METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

♦ WELLINGTON'S WEATHER THE BUN. Rose to-day— 6h 29in a.m.; sets 5h 8m p.m. Rises to-Bjprrow— 6h 80m a.m. ; Bets 61i6nip.ni. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Nil. THE MOON. ' (Calculated lor New Zealand Mean Time.) . D. H. M. Full moon ... , w 2 9 35 a.m. Last quarter ... . «HI 2 M a.ni New moon 17 11 .10 p.m. Firbt quarter 24 8 17 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, SS^deg. ; minimum, 54deg. ; mean, 50,6deg. To-day, at noon — s&deg. RAINFALL. Total lor the 2t hours preceding 9 a.m. Total to date during the month— 2.llin Total rainfall for March— 2.B9in. WIND. Average Telocity for the 24 houri precedlni 9 ajn. to-day — i miles per hoar. BAEOMETEE. Yesterday— S pjn , 20 44 To-day 9.30 'a.m., 29.24; noon, 29.30. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The centre of a cyclone has paseed through Cook Staut during the nighfc. Very heavy gales have been experienced northwards of New Plymouth and Napier, the direction veering to westerly and southerly, and elsewhere easterly winds backing to southerly, strong to gale, have prevailed. Baia has fallen generally, .and very heavy falls have occurred in many parts northwards of Hokitika. and Lyttelton. Stormy seas are reported between Caetlepoint and Kaikoura and on the coasts of the North Island. TO-DAY'S WEATHEE. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light;" " br, breeze; tb, fresh breezu ; m g, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale, w, gale of exceptional seventy. Weather.— JJ, bluo sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, cloudh, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; F, foggy; U, gloomy, dark weuthsr; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, thß whole sky covered, with thick clouds; V, passing showers; Q, bqu&Uy; X, raiu, continued raia; S, snow; T, thunder; 0, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOBECAST. At 9 ajn. the followmg forecast was l&sued tor the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds.— Strong to a heavy gale; southerJy northward of Hokitika and Eaikoura; southeasterly cisewhere. Baroinet-er.— Ktee everywhere fast. Sea.— Very heavy northward of Kawliia, and between, East Cape mid Oamaru; considerable to heavy elsewhere. Tides. — Very iugh ou the west coast of the Kortli. Island; high on all the eastern coast; good elbewhere. Warning signals for westerly gale Is exhibited at Kast Cape; for southerly at Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and also; at Stephen Island, but for south-eastery at Nugget Point and Centre Island. Weathei .—Cold and boti>teiou« weather, heavy rain ju most parts of the country, und Biiow on higher levels; ' froK« in. the Bouth. D. C. BATES.

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