METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24, 30 January 1911, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 4h 52m a.m.; sets 7h 15m p.m. Rises to-morrow — in 53m a.m. ; sets 7h 14m p.m. BRIGHT StfNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 3h sm; afternoon, 6h 20m; total, 9h 25m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. New moon ... ... ... 1 3 51 a.m. First quarter ... ... ... 8 5 60 p.m. Full moon ... ... ... 15 9 56 a.m. Last quaiter 22 5 51 p.m. New moon 30 9 15 p.m. , TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 67.8deg. ; minimum, 58.2deg. ; mean, 03.0deg. To-day, at noon— Csdeg. RAINFAIX. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—-nil. Total to date during the month— 2.99in. Total rainfall for December— 3.s9in. r WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— S miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m , 29 73 To-day— 9.3o a.m.! 29.50;' noon, 29.57. | NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST 48 HOURS Stormy weather has been experienced hi both the extreme north and south, while elsewhere changeable conditions have ruled, fair in parts, but with cloudy to overcast skie» generally. High winds have continued to blow in the northernmost and southernmost districts, the direction being easterly in the far north, and westerly hi the south, and mainly southerly elsewhere except in the neighbourhood of Cook Strait, where variable winds prevail The barometer has fallen steadily everywhere". TO-DAY'S WEATHEK. FEOH OBSBBVATIOMS I&IEN AT 9 A.SI

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; £ b, freeli breeze; in g, modeiate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale ot exceptional severity. Weather. — 13, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; 1", foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; i", passing showers; Q, squally, X, rain, continued rain; 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 will probably pre- ] vail, strong to gale, in partt. Barometer. — Eis>e slowly everywhere. ' Sea. — Heavy about East Cape and hi Foveaux Strait; increasing on a,U the western coast and southward of East Cape; moderate swell elsewhere. Tides.— High hi Foveaux Strait; good generally elsewhere. \Varn : ng signals for southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Campbell, Nugget Point, and Centre Island, and for south-easterly at East Cape. Weather. — Cloudy and unsettled weather ■with rain is probable in most parts of the country. D. 0. BATEB.

Station. iucr. Weather. Wind. Bar. in Shade Cape Maria Van Diemeu Eussell Mauukau Heads Auckland East Cape Gisborne ... Spit, Napier Castiepoint New Plymouth ... Paten Wan^anui Toxton Wellington Blenheim Cape Campbell ...j Kaikoiuii Kelson farewell Spit ... Westport Cape JFoulwind ... Uieymoiith Holirtika Healer Jjjtteiton Clu-istchurch ... Tmiaru ... Ociuiaru ... Port Chulnierß ... Duneain (Jueenstown Nug-g-ets Invorcargill Blutt Wfb S f b Sf b SSBbr S f b Calm SW 1 NW 1 SW 1 Sffl NW 1 NW 1 NNW 1 KE 1 S f b ESEI S 1 3 1 SSW f b SSW f b SW br SW f b Calm dW 1 SWI 8 1 S 1 SW m g WSW 1 SI dWbr Wing Wfb 29*65 29-53 29-57 29 51 29-4S 29-53 29-50 29-60 29-55 29-56 29-60 29-58 29-56 29-58 29-59 29-56 29-58 29-60 2961 29 61 29-62 29-03 29-70 29-58 29-5S 29-60 29-60 2961 29-60 29-59 29-58 29-58 29-59 6S 69 63 71 67 "70 G6 70 70 65 65 67 63 69 63 67 67 67 61 60 64 61 60 60 64 bl 61 60 55 59 55 52 53 O o O II B C C O B B B C B O O 0 C B B G B c B C B C P B C B C O O O B C O CB B O 0 P 5Q5 Q