METEOROLOGICAL Evening Post.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 15, 19 January 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL Evening Post.

— _. — .» WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. BIOKDAY, 19th JANUARY. THE SON. Rose to-day— 4h 38m a.m. ; sets 7h 23m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 4h SDm a.m. ; sets 7h 23m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h 00m; afternoon, 6h 10m; total, Oh 4om. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) -.. , D - H - M - First quarter .. .. ..5 0 30 a.m. Full moon ,12 i 39 p.m. last quarter 19 Noon. New moon 26 6 4 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 72.6deg. ; minimum, 03.2deg. ; mean, 07.9deg. To-day at noon— OOdeg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding > a.m, to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— o.3lin. Total rainfall for December— 7.slin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours precedini 0 a.m. to-day— ll miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 30.14. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 30.24; noon, 30.21, NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Mists have been prevalent in the neighbourhood of Cook Strait, and also in the western districts, but fair to cloudy weather has been experienced generally. Moderate to strong westerly winds have prevailed, squally in parts, but the directions are very variable this morning, Little change in atmospheric pressure has taken place. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— l, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; in g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— U, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; O, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; V, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent) 24 hours: — Winds.— -Variable, but moderate to strong northerlies prevailing. Barometer.— falling tendency soon. Sea. — Smooth to moderate. Tides.— High northward of Kast Cape; good southwards; low on the wnst coast of the North Island; moderate elsewhere. Weather,— Warm and humid conditions, but dull and mi3ty ut times m many paits of tho wuuU'X. a BATES

Station. Wind. Bar. I Th«\ in shade We'th'r • 3029 3022 3024 M' 24 3030 SO'SO :io'3o 30"28 3028 30'2f. 3022 3018 3023 3020 30"20 3022 3022 3022 3023 3024 30"32 3018 3022 30*23 3020 30*25 30*25 3018 30*17 30*13 30*04 30*10 30*00 P B B O G OH O BC B BO B F B B B M B BO B C O FD F B BOP O B O O BC BO BO B 0 O BCZ Cape Maria V.D. Buwell ... ... Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sis. Stn Mamikau Heads. Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia ... Tauranga ... Taupo ... ... East Cape Gisborno Napiei' ... C'astlepoint ..^ Oape Pallteer... Cape Egmont,.. Patea ... Wanganui ... Foxton '. Wellington ... Capo Campbell Farewell Spit... Westport ... Greymouth ... Bealey Ohrirtchurch Akaroa L.H, ... Titnaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown ... Nuggets ... Bluff Nl I NW>l SI S 1 S 1 SSEbr SE 1 Calm ME 1 SW br S f b SE 1 E 1 NW I El NWbr N\V 1 Calm NW 1 S 1 NE 1 E 1 SVVbr E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1 El NW 1 NBfK Calm N 1 NE 1 71 74 76 0!) 65 71 70 71 78 67 73 74 72 7i5 60 08 74 72 70 68 04 00 6.". 00 70 65 07 (34 &2 02 65 62 61