METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 148, 19 December 1907, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN.

Rose to-day— 4h 12m a.m. ; sets 7h 22m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 4h 12m a.m. ; sets 7h 23m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 5h lvi; afternoon, 61i 25m; total, llh 26m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Me«n Time). D. H. M. New moon - ~ ~ S 9 52 p.m. First quarter _ „ _ 12 1 46 p.m. Full moon -. - _ 20 5 25 a.m. Last quarter 28 10 40 a.m. TEMPERATURES IN SHADE. Yesterday — M.iximum, 68.5deg. ; minimum, 60(1 eg. ; mean, 61deg. To-day— b7deg. RAINFALL. For the twenty-four houra preceding 9 a.m. yesterday — Nil. To-day— Nil. Total to date— o.6lin on two days. WIND. Average -selocity for the twenty-four hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 2B miles an hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— l p.m., 30,01; 5 p.m., 29.93. To-day— 9 r 3O a.m., 29,81-; 1 p.m., 29.66. NEW ZEALAND. THE PAST 24 HOURS. Slowly falling barometer everywhere 1 with moderate to strong winds, principally from the northward, but changing towards the south in the southernmost district!?. Rain line fallen on the west coast of Hip South Island, and there has been a heavy rainfall in most parts of Otago. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FHOH OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M.

Wind.— L, ligK; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze ; mg, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale ; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain ; V, • foggy ; G, gloomy, dark weather ; H, hail ; L, lightning ; 41, misty ; 0, overcast, tho whole sky coveted with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, equally; It, rain, continued rain ; S, snow ; T, thunder ; U, ugly, threatening anpearance. THE FUTURE. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Wind.— Strong to gale from the southward at most places from East Cape, Taupo, and New Plymouth southward ; moderate to 6trong westerly winds elsewhere. Baromoter.— Rise everywhere. Sea. — Considerable- on all western coaefc and on cast coast from Castlepoint southward ; moderate elsewhere. ' " Tides.— High on west coast between Cape Egmont and Foxton and on east copst southwaid of C'jstlepoint ; .noderato all other ports. Rain is probable generally. Warning elgnal for westerly gale isi exhibited at East Uape, and for southeily gnlo at Capes Campbell, Foulwind, Farewell Spit, and Nugget Poia:. R. A. EDWIN.

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