METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 112, 13 May 1911, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

-' ■ ' ♦ " ' WELLINGTON'S WEATHEft. THE SUN. Rose to-day— 6h 48m Lm. ; sets 4h 46m p.m. Rises to-morrow— Oh 49m a.m. ; eett 4h 44m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h 35n1; afternoon, 4h 6m; total, 8h 40m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter ..« ... ... 0 0 44 a.m. Full moon ... ... ... 13 0 40 pjn. last quarter 21 8 63 pjn. New moon ... 28 6 54 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 64.8deg.; minimum, 52deg. ; mean, 58.4deg. To-day, at noon— s9deg. • RAINFALL For the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day-Total to date during the month— O.lOin. Total rainfall for April— 2.63in, WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hotiri preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 2 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.73. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.09; noon, 30.09. NEW ZEALANDBYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. Barometric pressure haß increased steadily everywhere, and moderate to strong westerly and southerly winds have prevailed, but the directions are more • variable to-day. The weather has been generally fair, but showery and changeable hi parts. Rain fell yesterday and hi the night on the West Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island. Considerable seas are reported on the West Coast of the South Island. TO-DAY'S WEATHER, From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— h, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue «ky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, loggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hall; L, <igtituing; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with tldek clouds; I', passing showers; Q, equally, R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOKECABI, At 0 a.m. the following forecast was liauwJ for the subsequent 24 'lours : — Winds. — Vaxiable and moderate to strong generally. Northerly prevailing northward of East Cape and Kawliia, and westerly elsewhere; probably equally in Foveaux Strait. BaroiiM'ter.— Very unsteady, falling slowly for a abort time but rising again after about (24 houis. Tides.— Generally moderate, but high In Foveaux Strait. Sea.— Heavy on the west coast of the South Island and in Foveaux Strait, and moderate elsewhere. Weaiher.— Changeable, unsettled, and cloudy, probably showery at limes in moat parts of the country, D. C. BATES.

Cape Maria V. D. Eusaell Holdanga Heads Manukuu Heads Auckland,.. ... East Cape Qisborne ... ... Spit, Napier ... Castlepoint New Plymouth „, Pateu Wauganili ■PoxtOH Wellington Blenheim Capo Campbell ... Kaikoari* ... Nelson Farewell Spit: ... Westport Cape J?oulwiud ... GreyJnoulh Hokitika JLSealey Ljttelton... Chustchurou ... Tlmnrii ... „. Oiunuru ... ... .tort Chalmers ... Dunedia ... Qutieiistown ... Wuggeta ... luvurcaigili Blull: Station. NE 1 SE 1 Xl NWI Calm SW 1 (Joliii SE 1 SE 1 Calm KWI NE 1 Nl NE 1 Calm SI NW 1 W 1 W 1 SI SK 1 swi ■ SE 1 W br NIS 1 NB 1 N f b SW 1 SW 1 NWI Nl W br NNWIj NW br "Wind I Bar. ao-lo 9015 8010 30-11 30-10 29-95 30-10 3009 30-10 80-08 30-07 3006 80-07 30-09 80-10 30-10 80-07 30*10 30-10 30-U 30-12 so- la 30-10 30-04 30-07 30-07 30-09 30-05 29 99 U9'9B 2995 29'UO 2988 29 91 Ther. iv Shade 63 53 59 59 62 60 56 60 57 57 60 61 58 59 53 hi 51 SO 58 48 50 4i) 45 48 53 54 19 4,' A 53 51 43 40 43 49 We'th'r B B C C P B 0 B 0 B O O O b a B B C o B C B C nu o B B HG B 0 , B C B B 0 O 0 B B B B BO 0 > BC BO