METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 71, 23 March 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

THE BDN. Rose today— sh sjm a.m.; sets 6h 69m p.m. Rices to-morrow— 3h 56m a.m. ; sets shs7inp.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 6b 30m; afternoon, 5h 30m; total, lib.

TEMPERATUBE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 61.8deg.; minimum, 47.2deg. ; mean, 64 sdeg. To-day, at noonr-59deg. BAINFALI. For the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-dij— 0.01.in. Total to date during the month— 2.Bom Total rainfall for .February— 3.s3in. " WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hourt preceding 9 ajn. to-day— 9 miles per hour, BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m , 29.67 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.81; noon, 2D.91. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIB OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The weather has continued bhowery' in Foveaux Strait, and cioudy and unsettled at times elsewhere, with passing showerß. The barometer rose everywhere during the night, and moderate to strong southerly winds have predominated. Seas have been rough between East Cape and Kawhia.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; tb, tieth breeze; in g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale, w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy ; C, clouUb, passing uloudb ; It, drizzling ram; ¥, foggy; U, giooiny, dark weather; U, hall; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the tfhoile sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showerß; (j, equally; B, rain, continued vain; S, snow; T, thunder; Ui ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOKECAST. At 9 aju. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours : — 'VYind.— Southerly, moderate to strong, backing to westerly, and increasing strong to gale, southward, of New Plymouth and Napier aftex from 24 to 36 Hours. Barometer.— Else slowly northward ot Kawhia and Castlepoint; little movement elsewhere, bub probably falling after 24 hours. Sea.— Heavy at East Cape; conudei-able between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; rough in Foveaus Strait and northward of Munukau Heads; moderate elsewhere.. Tides.— High between East Cape and Castlepoint; good elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly galeß will be exhibited at t>unme at Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Toulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. Weather. — Cool and changeable generally, with showers in parts. \ D. C. BATES.

From obsei ■ations t: ;en at 9 a.va. Station. Wind Bur. Ther. iii Shade We'tVi Capo Mwia V. D, Bußsell Hokiuiga Heads Kaipara Sip. Stn. Maiiukuu Heads] Auckland ... Tiritiri ... Knnhia ... ... Tauraiiga Taupo East Cape Giaborne ... Napier ... ... Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wau«ttnut Poxton ... Welliustoo Cape CAidpbell ... fatenell Spit ... Wefitport Greymouth ... Bealer Clinatolmroh ... Tinuuru „. ... Oaiuaru ... ... Uuiiediu ... Queeiistowa ... Wuggetu Blutt Aluuroa. ... Not come SSWf b SI sawfb S br BWbr Not come Culm Calm SI Sf b SI SWI Sf b SB 1 SSE f b NX 1 NE 1 SI S f b El ■ SI £1 SKI SW 1 BVTI NWI WSW 1 Culm Wf b Wfb SW 1 29-92 29-88 29-76 29-78 29-77 29-?B 29-73 29 70 29-75 afl-80 29 91 29 b3 29 85 29-87 29-88 #91 29-93 28-88 Bfl-85 29-88 29 90 29-91 29*88 ■was 29-86 29 Hi 29-86 2tf-«9 59 63 M) 60 6U 61 61 51 63 SB 67 57 59 53 58 52 56 51 57 52 53 53 5i 51 18 49 a m ia 60 B C BPC C Z CM B C B BO O C O O • O C F BO B C P C BC B B 0 O B 0 B BO B 0 BCP

(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D - H - M. Full moon ... ».. 3 10 12 p.m. Last quarter 11 7 25 a.m, Sew moon 13 0 39 a.m. First quarter 20 2 32 pjn