METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1913, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 24m a.m. ; sets 6h 43m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 6h 26m a.m, ; sets 6h 42m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 3h 20m; afternoon, lh 15m; total, 4h 35m.

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 6u.4deg. ; minimum, 47.8deg. ; mean, So.6deg. To-day, at noon — GOdeg. RAINtfALt,. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— o.34ln. 1 Total to date during the month— l.69in. Total rainfall for January— s.o3iti. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m to-day— 9 miles per hour. BAROMETER. YeSterday— 8 p.m., 29.C8. To-day— 0.30 a.m.. 20.06; .noon, 20.07. NEW ZEALAND. SUMMARY OP PAST 48 HOURS. Strong southerly winds have predominated, with heavy rain in parts, especially on the east coast of the South Island, and cold and showery • weather has been experienced generally. The barometer has risen everywhere.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; t b, flesh breeze; in g, moderate gale; K. whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, bo the atmosphere clear or heavy; 0, clouds, passing clouds; D. driz/ling rain; F, foggy; O, gloomy, dark Weather; 11, hail; t, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick Clouds; P, piißslng showers: y, Equally; E, rain, continued rain; 8, snow; 'I, thunder; U, tfjlj 1 , threatening appearance; 55, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for tllG»i«ub3equent 24 hours — Winds.— Moderate to strong southerly prevailing northward of Westpoit ana KaiKoura; easterly and northerly elsewhere. Barometer.— 'filse slowly northward of Westpoit and Kaikoura; little movement elsewhere. Sea .—Moderate northward of East Cape nnd southward of Banks Peninsula; rough swell in parts elsewhere. Tides.— High Houtlrtard st Ua^t Ciipe; yood ehewhero. Weather.-— Cold and chnnjjestble, with a very cold night gem-rally, and frosts inland. D. C. BATES.

Station. Wind. Boif. Ther. in Shade We'tli'] 2ape Maria V.D, Russell ... ■„, HoVianga Heads Kaipara Sip Sto. Matiukau Heads Auckland... Kritiri Kuwhia Taiii-aHgst I'lUtpO East Cape ... Sisborne Napier Jiibtlepoint Oupo JfaUisor ... Jape Ejfinont ... Patca Waugauui Poxtou Wellington [)ape Campbell ... Farewell Spit ... Westpoit [Jrej mouth ' .. Bealey Uhristcliurch ... Akuroa Jj.il, ... fimaru ... ... Dntnaru ... .., Duuedin ... Queuiistowu ... Nuggets Blult Not come SVV f b Not come SSW in g SW f b SW f b SW f b aw t b SW 1 S f b N\V fb SW biS 1 SW br Sib Not come SI S£l> Sf b S f b Sfb Wl SSW 1 SB 1 E 1 E 1 SW 1 NW 1 «W 1 Kbr Calm SW 1 WPW 1 30-02 29-08 S»'96 29-97 ■J9-S9 20 01 29'SH) 29'8S U9'79 29-80 U9'B7 29 4 89 30' CO 29-97 29-yU 2998 30-00 •id-fa •zo-m 3000 2986 29'U5 29-9J Wt)b 2«-y5 29 01 2993 28-69 29-87 62 60 56 59 SO «5 6°o S5 69 59 58 56 68 68 53 59 65 60 51 52 47 bi 55 M 51 SO SO 47 51 o" OP OP BOP B BCP BCP B C B JJ B R B CP B C B C P U B C B C B 0 BC Q 0 O V C o Q OU

10-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at • a.m.

New moon Pirst quarter Full moon Last quarter it v. .. 6 .. 14 .. 21 .. 28 XI. 4 8 1 8 JM.I 52 p.m. i p.m. 3D p.m. 45 a.m.

THE MOON. ■ (Calculated for New Zealand Metin Time*.) ,