METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 18, 21 July 1926, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOE JULY.

Tho Moon—Last quarter, 3rd day, 12.32 a.m. New moon, 10th day, 10.36 a.m. First quarter, 18th day, 2.25 p.m. Pull moon, 25th day, 4.4 D p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 21st JULY.

Tho Sun—Rosa to-day, 7h 9ra a.m.; sets 41i 45m p.m. Eises to-morrow, 7h 8m a.m.; sets 4h ._m p.m. Bright Sunshine.: . Yesterday—Morning, 2ii 10m; afternoon, 4h 30ni; total, 6h 40m. Temperature iv Shade—Maximum, £s.Bdeg.; minimum, 42.1deg.: mean, 48.9deg. , Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—O.Olin. Total to date during the month—l.3Cin, Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—7.3 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.20. Today, 9 a.m., 30.02; noon, 29.89.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOUES.

A' disturbance passing northward of New Zealand has accounted for dull, misty conditions and some rain in the northern and East Coast districts, while the West Coast and southern districts have experienced fair to cloudy weather. Moderate to strong _ east to south-east winds have ruled.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, driuling rain. F, foggy. G, gloomy, dark weather. H, hail. L, iightning. M, misty. 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds. P, passing showers. Q, squally. E. rain, contiaued rain. S, snow. T, thunder. TJ, ugly threatening appearance. Z, hasy. Cf calm. L, light. BE, breeie. FB, fresh breeze. MG. moderate gale. G, whole or Ijeavy gale. V 2;'le of exceptional severity.

Tho following forecast was issued at 9 a.m, to-day for tho subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—South-easterly, strong to gale at times, northward of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; northerly, moderate to strong, prevailing elsewhere, increasing, and backing everywhere to westerly. llaroiueter—Uusteady In the North; falling tendency in the South. Seas—Considerable between East Cape and Kaikoura; rough in Cook Strait and on the west coast of the North Island; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Good on all the eastern coast; poor in Cook Strait; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for south-easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Mftria Van Diemen, Tirltlri, (jastlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, and Farewell Spit. * Weather—hangeable and" showery weather, generally, particularly in the East Coast districts. D. C. BATES. Wednesday, 21st July, 1926.

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