METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 106, 31 October 1908, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

| — i • i WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. ■^ THE SON. Rose to-day— 4h 39m a.m. ; sets 6h 30m p.m. Rises to-morrow — In 38m a.m. ; sets Ch 31m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh 40m; ailernoon, 5h 30m; total, 6h 10m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time). D. H. M. First quarter ..: 2 1 46 a.m. Full moon 8 7 23 p.m. last quarter 16 11 11 a.m. New moon 24 9 23 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, aldeg. ; minimum,, 46deg ; mean, 50deg. To-day, I p.m.— s9deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 bours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—« 0.12 in. Total to date during month— 4.77. WINJ. Average velocity for the 24 hours precedii v? 9 a.m. to-day— l 2 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.02. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.08; 1 p.m., 29.8 G. NEW ZEALAND. THE PAST 24 HOURS. Little movement of the barometer non l,hward of Hokitika, Kelson, and Castlepoii it, but it has lallen slowly everywhere. Moderj ite to strong winds from the westward v< t.th fins weather- have been experienced ga qc r&lly. •

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze;' f b, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional sever! ty. Weather.— Jß, blue sky, be the at tmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing I ;louds; D, drizzling ram; F, foggy; G, gloo mj, dark weather; H, hail; h, lightning; . M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; I*, passing showers; O. » juaily; it, ram, continued lain; 8, snow; % , tliunder; U. uglyi threatening appearance. THE FTJTCKE. At 9 a.m. the following iorecasfi waa issued (or tbe subsequent; 24 boura: — Wind.— Southerly, moderate to lit rong at all places northward of East Cape, ' faupo, and j New Plymouth; westerly, strong Co gale after 20 hours thence to Napier; weti ;erly, htiong to gale elsew here. Barometer.— Little movement : northward of [ East Cape, Tauyo, and New Plj /mouth ; fall I slowly thence to Napier; fall ev<i rywhere else, but rising after ten hours south? /ard of Hafcitiita aud Lyttelton, and after 10_ liour.s thence northward to Wanganui and Casi Jepoint. Sea. — Heavy on west coast of . North Is*, -nd ; considerable on both coasts of. South Island and at Castlepomt; moderate < Jsewheic. Tides.— High on west coast o£ North Island and at Castlepoint; good on Lt oth coasts of South Island ; moderate all ot her ports. Kain is probable south of N nj >ier and New PlymouthWarning signal for westerly .(<i!e is exhibited at Capes Campbell, Foulwind, Farewell Spit, ami Nugget Point. i If • A* *i*nlx*.

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