METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 118, 21 May 1910, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— flh 56m a.m. ; sets 4h 3Sm p.m. Rises to-morrow— <Sh 56m a.m. ; sets 4h 37m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh 28m; afternoon, 2h 43m; total, 3h 13m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

HALLEY'S COMET. Sets to-day— 6.32 p.m.; 15,000,000 miles distant from the earth. Sets tc-morrow— 7.33 p.m.; 16,000,000 miles distant. Perihelion of comet — 20th April. Transit of comet— loth May. Perigee of comet— 2oth May. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 56.2deg.; minimum, 43deg. ; mean, 4D.6deg. To-day, at noon— s3deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— Nil. Total to date during tho month— 2.oßin. Total rainfall during April— l.Bßin. WIND. Average, velocity for the 24 hourß preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 7 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.21. To-day— D.3o a.m., 30.12; noon, 30.M. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 48 HOURS Cool and changeable weather has prevailed, and rain has fallen in parts, and especially in the southernmost districts. Last night frosts occurred in many parts. The barometer has fallen slowly in the north, but rose in tho south early on Friday morning, and fell considerably early this morning. The winds have been variable and moderate to strong. TO-DAYS WEATHER.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; I b, fresh breeze ; in g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gate 0/ exceptional seventy. Weather. — B, blue bfcy, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; F, loggy; U, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; h, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing &iiOY,er3; Q, Bqually, R, rain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U, u S'y, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours : — Winds.— Moderate to strong south-eahterly winds probabry prevailing northward ot New Plymouth and Napier, and northerly elsewhere. Barometer. — Fall everywhere. Sea.— Rough between East Capo, and Kaikoura; considerable on the West Coast of the South Island ; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Good between East Cape and Kaikoura, and moderate elsewhere. Weather.— Cloudy, cool, and showery weather is probable generally, and especially on the east coast ot the North Island, and the southernmost districts. Note. — There are indications for the existence of two disturbances off New Zealand — one north-eastward of East Cape, and another to the south-west of Stewart Island, and both are likely to cause further change in the weather conditions. P. C. BATES.

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