METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 135, 7 June 1912, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE 9UN. Rose to-day— 7h 9m a.m.; sets 4h 28m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 7h 10m a.m. ; gets 4h 28m p.m. BEIGH'T SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, Oh 16m; afternoon, nil. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) _ . D. H. M. Last quarter .» ... 8 2 0 p.m. New moon ... 15 6 54 p.m First quarter 22 8 9 a.m Full moon 30 1 4 a.m] TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 56.4deg. ; minimum, 45deg. ; mean, flOJdeg. To-day, at noon— s3deg. BAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding Sam to-day— O.Olin. ' ' Total to date during the month— o.7sin Total rainfall for May— 3.4oin. WIND. Average velocity for tbe 24 houri preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 7f miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29 78. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.99; noon, 29.99. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE IAST 24 HOTJRB. • Strong westerly and south-westerly winds nave predominated, and changeable and showery weather in most parts of tbe country Ine barometer was unsteady yesterday, but has risen nearly everywhere since last night. Resiles ate reported iv the rivers on the West Coast of the South Island. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 i.m.

wind.— L, light; br, breeze; 1 b, 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 ; 0, clouds, pabsuig clouds ; D, drizzling raiu; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, bail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick cloudb; P, passing showers; Q, equally; It, rain, continued nun; S, snow; 'X, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, buy. FORECAST. At I a-m, the following forecast vu iwued for tb« subsequent 21 hours : — Winds.— Moderate to strong southerly winds prevailing, and squally in Koveaux Strait. Barometer.— fiibt) slowly. Sea.— Considerable swell northward of Cape Egmont and on the west coast of the South Island; rough in, Cook ajid Foveaux StruHb; moderate swell southward ot Castlepoint; tmootli northward of EuHt Cape; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Moderate northward of East Cape; good generally elsewhere. Weather.— Cool and changeable with scattered showers. A cold night is probable with frosts inland. D. C- BATKB.

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