METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 104, 3 May 1924, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

SATURDAY, 3rd MAY

The Sun-Rose to-day, Ch 39m a.m.; sets 41. ooin p.m. Rises to-morrow, OH 40m a.m • sets 4h aom p.m. ■ '

Sunshine: Yesterday-Morning, 2h lam ; afternoon, lh 15m; total, 3h 30m?

Temperature in Shade-Maximum, CO.Gdeg.; minimum, 4<S.4deg.; mean, 53.4iieg.

Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 ?^'n:SS n- Toti" tO d"te *****

Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-10.1 miles per hour Barometer—Yesterday, 0 a.m., 29 70. ' Today, 9 a.m., 20.90; noon, 29.94.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

The weather has. been cold and united generally, with strong southerly winds. Heavy showers have fallen in many parts and snow on the higher levels in the South! pressure has increased, but is still low in the northern districts. / ™

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather-B, blue sky be the atmosphere clear or hazy; C cloudy, passing clouds- D drizzling ram; F, foggy; G, gfoomv dark weather; H, bail; L, lightning; M, mi'=ty- o Overcast the whole sky covered with thick ■clouds; P, passing showers: Q, squally R rain, continued rain; S, snow; T thunder-' U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z hazy ' Wincl-C, calm; L, light; Br, breeze; F3 fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale- G whole: nr heavy gale; W, gale of exceptional' severity.

FORECAST. The following forecast was issued at 9 a.m. to-day for the ensuing 24 hours:—

Winds-South-easterly winds, strong to gale

Barometer—Rise everywhere. Seas—Heavy. - . - Tides—Poor in Cook Strait- cood on • all the western coast; high elsewhere.

particularly on the east coast of Ihp Vnrti Island, but the. weather suouU shortiy °iS D. C. BATES. Saturday. 3rd May, 3021.