METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1909, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHEB. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 59m a.m.; sets 5h 53m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 6h a.m.; sets 5h 51m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h 55m; afternoon, 4h 43m; total, Oh 38m. ' THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) Full moon 7 2 26 # p.m. Last quarter 15 3 12 p. m . Aew moon 22 7 41 a m First quarter ... 29 4 19 a'.m". TEMPBRATURE IN SHADE. C2 de c g St - rd m y ea;, M e^r m ' miDimUm ' To-day, 1 p.m.— 7ldl!g. RAINFALL. 0 02?n the hh ° Ur9 P reoedin £ 9 a - m - to-day-Total to date during month— l.4sin. WIWD. oi^To.S-nJ^A^ preoe(3h * BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29.81. Today— 9.30 a.m., 29.08; 1 p.m., 29.61. ! NEW ZEALAND. THE PAST 24 HOURS. Little movement of the barometer northward of Napier and New Plymouth, but there was a further fall everywhere else until about 3 p m., when it commenced to nn m .* southern districts, and it has risen at other places south of Napier and Wanganui since midnight. Moderate southerly winds, changing towards the west, have been experienced northward of Napier and ?hnL riyn V° Uth '., and stron * northerly wind", »& g Th War . dd h S w ? st and else! inmost p^o^Yhe'ToUry! 01161816 «' TO-DAY'S WEATHER. MOM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AX 9 A.Ji

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; I b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; \v, gale of exceptional seventy. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmospheie clear or heavy ; C, clouds, passing clouds ; 1), drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; I', passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued ram; S, s>now; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. THE FUTUSE. At 9 a.m. the following forecast vai issued (or the subsequent 24 hours: — Wind. — Westerly, moderate to strong at all places northward of liiibt Cape, Taupo, and Kawhia, but btiong to gale thence to Napier, and after 12 hours thence to Hokitika and Lyttelton, but earlier m the southern Uihtricts. Baiometer. — Little movement northward of East Cape, Taupo, and Kawhia; fall everywhere else. Sea.— Heavy on east coast between Cast'epoint and Kaikoura, also on west coast between Cape Kgmdnt and Foxton; considerable other parts of the west coast and southward of Lyttelton; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— High on west coast between Cape Egmont and Fo\ton, and on east coast from Castlepoint southward ; good on west coast of South Island, and also northward of Cape Egmont; moderate all other ports. Rain is probable southward of Napier and New Plymouth. Warning signal for westerly gale is exhibited at Capes Farewell, Foulwmd, Campbell, Stephens Island, Jhigget Point, and Centra Island. B. A. EDWIN.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther, in Shade Weather, Cape Maria Van Dieineu Bnssell Mamikah Heads Auckland. East Cape Qisborne... Spit, Napier Castlepomt New PJymoutli ... Pitea Traiiganui Foxton Wellington Blenheim Cape Campbell ... Knikoura ... Nelaou Farewell Spit ... Westport ' ... Cope JToulwiud ... Greynioulh Hokitika Bealey Lj'ttelton „. Cnristchurch ... Timaru Oomaru fort Chalmers ... Duuedin Queeuatowu ... Nuggets luvercargill liluffi W 1 ffl N 1 W 1 luter'p'd N 1 NE 1 NW br W 1 NW br NNW f b N 1 NW f b Colin NAVf b VVfb SWI Wfb SW br Sfb SW br SW br cSW 1 SW 1 Calm SJS 1 SWI SW £ b BVVI Wfb SW 1 NE f b WSWing 29-83 29-83 29-82 29-80 £3-76 3970 •29-77 29-75 29-72 29-69 29-68 29 61 '29-6 C 29-58 29-62 29-6S 29T7 29-76 29-75 29-75 29 80 29b0 29*d6 29 W 29-62 29-61 29-60 29-6 i 29-53 29-51 29-50 71 71 67 6S 69 66 70 70 69 70 68 C 5 69 62 67 67 b3 58 57 61 58 53 69 62 bl 52 59 60 56 58 52 54 B BC P BC O B C C D R E C B C B C C B O B C B C B C B C B C B C B G O B B 0 B B C C B C 11