METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 144, 17 December 1908, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHEB. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 4b 12m a.m. ; sets 7h 21m p.m. Rises to-morrow — lh 12m a.m. ; sets 7h 22m p.m. BRIQHT SUNSHINE. Yesterdjy— Slorning, oh; afternoon, Oh 50m; total. Oh JOm. THE MOON". (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time 1 ). P. H. M. First quarter 1 9 14 a.m. Full moon 8 9 14 a.m. Last 'juaiter .- 1(5 8 42 a.m. Now moon 23 11 20 p.m. First quarter 20 5 10 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 57deg. ; minimum, SOdeg. ; mean, u4dc;r. To-day, 1 p.m. — (Mdeg. RAINFALL. For tho 24 liours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 0.31 in. Total to date during month— lil3in. WIND. Average veloeil-v for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-dav — 33 miles, per nour. RAUOMETEU. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 29 S3. To-day — 9.30 a.m., 29.75 ; 1 p.m., 29.02. SEW ZEALAND. THE PAST 24 HOURS. Rising barometer everywhere, but it hns aloo fallen a little in tho southernmost districts since midnight. A strong southcily galo with rain has been experienced at places eastward of East. Capo, Taupo, and Cape Egmont. and moderate to strong southerly winds elsewhere. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FUOM OIIREItVAHOKS TAKEN AT 9 A.H

breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or neavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather. — JJ, blue sky, be tne atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, I drizzling rain; F, loggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; ' O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick i slouds ; 1\ passing showers ; Q, squally ; R, tain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; B . ugly, threatening appearance.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. iv Shade Weathef. Cape Maria Van Diemeu Eussell Blanultau Heads Auckland East Cnpe Gisborne... Spit, Napier Castlopouit Hew Fiy mouth ... Pilea YTaugonui Fozton Wellington Blenheim Cape Campbell ... Kiukonra Kelson Farewell Spit ... Westport Uapa Foul wind ... Greymouth Hokiuka liealey ... ' ... Ljttelton Uhnstchurch Tiniara Oamam I'ort Chalmers „, Buuedia Queeuotowu ituggets luvercargill lilutt 8W £ b SSW br S fb SSW f b S 1 S fb SWf b SW,I 3W\l AY V S la g S X Sib Calm Sg SSB fbSWfb N 1 6W bf SW 1 SE br SW 1 Calm SW f b SVV f b SE f Ij bW 1 calm NW 1 W 1 NW 1 Cum KUW 1 29-95 29-90 1 .-ll 2U-0.5 28-65 •29 76 •29-70 M) 7J 29' 7S 'J9-75 J9 7-i J9-74 •29-7 i 29-76 2UBU U97S i9'«l "2979 29-91 WbS 29 83 -9-tO -9-SU 29-8J 29-80 -9-83 29-8J 64 CO .'.7 62 52 55 55 (52 6:2 0.3 58 • 56 tol 57 58 6'J 63 56 53 (4 55 58 59 58 58 58 57 59 oi 56 58 53 B C P O C X O a o b c 13 B C o M C B B Ji B C B 0 H C B C B 0 B C B C B C B C B B C B O O O O Wind— L, ligli it ; br, breeze ; f b, ftesh