METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 85, 11 April 1911, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON WEATHER.

THE SDN.^ - . Rose to-day — 6h 14m a.m. ; sets 5h 29m p.m. '-Rises to-morrow— eh 15m a.m. ; sets 5h 27m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. • Yesterday— Morning, 2h 30m; afternoon, 2h sm; total, 4h 35m. THE MOON. (Calculated for Sew Zealand-Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter 6- 5 25 p.m Full moon ... i v 2 7a ml -Last quarter 22 6 6 a.m. New moon 29 • 9 53 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 66.2deg. ; minimum, 61.8deg.; mean, 64deg To-day, at noon— 63deg. RAINFALL. fov the 24 hours preceding 9 ».m. to-day— Total to date during the month— o.33in. Total rainfall for March— o.34in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding '9 a.m. to-day— 29 miles per hour. BAROMETEB. Yesterday— 5 p.m , 30.00 To-day— 9.3o a.m.', 30.07; noon, 30.14. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. I A -westerly storm area passed in the South 1 during the nighr, when squally westerlies and gules were experienced hi parts in aod southward of Cook Strait, accompanied with rain on the West Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island. Freshes are reported in the West Coast rivers this morning. Fair weather has continued in the east coast districts of the North Island, but elsewhere conditions have been unsettled and cloudy and misty and foggy northward of Kawhia and East Cape. Heavy seas have been reported on the west coasts of both Islands, and considerable in Cook Strait.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; i b, fresh ! breeze ; in g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gala; w, gale of exceptional severity. ' Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere I clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing c-louds; D, drizzling ram; V, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; Ji, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky coveted with thick clouds; 1», passing showers; Q, squally, E, rain, continued ram; S, snow; T. thunder; tr, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast was Issued tor the subsequent 24 hours-:— Winds.— Moderate southerly winds are probable northwaid of New Plymouth and Napier, and moderate to strong, backing to westerly after about 20 hourfa elsewhere. Barometer. — Rise slowly everywhere, but probably falling after 24 hours in the southern districts. Sea.— Considerable on all the western coast; heavy in Foveaux Strait; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Good on the west coast of the North Island and southward of CastlepoJnt ; moderate elsewhere. / Weather.— Hazy and unsettled at tunes, and showery on the West Coast and southernmost districts, but fair weather prevailing generally. D. C. BATES.

Station. Wind. Bar. in Shade Weather. Cape Maria Van! Diemen BuEsell ... Mauuknu Heads Auckland East Cape Gisborne ... Spit, Napier Cnatlepoint Kew PJjmouUl ... Patea Wangoniii ■Foxton WeJliutfton ..., Blenheim j Cape Cam pbell . . . KffiVr>T7r» .#.. # . #i J Selsou j Faiewell Spit ... Westport Cape foulnind ... (iraymomh Hokitikii ... lleale? ... ... ijjtteiton Cxiri&tchnrch Timaru Odjimrii ... Port Chalmers , ... Dimediai ... Queeiistown Isuggeta luTcrcargill Blulf' El Calm HWI SWI Wfb j SWI NWI WSW f b NW 1 rrw 1 NNW tb NWWbr svri ci f b S l«r Culm NVVf b SE 1 ' saw i SSWbr Calm NWf b Col in NEI 12 f b SE 1 Calm S\V 1 S\V br W 1 6VV br Wfb 30-13 30-18 30-19 30-18 ao-io 30-10 30-06 80 05 30-t4 30-15 30-16 80-13 30-07 BO'C'7 00-03 30-08 30-10 30-10 SO'o7 30-03 30-14 30-13 30-10 30-08 30-12 30-11 30-02 3U-00 JO-01 liO-07 29-a6 29-95 tariff 67 G3 70 66 67 72 6S 73 66 66 66 66 G6 70 Hi Ci 6<i 64 56 01 55 i) 6 ai US (it SS 60 58 55 i 65 Z U BCi B B B B B B B B C 0 0 O I" a o B C c B C B C C! P C BC B C B C! B C B B BC B ii B B

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. TOOK OBSEIiVATIOHS EA.KEH AT 9 A.M