METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 74, 27 March 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN.

Rose to-day— Sh 69m a.m. ; sets 6h 52m pm. Rises to-morxow— Ch Oma.m.; sets 5h Slm'p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh 0m; afternoon, Oh 20min; total, 20m.

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Miximum, 62.8deg. ; minimum, 58.0deg.; mean, 60.4deg. To-day, at noon— 62deg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hour* preceding 0 a.m to-day— 0.09tn. Total to date during tne month— 2.B9ln Total rainfall for February— 3.s3m. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 23 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p m., 29 74, ' To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.77; noon, 29.76. SYNOPSIB OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. NEW ZEALAND. * The weather ha 6 been, cloudy and unsettled and ram has fallen in most parts of the country, jsome heavy falls occurring in parts of the South Island. FretJieß are reported in rivers on the west coast. Moderate to strong westerly wuidis have prevailed in the northward of Cook Strait, and east to south-east whids, squally m parts, eleewhere. The glass has been, unsteady, but with a downward tendency

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 rain; F, 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, ram, continued rain.; 8, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 ajn. the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Westerly winds prevailing, moderate to strong, generally, and equally /at times southwards of New Plymouth and Napier, veering to southerly hi about 20 hours. Barometer. — Little movement in the northern districts; unsteady in the southern districts, but rise everywhere after from 16 to 24 hours. Sea.— Considerable on all the western coaet; rough in Cook and Foveaux Straits; moderate elsewhei'e. Tides.— Moderate northward ot East Cape; good generally elsewhere. Weather. — Changeable and showery weather is probable generally, and colder in the south. D. C. BATEB.

Fxom obsei rv^tfons ti iken a' 9 a.m. Station. Wind Bar. Ther. iv Shade We'tVi Cape Maria Y. D. Rußsell Holdaiiga Heads Kuipara Sis. Stn, Mauuksu Heuda; Auckland Tiritiri Ktinhia ... ... Tuuiauga Tuupo ... ... East Cape Qlsborue ... Napier Cape Palliser ... Cape Eginont ... Putea Wanifauui Foxton ... WeUiugtont Cape Campbell ... Farewell Bpit ... Westport Greymoutb. Beiter Christchurcli ... 'Ximu.ru ... Oaiuuru ... ... Diniedin Queeustown jSufgetu ... .:. Bliiff Akaroa ... NW 1 W br Nl NWf b NWbr WJTW 1 Wl Wf b srw i W br NWf b Wbr NWI Nbr NWfb NWbr NWI NWbr NWbr 31 Wl SEI W br NWfb Culm i N£ 1 ' NWI NKI CuJiXL X 1 KB 1 5W 1 29-99 2997 29-94 29-91 2993 29-95 29-96 29-98 2993 2989 29-88 29-87 29-82 29-81 29-86 29-a5 29-85 U9-80 29-77 29-73 29-83 29-81 29-74 29-73 29-69 2975 29-72 29-64 28-63 29-61 29-61 29-68 63 61 61 61 58 65 63 65 66 56 64 68 68 65 65 65 64 63 6i 59 61 56 57 54 56 57 55 53 51 19 52 55 B B 0 B C O mp: OH C O o 8 Q B C B C B C O B B C O B C Z C CP OP B O O G B 0 O BC M O CP

THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. full moon 3 10 12 p.m. ,Ast quarter 11 7 25 a.m. lew moon ... , 19 9 30 am. first quarter 28 2 82 p.in