METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 72, 26 March 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

« WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THURSDAY, 26th MARCH. THE SUN. Rose to-day — 5h 58m a.m. ; sets 5h 55m p.m. Rises to-morrow — 5h 59m a.m.; bets 5h 53m p.m. BRfGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday — Morning, Hi 30m ; afternoon, 2b 10m; total, 3h 40m. THE MOON. * (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. ,M. First quarter S 4 33 p.m. Full moon 12 3 48 p.m. Last quarter „ 19 7*9 a.m. *Tew moon 27 5 39 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, TOdeg. ; minimum, 58.4deg; mean, 04.2deg. To-day, at noon — 66deg. RAINFALL. Total for Ihe 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-Nil. Total to date during the month— 2.osin. Total rainfarMor February— l.93in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— lo miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.10. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 00.07; noon, 30.04. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. Stormy weather has continued in the North. Easterly winds, strong to gale, have prevailed there, and moderate to strong easterly winds, ■with fair'to cloudy weather, in the South. The barometer has been unsteady, with a falling tendency in the South.' TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.— L, light ; br, breeze ; tb, fresh breeze ; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or hear; gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmoiphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, 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. \ N *O> — v^< \ \ \ FORECAST. At 0 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds. — Easterly winds prevailing and veering to northerly everywhere; strong to gale in the northern 'districts, and increasing elsewhere. Barometer. — Falling tendency everywhere. Sea. — Heavy northward of Kaikoura' rough off the nestein coast; moderate elsewntre. Tides. — High northwards of Kaikoura ; poor I on $he west eojst of the North Island ; mode- j rate to good elsewhere. j Warning s-ignals for easterly galea are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diem'en, Tiritiri, and East Cape. weather,— Unsettled and cloudy wetthir, with rain following gcncMlly, 9< £i,fi±X«. |

Station. Wind. Bar. iTher. in shade We'th'r !ape Maria V.D. tussell lokianga Heads Caipara Sic Stn lanukau Heads aiekland 'iritiri Lavvhia 'auranga "aupo last Cape lisborne Tapier 'astlepoint Jape Palliser ... 'apeEgmont ... 'a tea | Vanganui , ... ■"oxton Vellington 'ape Campbell... ■"arewell Spit ... Vestport Jreymouth Sealey Jbristchurch ... Llcaroa ~LS. ... ?imaru )amaru )unedin jueenstown ... Nuggets Huff SEbr ENE mg REf b Efb SE f b E f b ENEf b Elb SEf b Efb Not come E br Not come NEbr E 1 SE 1 |SEI Ebr Not come ENEI SI SEf b SI El Calm NEf b Nf b El N f b NEbr Calm Wl Calm 2976 2976 29"82 29"85 2993 29-85 2990 2992 2994 29 - 98 68 60 70 63 64 69 66 66 70 68 CZ c PC OM B C O o" Q B C BC 3995 65 O 3007 SVOn 29-96 3000 29 - 99 61 60 63 63 67 c M C B BC 3007 3015 3003 3003 3004 3001 WOO 29°85 2992 2991 3002 3001 2996 2999 66 62 66 53 61 68 64 65 57 58 55 57 53 54 BC O B B B B C c G O O B BC F F