METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 117, 19 May 1910, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— Oh 54m a.m. ; sets 4h 39m p.m. Rises to-morrcmt— 6h 55m a.m. ; sets 4h 38m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday — Morning, 4h 20m; afternoon, 4h 10m; total, 8h 30m. THE MOON. (Calculated lor New Zealand Mean Time.)

HALLEY'S COMET. Rose to day — 6.49 a.m. ; 15,000,000 miles distant from the earth. Sets to-morrow — 5.48 p.m.; 14,000,000 miles distant. Perihelion of comet — 20th April. Transit of comet— 10th May. Perigee of comet— 2oth May. TEMPERATURE IN THE BHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 57deg.; minimum, 43deg. ; mean, fiOdeg. To-day, at noon— s4deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— | Nil. i Total to date during the month— 2.oßin. Total rainfall during April— l.Bßin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — 7 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 30.38. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.30; noon, 30.37. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIB OF TEE LAST 24 HOURS. High pressure still contihues, but has decreased slightly in the southernmost districts. The weather has been generally fine and cool with frosts inland during the night in many parts. Cloudy and unsettled weather has been experienced on the West Coast and southern districts on the South Island. Moderate to strong easterly winds have prevailed northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and northerly winds have increased elsewhere. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FBOM OBSERVATIONS TAKEH AT 9 A.M

Wind.— l, light; br, breeze; f b, Utah breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional seventy. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark 'weather; H, hail; L, lightning; 11, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; I', passing showers; Q, squally, B, rain, continued rain; 8, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. FOPvKCAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds.— Easterly wiuds, moderate to strong, are probable norths aid of East Cape and Kawlua; northerly, increasing thence to Hokitika and Lytteiton. and westerly, strong to gale, elsewhere. .. Barometer.— Little movement northward of New Plymouth and Napier; falling after 16 hours ; fall elsewhere. Sea. — Considerable swell about East Cape; rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura and in Foveaux Strait; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Generally moderate. Weather.— Cloudy and unsettled weather is probable southward of New Plymouth and Napier, and cool and changeable elsewhere, and a cold night generally. ' Warning signal for. westerly gale is exhibited at Cape Campbell, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. D. C. -BATES.

Last quarter S 1 New moon 9 5 First quarter 16 1 Full moon 24 B (Total eclipse of the Moon.) 0 a.m. S p.m. 43 p.m. 9 p.m.

Station. Wind, Bar. They. in Shade Weather. Cape Maria Van Biemen Russell Huuuknu Heads A.ucUliind East Cape Gi3borno Spit, Napier Custlepomt New Plymouth ... Patea Wancnnui Foxton Wellwgtou Blenbeiui Cape Campbell ... Kaikouru Nelson ituewell Spit .. Westport Cupe Foulwind ... tiieymouUi UokitUca lieitley Ljttelton CliristchurcU Tiniuru Oumaiu Pott Clinluiers ... Duuediu Queeustown Nuggets InvorcarjriU Blull Inter'p'd S f b E br' 3 1 Inter'p'd W 1 S 1 NW 1 SI N 1 NE 1 Calm N br YVNWI N f b NNE 1 S 1 8W 1 S 1 SW 1 B 1 E 1 NWfb NE br Slil 1 Calm Calm Calm iNK 1 NW 1 NW 1 N 1 N br 30-38 30-40 ao-40 3P'4O 30-47 80-40 30-39 30-37 30 41 30-36 30-39 30 31 30-33 30-29 30 36 30-38 30-37 SO-37 30-40 30-40 80-37 30-20 30-22 30-21 30-20 30-16 30'<i0 JO-23 SO-14 30-16 30-15 51 56 49 50 id 47 49 46 39 50 43 50 4t> < 42 51 46 49 47 45 37 51 46 43 43 51 I 48 41 41 53 48 B 0 B B BCP O fa B BC, B 0 B C a B C B B C C B C C B C B 0 C B C B C B 0 O C O 0 O O