METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 142, 17 June 1924, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER, , TUESDAY, TTtir'JUNE. Moon.—New moon, 3rd day, 2.4 a.m. - First quarter, 11th day, 1.7 a:m. full moon, 17th uay,..4.11 p,m. Last quarter, 24th day, 1.46 p.nu •'.: ' .-.;-> . .■"".- v The Sun—Eose t'o-"day, 7h 15m a.m.; seb 4h 28m p.m.. Rises to-morrow, 7h 15m a.m.: • -sets :4h 28m p.m.-. ,-".--■ Bright ■Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, 4b 35m; afternoon, 3h.40m; total, 8h 15m. . Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 54.9deg.; minimum, 32.2deg.; • mean, 43.5deg... Rainfall—Total for the" 24 hours preceding-9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date, during the month—l.Oiiin. •'.. .'," ■ - -.-- Wind—Velocity of the wind for 24 hours pre-' ceding 9 a.m. to : day—o.2s mile per hour. : . - Barometer—Yesterday,' 9 a.m., 30.35! • '-To* day, 9 a.m., 30.20; .noon, 30.18.: " . ; V SYNOPSIS OF LAST,24 HOURS. .'' High jatmospherlc pressure has ruled, and the weather has beeri fair generally, but showers have,been reported along the east coast of the North Island. - Easterly to northerly ; breezes have prevailed. The night was,very cold everywhere, hard frosts occurring in many parts of• the. country.' -jf ! TO-DAY'S'; WEATHER .' . '..

Weather—B, blue sky. be the atmosphere v clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds-'D drizzling rain; F. Ipggy; .< G. gloomy. . dari weather; U, hail; L. lightning; M, mistj-'O overcast; • the whole sky covered with thick clouds; c, passing \showers; Q. jquallv^K rain, continaed rain: S. snow; x, thunderU. ugly, threatening appearance: Z . haiy-<<*

- Wind—o. calm; L, lights Br breeze -. ■■«■ fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale; G.: whole or heavy gale; W. gale of exceptional severity

The following forecast; was issued at B kn£ to-day for the ensuing 24 hours:— Winds—lncreasing; northerlies prevailinr.'moaerat'e: to strong, northward -of New Plymouth and Napier; strong to" gale^lsewhere. | Barometer—Fall everywhere. \-- ■'■'•>' Seas—Cotfsiderable swell on'all the 'eastern coast; moderate elsewhere.1 ■; .'-. .■«>?> Vrr1 . Tides—Good ; generally. ■ .. ' ■■ i ■ W i . arjlinfr I*' ?°r 1? rth(irly'■ Sales, are'exhibited at Castlepoint, Cape Campbell; Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Caps Foulwind, and Nugget Pointy . • ■ ■'■..■ .■ -■■„ ...... .' . '■ Weather-Increasing cloud and "haiiness arid milder, though a very ■ cold niihfc may be expected, and a change to follow; . .'; T ■''■'-■•.■•' ■.■■■;' v t' O. BATE^> Tuesday, irth June, 1024.'; ' ■■,■■.. -...,

. Panel doctors in I>ancasbir(> last vcii'r ■ issued to insured patients 2,200,450 :m;e !;=«Ptions, compared with -1.787.766-. r 1922. Dispensing fees amounted to £25 104, compared with £07»6Q& \ .

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