METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

, » ' WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. — THE SUN. Rose to-day— 4h 61m a.m.; sets 7h 16m p.m. Blsea to-morrow — 4h 63m a.m. ;i; i sets 7h 14m p.m. BRIGHT BUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh sm; afternoon, 8h 36m; total, 3h 40m. THE MOON. £) ' (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 64.2deg. ; minimum, 63.4deg. ; mean, 58.8deg. ' ■ To-day, at noon— 6Bdeg. EALNFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day-Total to date during the month— lin. Total rainfall for December— i.sain. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 noun preceding 9 a.m. today— l 3 miles, per hour. ' BAUOSIETEB. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 30.00. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 80.08; noon, 80.07., NEW ZEALAND. BYNOPSIS 01? THE LAST 24 HOURS. The weather has been cool and changeable generally, and showery in ' portion of the northernmost and east coast districts Moderate to strong southerly Jand easterly winds nave prevailed, with unsteady barometric pressure im the northern dlstHctsy- but increasing elsewhere. ' ■ ■- * TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; f b, freih breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; U, gloomy, dark weather; H, hall; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with tluck clouds; I', passing showers; Q, squally; H, rain, contiuued rani; 8, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. tho following forecast was Issued t<y the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Easterly, moderate to strong and increasing, northward of New Plymouth and Castlepoint; easterly, backing to south-easterly and increasing, elsewhere. Barometer.— Unsteady, arid probably falling northward of Mew Plymouth and Castlepolnt ; rising elsewhere, and everywhere alter from 24 to 86 hours. Sea.— Considerable swell northward of Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere. Tide*. — Good on all the eastern coaßt; poor on the west coast of the North Island ; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Afai'la Van Dieinen, TiritirJ, and East Cape. Weather. — Cloudy and unsettled with rain probable over most part* of the North Island : changeable and showery on the east coast and southernmost districts of the South Island, and probably fair elsewhere. D. 0, BATES.

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