METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 120, 17 November 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose today-4h 21m ji.ni.; sets oh 50m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 4h 2()m a.m. ; sets 6h 52m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh 53m;. afternoon, Oh 30m; total, lb 25m. THE MOON.

TESIPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, Gsdeg. ; minimum, 58deg. ; mean, G2deß. To-day, 1 p.m.— CGdeg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— O.OSin. Total to da* during the month— o.3lin. Total rainfall lor October— 2.7sin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 15 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.95. To-day— o.3o aim., 30.00; 1 p.m., 29.95. NEW ZEALAND. s SYNOPSIS OP THE LAST 24 HOURS. Though the barometer has been unsteady little change has really taken place. The weather has continued warm and humid with misty rain in parts, and fogs have been experienced in the extreme north, and on the West Coast of the South Island. Northerly winds have prevailed, moderate in the north, and moderate to strong in the south.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; f b, frosh breeze ; m g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale ot exceptional seventy. Weather.— U, blue skj, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; U, clouds, pasbmg clouds; I>, drizzling rain; F, loggy; U, gloomy, dark weather ; •H, hail ; L, lightning ; M, misty ; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, pasfaiug showers; Q, squally, R, rain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, tareateninjf appearance. FORECAST. At 0 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds.— Northerly winds, moderate to strong, are piobable noithwaid of Napier and New Blyruouth, and stiong to gale elsewhere. Barometer.— Little movement northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and fall slowly elsewhere. Sea.— Rough between Castlepoint and Kaikouia, and moderate elsewhere. Tides. — High on the west coast of the South Island and gqod generally. Weather. — Warm apd humid conditions prevailing with rain probable, especially on the western coasts of both Islands. Warning signal for northeily gale is exhibited at Capes Campbell, Faiei\ell Spit, and Fouhvind, and at Stephen's Island, Nugget Poiut, and Centre Island. L». C. BATES.

Station. Wiud. Bar. iv Shade Weather. Capo liana Van Dieiueu ... Russell JUamikau Heads Auckland East Cape Gisborne Spit, Napier ... C&stleuomt Now Plymouth ... P'lien V/nugauui Foxton Welhiigtou Bleulieiui Cupe Campbell ... Kuilioura Nelsou i'urenrell Spit ... VYestport Cape i'oulwiud ... Gieyinoulk Holutika Bealey Ljtieltou Chiislchurch ... Tiuiuru Ouuiaru tori Clialuiors ... JJuuediu Qateustowu nußgels luvtiicurgiU N 1 WN\V 1 NNE 1 Calm \V f b W 1 Calm N\V br NE 1 N\V 1 N 1 NW br NW br NNW 1 W 1 Calm NW 1 NW 1 N 1 N 1 NE 1 N 1 S\V 1 NE 1 Nil 1 lv I NB 1 N£ uig N££b N 1 NE b Calm (Julm ■29-95 3009 30-12 30-12 30-OS 30-00 3005 30 06 30-02 30-00 30-01 30-OJ 30-00 29-98 29-93 29-95 29-95 30 00 29-95 29 94 29-U5 29-95 30-0^ 'J9 91 '•29-93 29 9.J J9 00 29-90 29-S9 29-86 29-8s 2985 29-85 63 66 65 6G 66 70 CO 70 lil 63 US tii 6i bS 62 63 61 63 63 61 bl 63 03 bJ 65 6.2 59 58 58 59 oo bO 5U F B C C B C ii O B C C B C O B C G O B C C F O C ODJ IK C, o c v li C G O O O G B U O B C B C 4

TO DAY'S WEATHER. FBOM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M

(Calculated for New 2 Last quarter New moon . Fiist quarter ' Full moon Zealand Mean T D. H. ... 3 9 ... 13 1 ... 21 4 8 rime.) M. 8 a.m. 48 p.m. 50 a.m. 22 p.m.