METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 115, 17 May 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHEE. THE SUN. Rose to day— Ch SSr.i a.m. ; sets 4h Ssm p.m. Rises to-morrow — 6h 59m a in. ; sets 4h 34m p.m.BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterdnay— Morning, 2h 3jm; afternoon, 3h 25m; total, Ch. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Fuil moon 5 11 38 p.m. Last cmaiter 13 9 15 a.m. New moon 20 1 12 a.m. First quarter 27 0 5S p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 55deg.; minimum, 45deg. ; mean, 50dog. To-day, 1 p.m., 53deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours pieceding 9 a.m. to-day-< Nil. Total to date during month— l.6oin. WIND. ATerasre velpoitv for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 2 miles per hour, BAROMETER. — Yesterday— s p.m., 30.19. To-day— 9.3U a.m., 30/11; 1 p.m., 30.21. NEW ZEALANDSYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. The weather has been very raw on the cast coast between East Cape and Kaikoura especially, and cool and changeable weather elsewheie. Anticyclonic pressure has prevailed, and tiie barometer lias risen everywhere. Frost was experienced last night in many parts. Conditions are very unsettled to the westward of New Zealand, and still very ominous for the South Island especially. TO-DAY'S -WEATHER. VSOII OBBEBVA.TIOKS TAKEN AT 9 A.M

Wiud.— L, light; br, bieeze; f b, fresh bieeze; in g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; vv, gale 01 exceptional seventy. Weather. — B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy ; C, clouds, passing clouds ; D, drizzling rain; F, loggy; U, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally, R, rain, continued vain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds.— Easterly, moderate to strong northward of East Cape, Taupo, and Raglan; light and \ariable between East Cape and Castlepoint; northerly eKewlierc, mid probably using after 20 hours. JJarometei. — Fall slowly northwaid of Napier and New Ph mouth and steadily elsewhei c. Soa.— Geneially moderate. Tides. — Good on the wrst const of the South Island ; model ate all other ports. Warning bignal lor northerly gale will be exhibited at Capes ■ Campbell, foulwind, Farewell Brit, Stephens islftn'J, Kusget I'oinl,

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