METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 80, 1 October 1931, Page 16

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER. Last quarter, sth day, 7.45 a.m. New moon, 12th day, 12.36 a.m. First quarter, 18th day, 8.50 p.m. Full moon, 27th day, 1.4 a.m. THURSDAY, Ist OCTOBER, 1931. The sun rose to-day 5.27 a.m.; sets, 5.55 4>.m. Rises to-morrow, 5.25 a.m.; sets, 5.56 '"Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday.: Morning, 2hr 48min; afternoon, 3hr Omin. Total, shr_4Bmln. Temperature In Shade.—-Maximum, 58.7 dee; minimum, 51.1deg; mean, 54.9deg. Rainfall for the 24 hours preceding 9 ».m. to-day, nil; total to date for September, 3.77 Wind. Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preecding 9 a.m.: to-day, 13.8 m.p.h. Barometer.— Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.92 in; today, 9 a.m., 29.871n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. During the past 24 hours, while an anticyclone has been covering northern New Zealand, a series of depressions has moved over the Tasman Sea and the South Island. Moderate to strong northerly to westerly winds have predominated, but a temporary change to south-west took place during the night on parts of the east coast. Fair, to cloudy weather has been experienced over most of the North Island and the - east coast districts of he South Island. In Westland and Otago it has been unsettled and wet. some heavy rain having occurred at places. Okiiru in South Westland has had 544 points. Temporatures have been mild everywhere.