METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 78, 2 April 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

THURSDAY, 2nd APRIL. THE SUN. Rose to-day— Oh 5m a.m. ; sets 5h 43m p.m. Rises to-morrow— Oh Cm a.m.; sets 5h 41m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h 53m ; afternoon, 4h 50m ; total, Oh 4 "mi. t THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. First quarter „ 4 7 11 a.m. Full moon .11 0 58 a.m. Liibt quarter .. ."'. ..17 7 22 p.m. New moon .. .. ..25 10 52 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 06.6deg. ; minimum. 00.4deg. ; mean. 63,&*5«g. To-day, at noon— <>sdeg. RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— Nil. Total to date during the month -Nil. Total rainfall foTMarch— 2.32in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 0 a. m. to-day — 15 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 29.72. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.81; noon, 29.79. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THC LAST 24 HOURS. Stormy wenther ttas experienced in the night in Foveaux Strait, and squally conditions extended as far north as Cook Strait, and r.iin fell on the West Coabt and southern districts, but fair weather prevailed elsewhere. The barometer has been unsteady, and is very low to the southward of New Zealand. Westerly winds have prevailed. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wlnd.~-L, light; br, breeze; f b, 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, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered nith thick clouds; P,,passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; 3, snow; T, thunder J V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast *as issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds. — Westerly, moderate to strong, northward of New Plymouth and CastlepoiutJ and strong to gale elsewhere. Barometer. — IJnsteady, with a falling tendency. Sea.— Heavy between Castlepoint and Knikoura; con«iderable southward of Cape Egmont; rough h<4thwurds and in Foveaux Straits : moderate elsewhere. Tides. — Good generally. Warning signals for westerly, gales are exhibited at Cnitlepdlnt, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, aud Foulwiud, and at Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island. v ' Weather. — Fair to cloudy weather in the North,, squally and changeable elsewhere, with rain on the West Coast and southernmost districts. D. C. BATES.

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