METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1914, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

« .WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. SATURDAY, 28th FEBRUARY. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 5h 28m a.m. ; sets 6h 38m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 5h 30m a.m. ; sets 6h 38m p.m. BBfflfll 1 SUtfSfiltfE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h; afternoon, 4h 40m; total, 8h 40m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter . . , -„ 4 , 3 10 3 p.m. Full moon ■.. „ ..11 5 5 a.m. Last quarter .. .. ... 17 8 S3 p.M. New moon 25 11 .32 a.rt. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 68.8deg.; minimum, Sl.edeg. ; mean, 60.2dea. To-day, at noon— o4deg. ,' RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding S a.«. t^-day— Nil. V Total to date during the month— l.93in. WIND. ATerage Telocity for the 24 hours- preceding 9 a.m. to-day— lo miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 20.70. To-day— o.ao a.m., 29.83; noon, 29.82, NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OV THE LAST 24 HOURS. Gales have been experienced in the Sonth, and strong southerly winds have prevailed but with decroasinK energy. The weather has been changeable, fair to clou.dy in parts, but showers i lavo M,'i llcn in various portions of tho country. The barometer has been unsteady. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

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

At » ».m. to-day the following forecast wai ktued for the lubseauent 21 hourii— Winds.— Variable, but moderate to strong southcrlics prevailing, and changing by west to northerly, and then increasing. Barometer. — Kifaing tendency, but fall everywhere after from 24 to 30 hours. Sea.— Moderate northward of Eabt Cape; rouuli generally elsewhere. Tldeb.— High southward of East Cape; good elsewhere. Weather.— Cool and changeable, with scatI tered showers.

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade We'tk'r 3apeMjtflaV.D. Sussell ,„ „. ETokianga, Heads taipftta Sig. Stii Manitkati Heads, iuckland ... riritiri Cawhia „. l'auranga I'aupo East dupe 3isborn? STapiei' 3astlepoint ... Jape Palliser... Jape Egmont... Patea, Wanganui ... Foxton ... - ... Wellington ... 3ape Campbell Farewell Spit... , VVestport 3reymouth ... Bealey Jhristoburch iLkaroa, L.H. ... I'imaru Damaru puncdln Jucenstoyrn ... Nuggets BlulT SI swi S br SSWf b S f b BWI ssv r b «E1 Calm S 1 Sf b SI S br SWI sw-r b NWbr SE 1 E 1 Sbi- - SI Wl Ml El E 1 Calm SW 1 SWI NE 1 SWI SWbr Calm SW f b WSW f b 29*00 20*85 29*85 29 - 85 29'8S 29*85 29'8f) 29-84 2D*BB 29 - 87 29'7<? 2980 29*82 29*82 29"83 29*83 29'8H 2983 29*83 2983 29*82 2d'BO 2982 29*82 29*84 2976 2975 2973 2972 29*72 29 81 2975 2077 on Of) 07 62 60 05 04 06 68 62 02 l» 03 02 50 on M 04 59 OH C 8 00 60 03 50 58 58 60 61 07 50 54 55 OP BO O P O B 0 O BO B B 0 BC O B BC O Z Z B B C B £ C B O O 0 O B BG 0 B B B 0 B O P CP