METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 23, 27 January 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Eose to-day— 4h 47m a.m. ; gets 7h 18m p.m Rises to-morrow — lh 49m a.m. ; sets 7h 17m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 5h fiom; afternoon, 6h 80m; total, 12b 20m. THE MOON. j (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, CB.4deg.; minimum, 55.6deg.; mean, 02deg. To-day, at noon — 64deg. RAINFALL. For tbe 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day-Total to date during the month— lm. Total rainfall for December— 4.soin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 3 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 28 80. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.80; noon, 29.79. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LA>T 24 HOURS. Light showers have fallen on the West Coast of the South Wand and in Southland, but the weather elsewhere, though overcast at tfimes, has been generally warm and fair. Southerly breezes have prevailed northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and moderate to strong westerly elsewhere. The barometer has been unsteady. . TO-DAY'B WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g. moderate gals; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be tbe atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; ;M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy, , FORECAST. , At 9 a.m. the following forecast was issued l<y the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Moderate southerly winds northward of New Plymouth and Napier; westerly, moderate to strong with a southerly tendency, elsewhere. Barometer.— Rise slowly in the northern fiistriets; unsteady elsewhere, but probably rising everywhere after 24 hours. Sea.— Generally moderate. Tides.— Good on the west coast of the North Island and southward of Castlepoint; moderate elsewhere. Weather.— Mild and changeable generally* showery in parts, especially on the West Coast and southernmost districts. D. C. BATES.

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