METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 142, 15 December 1908, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. { THE SUN. Rose to-day— 4h llm a.m. ; sets 7h 20m p.m. Rises to-morrow— lh llm A.m.; sets 7h 21m p.m. BRIGHT SUKSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 2li sm; afternoon, Gh 80m; total, 8h 3jei. 1 THE MOOXT. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Timrt. j First quarter 1 9 14 a.m. Full moon ... 8 0 14 a.m. Last quarter X fi 8 42 a - m - New moon 2a U 2 « P-m. First quarter 30 5 10 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, C3deg.; minimum, { 55deg. ; mean, Sttdeg. To-day, 1 p.m. — CTdeg. RAINFALti. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— j Nil. Total to date during month— o.3sin. WIND. i Average relooitv for the 24 hours preceding | 0 a.m. to-day— 7 miles per hour. I BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.70. To-day— y.3o a.m., 29.CC; I p.m., 29.6. NEW ZEALAND. THE PAST 24 HOURS. Slowly falling barometer everywhere, btftf in the southernmost districts It has also risen a little sincie midnight- There have been easterly gales with rain at most places northward of East Cape, .Tauranga, and Monubau Heads, but moderate winds, principally from the eastward, everywhere else. Rain is also reported from Cambridge, Raglan, and Kawhia, but in other parts of the country the weather has benn generally line but cloudy. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FBOM OBBEBVATIONS TAKES AT 9 A^K

Wind.— L, light; br^ breeze ; i b^ fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale- w, gale 01 exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be t&e atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing olouds; D, drizzling rain; I', ioggy; G, gloomy, dark ■weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O overcast, the whole sky covered with tbioli clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued ruin; S, suow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. THE iTJTDSE. Afc 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours.--Wind. — Northerly, strong to gale* bufc cuangin" to westerly after twelve hours at all places northwaid of Napier and New Plymouth ; easterly, strong to gale m other parts of the North Island; boutll-easterly, moderate to strong everywhere else. Barometer. — Fall everywhere, but rising after twelve hours at places north of East Cape, Taupo, and Kawhia. Sea. — Heavy on east coast northward of East Cape and on west coast north of Cape Egmont, also at Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, Foulwind, Castlepoint, and Stephen Island; considerable on east coast of South Island ; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— High on east coast north of East Cape and on west coast north of Cape Egmont, also at Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, Foulwind, and Stephen Island; good on east coast of the South Island ; moderate all other ports. Earn is probable northward of Kaikourd and Hokitika. Warning signal for northerly gale is exhibited at East Cape, and ior westerly gale will be shown at Cape Maria Van Diemen and Tiritiri after sunrise, and for south-easterly gale is shown at Capes Campbell, Earewcll Spit, Foulwind, and Stephen Island. K. A. EDWIN.

Station. Wind. Bar. iv Shade Weather. Cape Maria Van Diemeu Russell Juanukau Heads Auckland, East Cape (Jisborne... Spit, Napier Castlepomt New Plymouth ... Patea Wiuiganui Foxtou Wellington Bleubeiui Capo Campbell ... Kaikoura Nelsou ... Fai'eirell Spit ... Westport Cape JToulwind ... Grey mouth ... Hokitika Bealey Lyctelton Clmstohurch ... Tiinaru. Oainaru Port Chalmers ... Dunediu Queenstowu Nuggets InvereargiU ... Hlult rT 1 E 1 KITE br NE f b NSf h Nfb SE 1 Nl3 1 SE 1 E 1 3E 1 NE br Calm W 1 W 1 NE 1 S\V 1 SE f b SSE 1 S 1 E 1 E 1 Calm NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 NB 1 Calm NE 1 Calm Calm Culm SE 1 29-60 29-51 529-55 U9'st 29-75 29-73 a9-7o 29-70 29-65 29-6 i 29-64 29-66 l! 9-65 29-66 29-59 29-G5 29-60 29-6-1 29-66 29-67 29-69 29-73 2956 29-68 29-60 J9b3 29-60 29-64 29-57 29-61 2966 2966 68 08 o7 6i 6a 63 62 61 63 60 60 63 63 63 60 62 66 fal 59 57 57 58 60 61 64 64 -60 5S 57 61 56 62 57 B O i x a c o c a o b c o o B C G B C C P o & C G P OD G C o b a c o c o o o o