METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 67, 20 March 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

•*■ ' ■ ■»—» — .WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. FRIDAY, 20th MARCH. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 51m a.m.; sets 6h 5m p.m. Rises to-morrow— 5h 52m a.m.; sets 6h 3m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 3h 10m ; afternoon, 2h SOm; total, 6h. THE MOON.

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 69.4deg. ; minimum, C2.2deg. : mean, flo.Bdeg. To-day, at noon— OSdeg. RAINFALL. , Totnl for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— l.36in. Total rainfall for February— l.93in. WIND. Average velocity for tlie 24 hours preceding 9-a.m. to-day— l 3 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.01. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.03; noon. 30.03. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. A squall area pawed in the southern districts during the night, and rain has been reported on the west coast and southern districts. Westerly winds have predominated. The barometer has been unsteady, falling and rising in the South. TO-DAYtS WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—L, light; br, brcene; 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, passim 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 3liow ers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder,' "U, ugly, threatening appearauce; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours'. — Winds.—Westerly, moderate to strong, changing to s-outlierly northward of Farewell Spit and Castlepoint: southerly, changing to southeasterly elsewhere. Barometer.—Rising tendency soon. Sea.—Rough southward of Castlepoint; moderate elsewhere. , Tides.—Good on the east coast; poor to moderate on the west coast. Weather.—Changeable; fair to cloudy in the North, with passing showers, and cold and showery in the South. D. C. BATES.

(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time;) D. H. M. first quarter 5 i 33 p.m. 'till moon 12 3 48 p.m. <Ast quarter '. 19 7 9 a.m. Tew moon .. .. ..27 5^ 39 a.m.

Station.'Wind. Bar. (Ther. in shade We'th'l3ape Maria V.D. Russell ... Sokinnga Heads Eaipara Sig. Sta tfnintktitt Heads "aickland L'lrltiri ... - ... Knwhi.a Fauranga ... Faupo Ra«t Cape ... jisborne tfapiei' 3a' t !tlepoint Cape Palliser ... 3apeEgmont ... Patea W'nngatmi Poxton Wellington Oapo Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Qreymouth Uealey ... ... Dhristchureh 1 ... A.kuron L.H. ...J rimara Oaniaru Dtinedin ... Queen stown Nuggets ... Bluff SI SB 1 Calm Calm Wl Calm NW 1 N 1 SWI SW f b NW 1 W 1 Culm NW br W 1 NW 1 NW br NW 1 NWbr N~\V br NWf b NW 1 WSWI SW 1 Wf b Calm Calm - SW 1 SW f b S br Calm S f b Sbr > \ i 30*21 3020 3021 Bo'2o 3022 3023 3022 3016 30*23 3014 3010 300.-) 3011 3010 3011 3014 3010 3010 3010 3010 2990 30'0r> 3008 30*02 3003 3000 29*90 29*97 29*97 29*U7 30*03 29*9(5 30*11 67 07 07 04 65 03 64 60 63 i>9 65 64 6,'J 65 57 65 66 61 66 66 63 64 68 04 56 63 61 58 58 56 57 46 52 BO B B BCZ P BO BC 0 B O BO G B O O O O 0 8 o • o c C P ' OP o o c OP OD o o o o z