METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 119, 23 May 1910, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— 6h" s7m a.m.; sets 4h 36m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 6h 5Sm a.m. ; sets 4h 35m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 3h 13m; afternoon, 4h 30m; total, 7h 43m. < THE MOON.

(Total eclipse of the Moon.) HALLEY'S COMET. Sets to-day — 7.jj p.m.; 18,000,000 miles distant from the earth. Sets to-morrow — 9.27 p.m.; 21,000,000 miles distant. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum. Co.2deg. ; minimum, 4G.6deg. ; mean, 53.4deg. To-day, at noon— s3deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding S a.m. to-day— 0.03 in. Total to date during the month— 3.olin. Total rainfall during April— l.Bßin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 6 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.87. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.23; noon, 30.21. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 48 HOURS The barometer fell everywhere on Saturday, but commenced to rise in the southernmost districts yesterday morning. The weather has been rough in the southern districts, and rain has fallen in most parts of the country. The weather was showery in the extreme north and south and in other parts early this irorning, but is improving in the north. Northerly winds, strong to gale, prevailed on Saturday in the south, and westerly winds in tho north, but southeily winds freshened and predominated last night. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FBOM OBSERVATIONS TAKKH AT 9 A.M

Wind. — L, light; br, breeze; £ b, fresh breeze ; in g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale ot exceptional severity. Weather. — B, blue skj, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, loggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally, E, rain, continued ivin; S, snow; T, thunder ; U, ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At 0 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours : — Winds. — Southerly winds, moderate to strong, are probable nortlnvaid •of East Cape and Kawliia, and westerly elsewhere. Barometer. — Rise slowly northward of New Plymouth and Napier; fall slowly elsewhere. Sea. — Heavy between Castlepomt and Kaikoura and in FoveauK Strait; considerable on the west coast southward of Cape Egmont; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— High in Foveaux Strait; moderate elsewhere. Weather.— Showery and changeable weather is probable in the extreme north and south, and cool and changeable weather elsewhere with a cold night generally. Warning signal for westerly gale is exhibited at Nugget Point and Centre Island. D. C. BATES.

(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Last quarter < ... 3 1 0 a.m. New moon ... ... ... 9 5 3 p.m. First quarter 16 1 43 p.m. Full moon 24 5 0 p.m.

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