«r and r»ii .

;a! a.m. .Station. I■■ ' ■-■ ■■ ■•' ITUer. ... .Wind. Bar.; -in We'tn'i I - ■ [Shade Cape Maria V.D. Wfb 30.05 ". C 4. 'I Kussell SW 1 50.07 64 C liokinnga Heads Calm 29.94 69 C Kaip.tra Sig Stn NW 1 30.00 03 Z Manukau lids WNW fb - 30.01 ■69 O Auckland N 1 30.03 61 1> Tiritiri W 1 30.02 61 (» Rawhla W fb. 20-06 C 3t! Tauranga. Calm £9.'JD 61 EC Xaupo KW I 29.08 57 0 East Cape ......... N fb 1 30.00 63 It Oisborne KW 1 30.03 60 ]i Napier- Wbr 29.02 65 B Castlepoint :. N 1 20.90 61 (5 Cape I'alliser .... NW fb 29.85 62 G Cape Eginont ... Nfb 20.9 aOO O Patea NW br 29.83 61 H Wanganui > N i : 29.91 - 6.1 Z i'oxton „NW fb 29.56 60 BC Wellington :..... NW fb 29.83 CO' BC Cape. Campbell NW fb '• 29.7S E0 1!2 Farewell Spit ...NW fb 29.55 6S C ' Wcstport ......... JiE I 29.80 52 'O Greyniouth Ebr ' 29.75 50 O Artliur'B Pass ... SW 1 • 29.68 " 45 P Christoburch NW 1 29.70 56 ' B B Akaroa L.H. ...... N I 29.65' 51 C Timaru ....;.....{. W 1 .29.70 45 Oamaru .-. NW 1 29.66 44 BC Dunedin Calm 29.71 48 BC Queenatown NW 1 20.6S 36 B* Nuggets Calm 29.64 46 B Blurt W 1 29.63 . 46 CMR

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.