METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 27, 1 February 1908, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. ' THE SUN. Rose to-day— 4h 54m a.m. ; seU 7h 13m p.ni. Rises to-moirow— 4h Esm n.iu. ; sets 7h 13m p.m BRIGHT SUNSHINE THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time).

TEMPERATURES IN SHADE. Yesterday t— Maximum, 59dcg. ; minimum, 49deg. ; mean, 54deg. To-day, 1 p.m.— 64deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day o.3in. Total to dato-0.64in. WIND. Average velooity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 23 milee an hour. " BAROMETER. Tesfcerday— l p.m., 29.50; 8 p.m., 29.94. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.10; 1 p.m., 20.01. NEW ZEALAND. THE PAST 24 HOURS. There has been little movement of the baronieter northward of Napier end New Plymouth, but it has risen elowly everywheie else. Moderate to strong winds from the southward with flna weather have been, experienced generally. TO-DAY'S WEATHER TBOM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M

Wind.— L, ligM; br, breeze; t b, Wesh breeze ; ai g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale , w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather. — JB, blue 6ky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy ; C, elpuds, p&esing clouos ; D, drizzling rain; 11,I 1 , foggy; U, gloomy, dark weather ; H, hail; L, lightning; il, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued ram ; S, snow ; T, thunder ; U, ugly, threatening acDearance. THE FUTURE. ! At 9 a.m. the following forecast waa iuroed lor the subsequent 24 hours : — Wind.— Aloderate to fctioiig and generally cmithojly. Barometer. — Fall elowly at most places north of Napier, Taupo, and Manutau Heads; rice slowly everywhere else. Sea. — Heavy «in east coast between Napier and East Capo, but considerable thence northward, and also on west coast north of New Plymouth ; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Good on east coast northward of Napier an 3on western coast north of New Plymouth ; moderate all other ports. Rain. — There are some ijidicatiojis of rain nt places eastward of Napier, Taupo, Cambridge, and Auckland. Frost. — Fiobt is probable at most places southward of Cape- Egniont and Castlepoint. Warning signal for south-easterly gale is exhibited at East Ciipe. R. A. EDWIN.

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