METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 71, 26 March 1910, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THI Man. Rose to-day—Sh 58m a.m.; sets hS .torn p.m. Rites to-morrow—3li3t>in a.m.; sets 5h 53m p.m. BKIUHV ai'KSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, oil 10m; afternoon, 5h 6m; total, lOli loin. THE MOON. (Calculated (or New Zealand Mean Time.) 1). H. M. Last quarter , 4 7 22 p.m. New moon 11 11 42 p.m. First quarter 18 3 7 p.m. Full moon 20 7 61 a.m. •ntMPERATtJRK IN SHAD*. Yesterday — Maximum, 71.8deg.; minimum, 64deg.; mean, U2.odeg. To-day, at noon—«7deg. RAINFALL. For tbe 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-Nil. Total to date during the month—2.o3in. Total rainfall tor February—l.2sln. WIND. Average velocity for tbe 24 noun preceding 0 a.m. to-day—ll miles per hour. BAHOMETEB. Yesterday—S p.m., 30.07. To-day—B.Bo a.m., 20.06; noon, 2t.11. NKW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 48 MOORS The barometer has fallen everywhere, an<l especially in the southernmofit districts, where stormy weather has been experienced. Unsettled and cloudy weather has alfo been experienced in the far north at times, and changeable, though generally fine, weathor has been experienced el&cwhere. Northerly winds have prevailed, and strong to gale In the south. TODAY'S WEATHEB.

Wind.—L, light,- or, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional veverity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, pauiog cloads: D, drizsling rain; F, l'osgy; U, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick dottda; I', pas-ring showers.; 4), squally, R, rain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 9 *.*. the following forecast was lisuud (•: tb« sukseqvent 21 banrs:Wmd*.—Westerly winds are probable generally; increasing northward of Xew Plymouth and Napier, aud nUong to gale, heavy in parts, ettewhere, and changing to southerly after about 24 hour*. Barometer.—Fall slowly everywhere, but rising in tho > southern dutricts after about 20 hours. ,a, ■. Sea.—very heavy in Foveaux Btrait; rough between Castie-pouit and Katkouva; Increasing. ■on aH tho western coakt, and elsewhere after' 24 hours. Tides.—High on the weat coast of the North I«land, aad in Foveaux Strait; good generally elsewhere. Weather.—Unsettled and stormy weather ii probable generally, and raid in most part* of the country. WimiH signal for westerly Rale is ethibftod at E««t Capo, Cape« Cainpijcti, Faievrcll :«pit, and Foulwmd, and at Stephen IslauU, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. D. C. BATES. M*M^*^^*^^M*M****-'****'**^*-'**-™*****-*-****-*-*---****--***-*-***-*'*--''****'"*'>

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