METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

* WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. FRIDAY, 20th FEBRUARY. THE SttK. Rose to-day— sh 19m a.m. ; sets 6h 40m p.m. Rises to-morrow — Sh 20m a.m. ; sete 6h 48m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday — Morning, 3h 25m ; afternoon, lh 40m; total, &h sm.

Yesterday — Maximum, "Odeg. ; minimum, 62.6dea. ; mean, 6O.3deK. To-day, at noon— 6"deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding • a.m. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— o.o2in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— l 2 miles per hour. BAKOMETER. Yesterday — 5 p.m., 29.89, To-day— 9.3o a.m.. 30.04; noon, 30.05. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has been unsteady, and moderate to strong easterly and northerly winds have prevailed. Warm, fair to cloudy weather hab continued generally.

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, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued tor the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Easterly, moderate to ..strong, and •squally at times northward of Kawhia and East Cape; moderate to strong southerry prevailing elsewhere, but changing to northerly and Increasing after about 24 hours. Barometer.— Little movement at present, but fall in the South after 24 hours. Sea. — Considerable swell on the west coast of the North Island and northward of East Cape; rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Moderate on all the western cwfet; good elsewhere. Weather.— Changeable, at times dull uuth much raibt and fog In pa>*ts, and rain probable in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island. D. C. BATES.

IU-UASS WE From observations t; iken at 9 a.m. Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in sihadc We'tk'r Cape Maria V.D. Russell Hokianga, Heads Kaipara Sisr. Stn Manukau Heads. Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Tauranga ... Taupo ... East Cape Gisborne Napier Cabtlepolnt ... Cape Palliser... Cape Egmont... Paten ... Wnnifinui ... Foxton ... Wellington Cape Campbell Farewell Spit... Westport Greymouth ... Bealey Christchurch Akaroa L.H. ... Timaru Oatnaru ... Dunedin Queenstown ... Nuugets ... Blutf E br SEbr Oalm Calm S br SI SE 1 Calm Calm Calm NW br N 1 Sff 1 SW 1 WRW 1 NU r br VVNWfb W[ b NNW br S I SE f b Wl SWbr SB 1 Ef b SW 1 h>W f b NE 1 Sf b SW f b SW 1 SW f b SW br 2995 2993 2«'97 3000 2995 29"91 29 - 05 3000 2994 2995 2987 29'8:i 29 - 89 S0"02 3003 29*97 29 96 299.1 2998 30T4 30' Ci 2998 3U'OO 2998 30"04 3003 3003 3ou:s 3002 30*03 30'0e SOW 3008 69 70 72 68 65 69 70 65 70 65 68 74 70 69 62 67 67 68 09 CO 63 70 ' (M 05 05 60 03 60 59 57 63 53 63 O P B B C BOZ B 0 O BO D BO BC 0 B B C 0, O O O BO C 0 M Z Z BO O B 0 G 0 OD BO' O BO C BO

j.au in.uuJ.l. (Calculated for New. Zealand Mean Time.) 1 D. H. M. 'irst quarter 3 10 3 p.m. 'ull moon 11 5 S a.m. ,Ast quarter 17 8 53 p.m. few moon 25 11 32 a.m. TKitvenivrnv TV tith 1 aa knv i