METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 69, 21 March 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 63m a.m.;sets Oh 2m pjnj J Rises to-morrow— sh 54m a.m. ; sets 6h lmp.m. | BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh Om; afternoon, Oh 10m; total Oh 10m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. 1 H. M. Full moon ... shr . 3 10 12 p.m. Last 'quarter ... ... ... 11 7 25 a.m. New moon 19 9 39 a m First quarter 26 2 32 pan. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 56.0ci0g. ; minimum, SO.Odeg. ; meau, 63.0deg. To-day, at noon— s9.odeg. RAINFALL. • For the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— 0.00. Total to date during the month— 2.79ln. Total rainfall for February— 3.s3in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 houri preceding 9 a.m. to-day— lß miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 30.15. To-day— 9.3o a.m.,, 30.13; noon, 80.09. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. Cold and wet weather has been experienced* to most parts of the North Island, and heavy ram fell in the East Coast districts during the night. _ Conditions elsewhere have been generally fair to cloudy, but showery on the northeastern districts of the South Island. Southeasterly winds have predominated, and the force has decreased in most parts, but gales are still blowing on portions of the coasts northwards of Cape Eginont and Napier. A very heavy sea is reported at East Cape, and rough to heavy elsewhere on the east coast of the North Island.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh 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 ram; i', foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick .clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At V a.m. the following forecast *aa luued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.—Southerly, strong to gale, north ward of Farewell Spit and KaiXoura; easterly, moderate to strong, elsewhere. Barometer.—Probably falling temporarily in the south. Sea.—Very heavy about East Cape; heavy thenca to Kaikoura] cghider&ble in Cook Strait; rough on both coasts of the North Island; moderate elsewhere. Tides.—Good on all the eastern coast; moderate elsewhere. Warning Signals.—For southerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria van Diemen, Tiritiri, and East Cape, but for south-easterly at Cape Campbell. Weather.—Cool and changeable generally. Heavy showers between Ease Cape and Kaikoura, and at times elsewhere hi the North Island. D. C. BATES. Thursday, Slst March, IDI2.

TO-DAY'S WE. From observations ta athe: iken ai 9 a.m. Station. Wind Bar Ther. iv SkaAu We'th'r C»pe Maria V. J). HuMSll Hokianga Heads Koiparo Siie. Stn. Mmuukau Hendß Auckland Tirltirl Kuwnia ... „, Tauranga ... Taupo ... ... East Cape ... Gisborne Napier ... ... Cape Falliser ... Cape Egmonfc ... Puteu Wuuioinui Foxton ... ... Wellington Cape Campbell ... Farewell Spit ... Weßtport ... QreyiuoutU ... Dealer Clu-istchurob ... 'l'imuru „. Oiuuaru Duiiedin ... QueeußCowa ttuKfjeOß ... ... Watt Akuto* ... Sff SBf b Sfb B br SEf b Not coule SW 1 Wf b SEtc E f b 8B(b £ fb SB s SJBf b ESEf b 12 br SK br 5 fb SElb 6 1 SK i b W 1 Culm Calm HW 1 N 1 Calm N t b Calm Nl 29-79 29-78 29*78 29-8U 29 83 29*79 •J9'BB 29-62 29-90 29-83 2994 29 »9 86*19 .0195 3001 BU-04 30-08 3U-12 30-18 SOU ao-07 30-Od 3016 au-17 30-^0 30-10 3U-07 30 04 3008 30-18 58 < 58 SO 57 58 82 B O E ou 68 65 58 bO 58 59 55 68 57 58 59 51 Si 58 51 53 45 51 47 53 bi 47 50 50 57 B B C O O P ft O P O G B B B O B C GP C BC B C B B B B B , B B B B