METEOROLOGICAL.
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 71i a.m. ; sets 4h 34m p.m. Bises to-morrow — 7h a.m. ; 6ets 4h 34in p.m. • BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Ssturday— Morning, Oh 25m ; afternoon, nil ; total, 25m. Yesterday— Morning, 3U sm; afternoon, 4h 10m ; total, 7h 15m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time). D. H. M. New moon ... — —13 3 a.m. First quarter „, „ _ 8 10 53 p.m. Full moon .. „ „ 16 4 2 p.m. Last quarter „ „ _. 23 11 47 a.m. New moon 30 2 44 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Saturday — Maximum, 60deg. minimum, 50deg. ; mean, 55deg. Yesterday — Maximum, 59deg;. ; minimum, 44deg. ; mean, 52deg l . To-day, 1 p.m.— ssdejr. BAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. tq-day — Nil. Total to date during: month— l.slln. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 5 miles an hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 9.3o a.m., 30.10; 5 p.m., 30.16. To duy— 9.3o a.m., 30.18; 1 p.m., 30.01. NEW ZEALAND. THE PAST 24 HOURS. Northward of East Cane, Tnupo, and> Manukau Heads there has he'en a further but slow fall of the barometar, hut it has risen steadily everywhere else since Saturday morning:. Ra.in has fnllen in. most places in the North Island, and thera have been eharp frosts in tho South Island.
TO-DAY'S WEATHEK. TBOH OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A,
Wind. — L, iigt't; or, breeze; f b, fresh breeze ; mg, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale, w, gale ot exceptional severity. Weather. — B, blue ek>, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram ; I', foggy ; U, gloomy, dark weather ; H, hail ; L, lightning ; U, misty ; O, overcast, the whole sky coveied with thick cloud* ; I', passing showers; Q, squally; H, rain, continued rain ; d, snow ; T, thunder ; U. ugly, threatening aDpearance. THE i'UTUBE. At 9 a.m. the following forecast wa* issued for the subsequent 24 boucs: — Wind.— Norfherly, etrong to gale at all places northward of Napier,. Tauyo, and Ragkui; easterly strong to gule other parts of the North Island after ten. hours, extending southward to Lytteltou and Hokitika. affr 16 hours, but northerly strong to gale elsewhere after ten houia. Baicmeter. — Fall everywhere. Sea. — Heavy on west coast northward of New Plymouth and southward of Cape Farewell, and an eastern coast northward of Bast Capo and between Oastlepoint and Lyttelton; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— High on east ooast northward of East Opo and between Castlepoint and Lyttelton; aleo oa west coast northward of C«I» Eginont, and from Castlepoinfc southward ; poor between Cape Egmont and l?oston ; moderate all other ports. Bain is probable everywhere. Warning signal for northerly gale ifl exhibited at Capo Maria Van Diemeai, Tiritiri, and Eaet Oape, ajid at Nugget Point, but for easterly gale at Capea Campbell, Foulwind, and Farewell Spit. B. A. EDWIN.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 123, 25 May 1908, Page 6
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