METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.
MOON FOR OCTOBER. First Quarter, 4th day, 1.32 p.m. Pull moon, 11th day, 8.40 a.m. Last quarter, ISthday, 2.2 a.m. New moon, 26th day, 3.7 s.m. ... • •'■ * * j MONDAY, 10th OCTOBER. ■ The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 12m a.m.; sets, 61i 5m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5h lOrn a;m.: sets, 6h 6m p.m. - ' * Bright Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, 5h ohm ; afternoon, Sh 38m; total, llh 34m. Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 67.3deg.; : minimum, 49.2dcg.; mean. 58.2deg J Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 month—Tr"a~ Nil' Total V dato d"ri°E the Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours ' preceding 9 a.m. to-day—7." miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 0 a.m., 29.701n. Today, 0 a.m., 29.92 i n; noon, 29.90 in. ■
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS.
Pressure has increased, but has been relatively low over the South Island, and moderate to fresh north-west. to south-west winds have prevailed. Some rain has fallen in the West Coast and southern portions of the South Island, while the weather has been fair and warm in all the eastern districts. •
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drizzling rain. F, foggy. G, gloomy, dark weather. H, hail. L, lightning. M, misty. 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. C, Calm. L, light. BR, breeze. FB, fresh breeze. MG, moderate gale. G, whole or heavy gale. . W, gale of exceptional sever- ' FORECAST. The following forecast was issued at 9 a.m. to-day for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Moderate to strong and increasing westerly winds.' Barometer—Unsteady; falling soon in- the South. • . ..-■■-.• Seas—Considerable on the west coast southward of Cape Egmont; rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Moderate northward of Castlepoint; good elsewhere. Warning signal for westerly gale is exhibited at Nugget Point. Weather—Fair to cloudy In the Northerriand East Coast districts; changeable In the western districts, with rain shortly in Westland and Otago. . ' Monday, 10th October, 1927.
Stations. Wind. Bar. ?"' W'th-r. ' [ I Shade.[ Cape Maria YD .SI 30.11 60 C Russell Calm 30.16 58 (.0 Hokianga Hds SW br 30.1S . 01 C Kalpara Sig St . S 1 30.10 58 C Manukau Hds SW 1 30.09 50 O Auckland SW 1 30.06 59 O Tiritiri SSW 1 — 55 C Kawhla W fb 30.05 62 C Tauranga ...SW br 30.04 65 B Taupo , Calm 30.02 53 C East Cape ... N fb 30.09 58 B Gisborne NW 1 30.00 60 -B Napier NW 1 29.95 ' fi3 ' B Castlepolnt .. W fb 29.93 60 B Cape Pulllser .NE 1 — > 68 ' B Cape Egmont . W I 30.04 55 . B Patea WNWi br 30.05 58 C Wangauul NW 1 30.01 55 BC Foxton W fb — 56 BC Wellington KNW fb 29.02 58 ' . C Cape Campbell NW fb . 29.88 58 Z Farewell SpitWSWfb 29.93 59 ' -'B Westport Calm 30.03 48 BC Greymouth S br 30.08 51 BC Arthur's Pass ..... Not received. Christchurch ..El 29.83 62 BC Akatoa LU .. NE fb 29.82 61 CZ Tlmam Calm ' 29.80 53 BC Oamaru ... . NW fb 29.81 60 B Dunedin Calm 29.82 54 BC ■ Queenstown SW br 29 83 57 c Nuggets ..... NW i 29.80 55 B Bluff . w 1 : 28.73 53 BC
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 87, 10 October 1927, Page 12
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