WELLINGTON'S WEATHER TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 54, 12 September 1928, Page 4

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

MOON FOB SEPTEMBER. Last Quarter, 7th day, 10.5 a.m. New moon, 14th day. 12.51 p.m. First quarter, 22nd day, 2.28 p.m. Full moon, 30tl) day, 5.38 a.m. WEDNESDAY, 12th, SEPTEMBER.Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, llir 4Sm!n; afternoon, 2hr lOmln; total, 3hr 58nrm. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 54,2deg; minimum. 4G.od.eg; moan, CO.ldog. Rainfall. —Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 0.64 in; total to dato (luring tho month, 1.431n. Wind. —Velocity of tho wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 15,1 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.891n; today, 9 a.m., 29.70 In.; noon, 29.7 Tin. SYNOPSIS 01' LAST 21 HOURS. Strong northerly to westerly winds rulod during Tuesday with gale force at places, but by this morning tho direction had changed to southerly in the northern districts of the South Island and at Wellington, and thero was an easterly tendency in the Taranald region. The weatlier lias remained fair in Canterbury, but olaevrhero it has been cloudy and unsettled, with rain in most districts, although It had cleared by this raorniug In Westland and Otago. There have been some heavy falls in tho northern portion of the North Island and in tho north-west districts of the South Island. Farewell Spit registered 212 points, Westport ISI points, Greymouth 62 points, Arthur's Pass 110 points, and Wellington 64 points. Anotlior southern depression crossed the South Island during last night and a small cyclone is at prosent centred west of Capo Egmont.

Beaufort scalo of wind force with equivalent velocities at 16ft above ground:—o, calm. 0-1 mile per hour; 1, light air. 2-"S; 2. slight breeze, 4-7; 3, jentlo breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate bveoze, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze. 17-21: 6, strong breeze. 22-27, 7, high wind. 28-33: 8, gale 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10. whole gale. 49-56: 11. storm 57-65 r 12 hurricane. . "■ Weather.—B, blue sky, BC. Dlue sky and detached olouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; G. gloomy dull; U. ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow: D, drizzle; P. passing showers; H, ball;' Q, squally; L. lightning; T, thunder: F. foe; H, pilst; Z. haze

Cape Maria V.D. S 5 29.92 Russell SW 5 29.90 Hokianga lids. SW 4 20.90 Kaipara Sig. Stn. SW 0 29.83 Manukau Hd3. WNW 9 29.75 Auckland W 7 29.77 Tiritiri W 4 Kawhia .., N 4 Tauranga NW 2 20.87 Opotiki KB 5 29.S0 Taupo NW 4 ■ East Cape N 7 29.85 Cisbome NE 1 20.80 Kapler Not rocolvod Castlepolnt S 3 20.78 Capo Pallisor SI Capo Egmont .. NE 3 29-01 Patoa NE 1 20.08 VVanganul E 1 29.09 Foxton E 2 Wellington SE 2 29.70 Capo Campbell .. S 4 29.78 Farewell Spit .. S 5 20.73 Westport SW G 29,82 Ureymoutli SW 2 20.75 Arthur's Pass .. NW 1 Christchurch .. W 2 29.72 Altaroa L'th'se .. NW 4 29.84 Thnari N 1 29.70 Oamaru NE 4 29.70 Dunedin NE 1 29.71 Queenstown .... SW 1 29.73 Nuggets - NW 2 29.68 Bluff NW 3 29.60 Leuip. i 56 57 60 60 56 54 60 57 57 51 58 64 40 56 53 bo 50 48 50 47 51 44 34 50 51 40 4S 48 45 48 45 BC BCP C C O CP o o 0 0 0 o c p o p o 0 0 OR Silt OD BC 15 B BZ BC 11 B B B BC B