METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 51, 2 March 1911, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Eose to-day— sh 30m a.m.; sets 6h 35m p.m. Rises to-morroT? — 5h 32m a.m. ; sets Ch 33m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 5h 30m; afternoon, 4h 35m; total, lOh sm. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. New moon ... ... ... 1 0 1 p.m. First quarter 8 10 31 a.m. Full moon 15 11 28 a.m. Last quarter 23 11 50 a.m. New moon 31 0 8 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, CGdeg. ; minimum, 55.6deg. ; mean, 60.8deg. To-day, at noon — Gldeg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hourß preceding 9 a.m. to-day— Nil. Total rainfall ior February, 7.68 in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours precediDg 9 a.m. to-day— l 9 miles per hour. BAROMETKEt. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.97. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.17; noon, 30.19. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. South-easterly ivinds bave prevailed northward of Kawlna and East Cape, and southerly prevail elsewhere to-day, moderate to strong, generally. Fair weather was experienced 111 Most parts yesterday though unsettled at times in the South, and light shousrb fell in scattered parts of the southernmost districts during last night. Increased cloudiness is reported this morning from many ports in and southward of Cook Strait. Barometric pressure increased every wheie during the night. ' TO-DAY'S WEATHER. POOH OBSEUVATIOHS TAKEN AT 9 A.M I

WinU.— t, light; br, breeze; f b, fresb breeze; m g, mcdeiate gale; g/ whole ov heavy gale; w, gale of exebouonal seventy. Weather.— B,, blue t.ky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; U, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; F, loggy; G, gloomy, dark weathtir; H, hail; I, lightning; M, misty; O, oveiuast, the whole sUy covered with thick clouds; I', passiug showers; Q, squally, 14, urn, continued ram; S, snow; '£. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOREC iST. At 0 a.m. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 21 hours : — Winds.— Moderate to stiong south-easterly winds generally. Barometer. — Little movement in the far south but rising generally. Sea.— Rough between Castiepoint and Kaikoura; generally moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Good on the east coast of the North | Island; moderate elsewhere. . Weather.— Cool and changeable weather is probable generally, and showery at times, especially on the east coast districts. Mists are piobable in parts to-night, and squally conditions in Cook Strait. B. V. PEMBERTON.

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