METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 70, 20 September 1927, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. MOON FOR SEPTEMBEB. First quarter, 4th day, 10.15 pm Full moon, 12th day, 12.21 a.m. Last quarter, 18th day, 3 p.m. New moon, 26th day, 9.41 a.m. TUESDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER. The Sun—Rose to-day. 5h 46m a.m.; sets, oh 44m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5h 44m am • sets, 5h 45m p.m. . ' " Bright Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, Oh 32m; afternoon, 2h 0m; total, 2h 32m. Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 65 Odee • minimum, 53.1deg.; mean, 59.0 dee Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding fhe'month^Hn? 1- *** t0 dato *Wlne Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—6.B miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.99 in Today, 9 a.m., 29.541n; noon, 29.831n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Low atmospheric pressure has persisted westward of the Dominion, and moderate to fresh northerly winds have prevailed In tho North Island, and easterly to northerly breezes in the South. Mild, cloudy and misty weather has been experienced, with rain in various parts of the country. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

B, blue sky, be the atmosphere dear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drizzling rain. P, foggy. G, gloomy, dark weather. H, hail. L, lightning. M, misty. O, over cast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds P, passing showers. - Q, equally. R, rain, continued rain. S, snow. T. thunder. U, ugly threatening appearance. Z, hazy. C, calm. L, light. BE, breeze. FR, fresh breeze. MG, moderate gale. G, whole or heavy gale. W, gale of exceptional severity. . ■

The following forecast was Issued at 9 a.m. to-day for the subsequent 24 hours:—• Winds—Moderate to fresh and increasing northerly winds, backing to westerly and to southerly later, northward of Westport and Kaikoura; easterly, veering to southerly, elsewhere. Barometer—Falling, but rise after about 24 hours. Seas—Rough on the west coast and southward of Castlopolnt; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Poor in Cook Strait; moderate on the western coast; good elsewhere. Weather —Dull weather, with much mist and fog, and rain generally; some heavy falls are likely, particularly in the South Island. ; EDWARD KIDSON. Tuesday, 20th September, 1927.

Stations. | Wind. I Ther. Bar. In I W'th'r |Shade.l Cape Maria YD KB fb Russell N i Hokianga Hds NEfb Kaipara Sig St . N 1 Jlanukau Hda ENE br Auckland ... ENB 1 Tlrltiri NB I Kawhia NE fb Tauranga N 1 Taupo NW 1 East Cape .... N fb Glsborne Kw 1 Napier N I Castlepolnt ... N 1 Cape Pal User NW 1 Caps Egmont NNE fb Patea N br Wanganul ... N br Foxton Calm Wellington. NNW fb Cape Campbell N fb Farewell Spit . E fb Westp'ort .... NE fb Greymouth ... E br Arthur's Pass Calm Christchurch . SWI Akaroa LH ..-., E 1 Timaru " Calm .Oamaru SE 1 Dunedin Calm Queenstown .. Calm Nuggets N 1 Bluff E br 29.90 64 P 29.92 62 C 29.85 03 BC 29.90 60 B 29.88 57 C 29.89 62 O — 57 C 29.85 58 C 29.93 59 M 29.98 56 C 29.94 57 BC 29.90 62 B 29.90 64 B 29.87 64 B — 63 C 56 R 29.86 61 ' C 29.87 61 BC — 60 BC 29.84 63 C 29.82 58 C 29.88 60 O 29.79 5a OR 29.70 54 R — 46 R 29.83 51 OR 29.84 43 F 29.89 ' 48 OR 29.93 49 OP 29.90 47 P 29.78 50 O 29.89 48- C 29.87.50 P