METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 54, 5 March 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

.WELLINGTON'S WEATHER, THUHMUV. DtIi"MASICH. THS SUN. Rose to-day— flh 34ni.ii.ni.; sets 61i\30m p.m. lii/es to-morrow— Sh.SCin a.m.; setwCli 28m p.m. ( BRIOH'J? SUNSHINE. Yesterday— 3foi fling, Hi 35m ; afternoon, 41) 30m ; total, Ch 2fim. THE' MOON. - (Calculated-for htw, Zealand Mean Time.) .■• D. H. M. First quarter 0 4 33 p.m. Full moon .. .. ■' .. 12 3 48 p.m. Lust quarter 19 " « a.m. New moan 2" S 39 a.m. TEMP^RATORff IN THE SHADE. Yfc=t(.-nla.V-- -Vlathiiiim, "ldeg. ; minimum, ■ GCM.deK. : mi'.\n. (ij.Tdeg. To-day, at noon -OTtlcsr. UAINFALL. Tot^l for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.mft to-tUy — Nil. Total to date (Uirinc the month— o.o4in. Total rainfall for February— l.OSin. WIND. Avejage velocity lor tiie > -24 liours-«prec*di»c 9 a.m. to-day— ll miles pur hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.03. To-day— o.3o a.m., 29.99: ndon. 20.84. NEW. ZEALAND. j, SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. V Fair to cloudy weather has prevailed generally, but changcablo and showery condition* have ruled on the West Coast and in the southernmost districts of the South Island. The barometer has recorded but little movement during the past twenty-four hours, and moderate and variable breezes have prevailed. ' TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; Ib, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy jale; Wj %i.\t of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the »tmospher« clear or heavy ; C, cioutls, passing clouds ; D, drizzling raiii; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark v/eather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered tuMi thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; 'X, thunder, V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At I a.m. to-day the following forecast wai Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— / Winds. — Variable, but moderate southerlies prevailing northward of New Plymouth and Napier; moderate to strong westerlies elsewhere, probably changing by south to southeasterly. Barometer.— Unsteady, but with a rising tendency, and expect very high pressure in the South shortly. Sea.— Smooth on the east coast Of the North Island; moderate elseuhere. Tides.— 'Low on the west coast of the North Island; good southward of Castlepoint; moderate elsewhere. Weather. — Fair weather probable generally, but dull with misty rain in the southernmost districts, D. C. BATES.

Station. "Wind. Bar. Ther. 1 in shade VTe'ta'r Cape Maria, V.D. B.tis«ell Holcianga Heads Kaipara SiK. Stnl Manukau Head-*.] Auckland Tiritirj Kawhia ... Tauranga ... Taupo ... ... East Cape CHsborne ... Napier Gastlepovut ... Cape Palliser... Cape Egmont... Patea ... Waneanui Foxton ... Wellington ... Cape Campbell ■ Farewell Spit... Westport Greymoutli ... Bealey Ohi'Ntchurch Akaroa L.H. ... Tiinaru ... Oamatu Dufledin Queenstown ... Nuggets ... Bluff SE 1 SE 1 NE 1 SW 1 SSW 1 NW 1 SI SW 1 SW r b W 1 W 1 Wl W br NW br WNWfb W 1 WJsW br WNWib NW f b NW br <W 1 |Wf b riW 1 iS-SW 1 Wf b Calm N 1 Calm S 1 SW 1 Calm SW t b WSW 1 30"16 3015 3014 3013 3013 3013 BOltt 3012 3016 3012 3001 BO'OO .10-Ol 3000 ;woo 3010 SKOO 3(r07 30-05 20 08 SO'OO .7)'OO 30-OS 3007 30'OC 29 90 2^90 2908 3002 2993 29 H4 29 - 9j 29'98l 67 ~ B7 63 65 65 G7 70 63 67 62 65 68 66 67 58 65 66 66 66 67 60 65 61 63 59 63 63 63 65 60 60 56 55 c z B B o a c BO BC BO B C B C Z - B B C Z C B B C O B C O C C O P c B ' B B O O O G PD