THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6823, 29 September 1883, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

• EXPLANATION OF THE CHART This diagram shows the weather over temperate latitudes la Australia and New Zealand. The dotted Hues or isonAKfl connect equal readings of the Urometer at 9 a.m. on the above date, a'-id thus indicate the general circulation of the atmosphere, the wind alvroy - following these line 3, changing its direction a.s they change, and increasing In force according to the amount of difference of baromoter which they express. The arrows fly with the wind, which always blows in a contrary direction to the movement of the hands of a clock, round the area of Kloh barometer, nnd with the clock hands round a tow barometer or c- ionic area. Changes of weather chiefly arise from the eastward progress of these latter disturbances, at the rate of 300 to 600 tnilos in 24 hours. All local deflections of the isobars, due to the shape of the land, are omitted. SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER, Hew Zealand : Depression advancing from the South, with West winds ; weather equally and showery in taj North. Australia : High area Soufi of Australia, with S. winds on the East Coast, and East winds on thoWest. Barometers : New Zealand—Russell, 30fl ; Wellington, 29'6; Bluff, 29'5. Australia—Albany ant' Sydney, 3Q-I; Portland, 30-3.