METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.
FRIDAY, 27th MARCH. THE SUN. Rose to-day— sh 59m a.m. ; sets 5h 53m p.m. Ribes to-morrow — 6h a.m.; sets 5h 51m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 2h 30m ; afternoon, lh 50m; total, 4h 20m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter 5 4 33 p.m. Full moon 12 3 48 p.m. Last quarter 19 7 9 a.m. New moon 27 5 39 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 72.6deg. ; minimum, 54.2deg. ; mean, 63.4deg. To-day, at noon— C9deg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. £o-day— Nil. Total to date during the month— 2.osin. . Total rainfall for February— l.93in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-^2 miles per hour. "^ BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.96. To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.82; noon, 29.92. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. The winds have decreased in the northern districts, and the weather has improved. Fogs have been reported on the east coast and southernmost districts of the South Island. The barometer has been unsteady, falling and rising again in various parts of the country. • TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.
Wind.— L, light ; br, breeze ; fb, fresh breeze ; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heary 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.
FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Variable; moderate to strong easterlies prevailing northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and northerlies elsewhere. Barometer. —Unsteady. Sea. — Generally moderate. Tides.— Good northward of Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere. Weather.— Mild and hazy conditions, dull and misty at times in many parts ot the country. D. C. BATES.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1914, Page 6
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