METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 12, 15 January 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHEB. THK SUJf. Rises to-day — 4h 3im a.m.; tets 7h 2,^ p.m. Eises to-morrow — lli 35m a.m. ; sets, 7h 25m p.m BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 2h 30m; afternoon, 4h 10m; total, 6h 40m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Menn Time). B. H. M. Full moon 7 1 43 a.m. Last quarter 15 5 41 a.m. New moon 22 ll 41 a.m. First quarter 29 2 37 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 6-ldeg. ; minimum, 50dcg. ; mean, 57deg. To-day— l p.m., 53deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 0.58. Total to date during month— o.97. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 houre preceding 0 a.m. to day — 12 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterdav — 5 p.m., 29.63. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.39; 1 p.m., 29.33. NEW ZEALAND. THE I'AST 24 HOURS. Steadily falling barometer at all places northward of Kaikoura and Hokitika until nhout 4 a.m., and since then it has risen a little to'.ith of Napier and' Wanganui, and in the southern districts it has risen steadily since ahoiit noon yesterday. Westerly gales have been experienced at a good many places, and rain has fallen in all parts of the country Ttf-DAY'S WEATHER. rnoa observation's takeh at 9 a. 11 Station. Wiud. Bar. in*' }7 ea " Shade ther - Cape Maria Vaii Diomeu ... NW f b 2975 65 E Eussell Wg 29-6u 63 OP -Manukau Heads SW f b 29-60 52 O Q Auckland Wbr 29-57 06 X East Cape .. NW f b 29-54 Go C Gisbome Win g 29"49 CS BO Spit, Napier ... NW 1 29-15 66 O CastletiomC ... NW f b 29-40 62 O New Plymouth ... SW f b 29'oJ 60 C P Palea \YNWfb29-48 tiO O Wnuganui ... N\V 1 2948 67 R Foston NWfb 29-42 57 X Welliugtoii ... NW 1 29 39 61 OD JUleuheiui .. Sbe 29-32 63 O Ctipe Campbell ... Sf b !:9-34- 5U 0 Q Knikoiu-a ... SW br 29-37 5i X Kelsou SW f b 2'J-li 59 P Fniewell Spit ... SW f b 29-45 60 U Westport ... SW br 29-42 oi PQ Cape Foulwind ... Sbr 29-44 55 C Urejmoulh ... VV br U9-42 58 OP Holntika hi 1 29 43 52 O Beuley 3W 1 28-50 4J X Ljttelton ... SW f b 29-4- 1 52 E Ctn-istcliuroh ... SW 1 29-50 48 R Tiuiiuu SW f b 29-52 5J O G Uuiuaru SW 1 29 52 46 O Port Chalmers ... SW £ b 29-52 55 C P Duiieclm dVY 1 29-53 55 BO Quuenstowu ... dE br 29-61 49 U(J jMuggets Sg 29-54 43 OP ' InveieurgiU ... SW f b 29-03 52 OP lilult df b 29-63 48 P Q Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; T~b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gulc; v>, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— l 3, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F, ioggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, ram, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. TIIE KUTCSE. At 9 «.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 boura: — Wind.— Westerly, strong tc gale all places northward of E.ist Cape, Taupo, and New Plymouth, southerly, strong to gale, elsewhere Barometer.— Full, but rising after ten hours, all places north of Napier, Taupo, and I\awhi.x; rise elsewhere. Sea.— Heavy on west coast of North Island and at Cape Farewell Spit; considerable on east coast from East Cape southward; moderate everywhere else. .Tides.— High on eastern coast from East Cape southward and on western coast of North Island also at Cape Farewell Spit; nioderate all other ports. Rain is probable everywhere and colder weather. Warning signal for westerly gale is exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tintin, and East Cape; and for southeily R.ile at Capes Campbfll, Voulwind, Farewell Spit, Stephens Inland, Nuggets, and ;it Centre I.v lanl E. A. EDWIN.