METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 14, 18 January 1910, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THK SUN. Rose 10-day—4b 37m a.m.; sets 7h 24m p.m. Rises to-morrow —lh 38m a.m.; sets 7h 23m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, nil; afternoon, nil. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 6£deg.; minimum, 66deg.; mean, 61deg. To-day, at noon—69deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— O.lSin. Total to d*te during the, month-fl.B6in. Total rainfall for December—l.77in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— 19 miles per hour. SAROUETEB. Yesterday—s p.m., 20.73. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.70; noon, 29.73. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LABT 24 HOURS. Rain has fallen in most parts of the country, especially on the east coast of the Soqth Island, 1.12 in being recorded at Oamaru this morning. There is' a gJiplit fresh in the Grey river. Westerly winds have prevailed over the North Island, and northerly in the Pouth. The barometer has risen in the southern districts during the nigljib with the winds backing to tiie eastward. TO-DAY'S WRATHJCR. PttOK OBSSUV4TIONS TAXED JIT 9 I.M

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; i b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; v, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the ulmoaphere clear or heavy; O, clonds, passing clouds; D, drizzling vain.; i\ foggy j Q, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covejed with thick clouds.; P, passing showers; Q. squally. &, rain, continued rain; 8, show; X, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance, FORECAST. At 0 a.m. the following forecast wai itsued (or the subsequent 'H hours:— Winds.— Westerly 'prevailing, moderate v to strong northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and westerly backing to northerly, and strong to gale else#here. Barometer.— Little 1 movement northward of New Plymouth anc" rise slowly elsewhere, but falling again shortly. Sea.— Conbiderablp about Kast Cape and in Foveaux Strait* an(} moderate, elsewhere. Tides. — Good on all the western coast and on the east coast of the South Island, and moderate elsewhere. j Weather.— Cloudy and hazy weather, with ] rain probable in most parts of the country. 1 Warnings.— Signalb for northerly gale at Nugget- Point and Centre Island, and for I westerly at Cape Toujwintl, Farewell Spit, and 1 Campbell, and Stephen Island. ' D. C. BATES.

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