METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 31, 6 August 1923, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON WEATHER

MONDAY, oth AUGUST.

Ihe Moon—Last quarter, sth day,6.54 a.m new moon, 12th Uay, 10.4S p.m.; first quarter, 19th day, 0.42 p.m.; full moon, 20th-day 10

The Sun—Rose to-day, Ch 54m a.m.; sets 5h p.m. ttises to-morrov,-, fih 53in a.m.- sets oh lm p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday— 7h°To!!f' 35m; afternoon- ■"'lsui; tot«i.

Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 55 Sde" • minimum, 30.8deg.; mean, 4U.sdeg. .

Katii'full-Totul for the 24 hours preceding Le^nio^th^in 2"1- Totl" t0 dat° durhl"

Wind-Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-(i.2 miles per hour.

9 20CC- T°:day '

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOUBS. Strong northerly to westerly winds have prevailed, and considerable nihi has fallen in districts with a westerly, aspect. A westerly low pressure area has enveloped the Dominion uuring the week-end. "

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

From observations taken at 8 »,m.

Weatlier—B, blue sky, be ■ the atmosphere clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning; JI, misty:- 0 overcast, the whole sky covcrod with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q. squally; R rain, continued rain; S. snow; T. thunder: U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, tiazy. Wind—C, calm; L, lißht;. Br, breeze- FB fresh breeze; MG, moderate galej 0, whole or heavy gale; \V, gale of exceptional severity.

FORECAST. . '

The following forecast was issued it 9 am to-4fcy:— .--..- Winds—Variable and strong,'but southerly strong to gale at times, prevailing Ehortlv "' Barometer-Rising. • . " Seas-Moderate northward' at. Castlepoint: Considerable elsewhere. j"juii-. Tides— Good generally. Warning signals for southerly gales are cv ilbited at Cape Maria Vau lij C mo B ; TiriUri Castlepoint Cape Campbell, Stephen Island larewell Spit, Cape- l'eulwmu", and Xugge* Weather—Cold and changeable; showers ot .ill the western coast, and snow on the hichei levels. A very cold night Renerallv wit' frosts inland and hard frosts in the South D. C. BATES.

Monday, 6th Augu6t, 1023.

Station. Wind. I Bar. In Ther. We'th'c iSliaiie Cape Maria V.D. ...... Kussell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sig Stn...SW 1 -Uanukau Heads...SW I Auckland NW 1 Tiritiri s br Kawliia w 1 Tauranga Calm Tanpo S br fast Cape ...... NW 1 Ulsbome x\v 1 Napier SW fb Castlepoint N br Capa Pulliser ... KW I Cape Egmont W Jb Patea NW 1 Wangiinui- TV br Koxton TV fb Wellington .'... X 1 Cape Campbell ... TV Ib Farewell Spit ... TV fb TVestport S 1 Greymouth ......... B br Arthur's Pass ... XWffo Christclmrch Calm Akaroa L.H NJ{ 1 Tiinaru TV 1 Oamaru TV br Dmieqin NTV 1 Queeustown ... SW br Nuggets w I Bluff TVSTV 1 Not received. Not received. Not received. 2U.93 ■ 54 P 25.85 52 C 23.04 51 JJC 251.04 61 CZ 29.5U 47 0 29.05 50 BC 20.89 49 C . ■2D;SS 47 B 29.80 53 B 29.651 02 B 29.85 - 50 B 20.60 49 B 20.91 60 • O 29.50 00 B 29.91 50 "BC 2U.90 51 C 29.80 40 BC 29.03 48 C 29.85 ,47 BC 29.91 41 P 20.88 45 . P 20.59 35 O 29.G9 40 - B 2D.U5 45 B 29.70 40 B 20.0(1 44 B 29.U4 47 OP 28.« l 43 O 29,(12 40 V 20.54 43 CP