METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 73, 26 March 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN.

Eose to-day— sh 58m a.m. ; sets 5h 54m pjn Rises to-morrow— sh 59m a.m. ; sets 5h 52m p.m. BRIGHT BUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 5b 15m; afternoon, 6h 20m; total, 101? 35m. THE MOON. ' (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) • „ D. H. M. Full moon ... 8 10 12 p.m. Last quarter „. 11 7 25 *.ni. New moon „ .. .„ ... i£> o 39 a m First quarter 26 2 32 p!in! TEMPEEATTJRE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 62,Sdeg.; minimum. 57.8deg.; mean. 60.3deg. To-day, at noon— 6ldeg. RAINFALL. For the 2*" hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-Total to date during tne month— 2.Bom Total rainfall for February— 3.63m WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours precedlni 9 a.m. to-day— 23 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m , 29 01. To-day— 9.30 ajn., 29.85; noon, 29.82. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. . NEW ZEALAND. Unsettled and cloudy weather has prevailed, an< L ram J ? aB , faUen on +ne west coast and southern district* of the South Island Condltionfi elsewhere have beea fair to cloudy, but increasing 'cloudiness is reported in all parts .southwards of New Plymouth and Castlepoint tlus morning. The predominating wind direc-tion*-have been westerly, moderate to strong, northward of New Plymouth and Napier and generally strong and squally elsewhere, especially during the night, but a change to southS&h^V'^W' 16 nlghfc on the eßßfc wast southward of Kaikoura. Barometric pressure has been very unsteady. k«»u»o

■Wind.— l, light; br, breeze; Ib, fre»h 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, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; .H, hail; - L, lightning; M, mlaty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showem; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; % snov; 'X, thunder: C» ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At B ajn. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds.— lncreasing generally, moderate to strong and squally westerly windq northward of New Plymouth and Giaborne; variable weeterlles, strong to gale, thence to Eokitilca and lyttelton; south-easterly, 'strong to gale, elsewhere. Barometer.— Rise temporarily in the southern districts; fall elsewhere. Sea. — Heavy southwards of Banks Peniniula and in Foveaux Strait; rough on ihe west coast of the South Island; moderate elsewhere, but increasing . on the west coast of the North Island and in Cook Strait after from 10 to 16 hours. tides.— Good on. the east coast of tto© South Island; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at East Cape, Stephen Island, and Cape Campbell; northerly at Farewell Spit and Foulwind; south-easterly at Nugget Point and Centre Island. Weather.— Misty, cloudy, and unsettled weather, with rain, is probable generally, and rivers rising on the west coast of the South laland. Snow is probable on higher leevls in the South Island shortly. D. C. BATES.

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