METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 72, 25 March 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHL*. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 57m a.m.; sets 5b E6tn p.m. Eiees to-morrow— sh 58m a.m. ; sets 5u 54m p.m. BlllGflT SDNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 5h 3bm; afternoon, 4h sm; total, Oh 35m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon ... «. 3 10 12 pjn. last quarter 11 7 25 a.m. New moon ... 13 o 39 a m Firet quarter ... .„ ... 26 2 32 pan. TBMPEBATT7BE M THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, Cl.4deg. ; minimum, M.fideg.; mean, 58.Udcg. To-day, iit noon— Oldeg. RAINFALL. For ths 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— nil. Total to date during the month— 2.Bom Total rainfall for February— 3.s3ln. WIND. Areraee velocity for the 24 hourt preceding 8 a.m. to-day— B2 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29.92. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.04; noon, 29.94. NEW ZEALAND. BYNOPBIB OF LAST 48 HOURS. Barometric prebsuie has increased steadily in *he northern districts, but the glass has been unsteady, with a falling tendency, elsewhere. The winds backed to westerly oa Sunday, and increased strong to gale at times and squaliy in parts sontbward of New Plymouth and Napier. Cool and changeable weather has been experienced generally, with showers hi part, especially oa the west coast and southrn districts, conditions on the east coast improving with the change in the direction of the wind.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale, w, gala of exceptional severity. vyeather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, ioggy; Q, gloomy, dark weather; H, hall; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, tho whole aky covered with thick clouds; P. pa&Blng ffhowera; Q, equally; B, rain, continued rain; 8, snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, Lazy. FORECAST. At 9 ajn. tbe following forecast was luued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds.— Westerly winds prevailing, moderate to strong and squally at times northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and strong to gale elsewhere. Barometer.— Little movement in the northern districts; tendency to fall elsewhere for a short time. Sea.— Considerable to Foveaux Strait; increasing Ehortiy oa ail the western coast? rough t between Cashpoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere. Tides.-»-Higu in, Cool? and Foveaux Straits; good generally elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwln, and at Stephen, Island, Nugget Point, und Centre Island. ■\VtAthar.— Fair for a time on the cast comt, but there are indication* for a southerly squall following in about 20 hours. Cloudy and uusettled at times elsewhere, with rain, probable on ail the webtem uo:tit and about Foteaux Strait. D. C. BATES.

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