METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 85, 7 October 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

HOJTDAY, 7th OCTOBKR.

;. . ■ THK STW. ..'.,-■ Boss.to-day—sb 17m a.m.; sets 6b 2m p.m. Rises to-morrow—sli 15m a.m.; sets 6h 3m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. . Yesterday—Morning, '2b 10m; afternoon, 2h joOm; total, 6h Om. . ■.. - ' THE MOON. : '. (Calculated for New Zealand Moan Time.) ■ " . - ■ . D. H. M. ' Jfew moon s .. .. .. 5 2 35 pjn. First quarter .. .. ..IS 4 30 pjn. Full moon ..... ..20 9 5 i~m. last quarter .. .. ..27 5 5 ».m. , TEMPBRATTJRE IN TOE SHADE./, -„ Yesterday—Maximum, 68.;4deg.; minimnm, 43deg.; mean,. 50.7deg. , ... BAINFAM. "Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-d»y —Trace. ■ , . . ' Total to date dnring the month—LOOin. Total rainfall dnring September— tJSiiz. : . . WIND.' ' Avenge velocity of tfie x/ind for th« 24 hawi preceding 9 a.m. to-day—s.7 miles per htmr. BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 50.20. ..• . To-day—9 a.m.,..3 D.28; noon, 30.27. .', -, .;' ■'■'... "SJSM ZEAEAND. . -y". SYNOPSIS..OF.IAST 48 HOCBS. \ A few places have reported rain, bat generally fair to cloudy conditions have '! ruled. The, winds have been moderate, and ;v»ii»ble, and, except in the far North, the barometer ■has risen everywhere. :•-•-•-■ '. ' . TO-nAVS ifBATHER. From obscrv»tioi)B taken *& 9 a.a.

Wind.—t, light; br, breeie; fb fresh breez*; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gala; w, gale of exceptional severity. 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; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P. passing showers: Q, equally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; TJ, "fly, threatening appearasce; Z,haiy. . ,; FORECAST. At 8 a.m. to-day the following forecast mi Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Easterly, changing to northerly »nd then Increasing , . ■ . . ■• ■ •-. Barometer—Fall everywhere shortly ■ Seas—Rough northward of East Cape; moderate swell elsewhere Tides—Poor in Cook Strait; good'on the eastern coast; moderate elsewhere Weather—Squally and changeable with scattered showers in the far North: mild and haey conditions with increasing cloudiness for. o t^r. follmv Shortly. ' D. C. BATBS.

Cape Maria V.B Russell ... Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sis. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ....'. ... Kawhia ... Tauranga Taupo ... East Capo Gisborne... ... Napier ... ■ ••• Castlepoint ' ... Cape Palliser ... Oapeßgmont ... Patea ... •■- Wanganui ... Foxton •..."... Wellincton ' ... Caps Campbell.FareweUSpit _. Westport Sreymouth , ... Bealey ...."" ••• Sbristchurcli ... ikaroa L.H. ... riraaru ... Damaro ... Dunedin ... ausenstown ._ Bluff ... -. Station Wind! SEfb SEf b . lijter'pt'd E br Nl El a f-b E f b :. 881 SEf b Inter'pt'd SEI Calm . SEI. NEfb NE fb Calm NEI E-f b Calm SEI Ef b SI El Calm NEI SWI El Nbr SEI Calm . Calm Calm Bar. 3009 3012 3013 sins 3013 3017 3012 3019 30-29. 29^5 3040 30-34 30-3O 3017 80-22 30-J7 30-26 30-28 3059 30-27 3ff23 3025 3028 30-39 30-SO 3028 30-27 3026 3027 3027 30TS0 jaer in sha&s .56 57; 56 56 58 61 59 .58 .55.; 66. 55 ■60 57 .60 59 57 58 68 57 57 53 ■52 50 55 56 49 51 52 48 48 52 [We'th'r 1-j ''B "" OR o" ': o BO Z ' B O BC B 5" .. • OD , C >X B 0 B B B BC Z B - BO B B BO B B B B B B Z