METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 114, 17 May 1927, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WeLLINGTON'S WEATHER.

TUESDAY, -17th MAY.

The Sun—Kose to-day, Gh S2ra a.m. 5 sets 4h 42m p.m. Klses to-morrow, Qh 53m a.m ; sets 4h 41m p.m. Bright 'Sunshine: ,Yesterday—Morning, Ih 10m; afternoon, 2h 25m; total, 3h 35m. Tompcraturo 'ia Shade—Maximum, 60.4dcg. • minimum, 48.1deg.; mean,-G4.2dei;. ' ' RalnfaU-^-Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—o.o3ln. Total to dato during tho month—«.6lin. .. b Wind—Velocity of the wind for tho 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—l3.B miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 20.531n, Today, 9 a.m., 29.971n; noon, 20.001n. SYNOPSIS ,OV IJIST 24 HODB3. A disturbance centred in the vicinity or the Chatham Islands has accounted for strong south-west winds and cold, squally conditions. Showers fell during the "night In many parts: but Iho winds have since decreased, and an improvement was reported gonorally this morn-

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heivy. C, cloudy, passing clouds. D, drizzling rain. F, foggy. G. gloomy, dark weather. H, balL L, lightning. 11, misty. O, nvorcast the whole sky covered with thick clouds P passing showers. <J, squally. X, rain, continuous rain. S, snow. T. thunder. U. ugly threatening appearance. Z, hazy.

C, calm. • L, light. 88, breeze. PB, fresh breeze. MG, moderate galo. G, wliola or heavy gale. W, galo of exceptional severity.

The following forecast was issued at 9 a.m. to-day for the subsequent 24 hours :^-.

Winds—Moderate to strong southerly winds, veering to westerly and northerly soon, and then Increasing strong-to gale. Barometer—Falling again everywhere soon. ■ . Seas—Considerable swell southward of East Cape and on the western coast; moderate elsewhere. ■ Tides—Good generally. Weather—Cool and changeable in the" East Coast districts; fair, to cloudy for a ejiort time elsewhere. Cloudiness Increasing generally, and an unfavourable change may he expected everywhere shortly. ;■■ _ ■/. l_ b. v. iembebton; rauesdas, Vtth Mas. 1927,

Stations. . Wind. I Thor. Bar. ' In ■ W'tli'r [Shade Cape Maria YD SW fb 30.04 (il O Russell ...... SW 1 20.09 58 B Hoklaoga Hds SW 1 30.00 58 BC K;.lpara Slg St 8 fb- 20.97 58 B Mimukan Hd» SW br 20.08 50 BC Auckland .... Calm 29.0S B8 3$ Tiritlrl .... SSW 1 ' — 55 B Kawhla. .....;.. E 1 29.86 57 B Tauranga ..;. Calm 20.90 4!> B Taupo sw mg 29.90 Bl B East Cape .;...Sfb -20.90 57 o Glsborae .... SW fb 20.87 51 Q Napier.. We .29.8!) 52 <; Castlepolnt SW br ■ v 29.90 50 o Cane Palllsor .. Slb ' — 62 c Cape Egmont ...SI 29.00 48 B Patea ........ SE 1 2!i.!)6 50 B Wanganul ;;.. Sfb 29.96 s;i B Foxton ...'.;...' Sfb '— 50 . BC Wellington .. SSE br ' 29.97 53 BC Capo Campbell SW fb 30.00 50 S5 Farewell Spit . Calm " 29.95 49 B Westport ...... SE 1 29.98 40 B Greymouth •:. E br 29.95 38 B Arthur's Pass . Calm — 31 B OhristchurcU „ "SW 1 30.02 44 BC Akaroa LH .. SW fb 30.0:! • 52 o Tlmaru N 1 30.05 40 B Oamaru S 1 29.04 39 B Dunedin Calm 30.02 40 B Queenstown .. SW 1 • 29.97 35 B Nuggets ,; W 1 .29.9G " 45 o Bluff .... N 1 29.90 41 B