METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 141, 11 December 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER FRIDAY, llth DECEMBER THE SUN Rose to-day— 4h 10m a.m.; sets "h 16m p.m. Uises to-morrow— 4h llm a.m.; sets 7h 17m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Jlorniug, Sh 05m; afternoon, 2h 15m; total, Oh 10m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M; Full moon .j *< t •• 3 5 51 a.m. Lufet quarter 10 11 2 p.m. New moon ». .. ..17 2 5 p.m., First quarter .. -- -- 24 7 55 p.m. TEJIPERATUKE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 62.4deg. ; minimum, S3.(ideg. ; mean, 59deg. t To-flay, at noon— 6ldeg ■ RAINFAPL Total fall for the 24 hours preccdine 9 a.m. to-day— Nil Total to date during the month— o.3oin Total rainfall for November— l.9 Bin WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours precedinf 9 a.m. to-day— l 7 miles per hour BAEOMETEB Yesterday— s p.m., 29.52 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 29.74; noon, 29.78 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS An area of low atmospheric pressure has prevailed in the South, and strong westerly to south-westerly winds have predominated. The weather has been warm 'and fair to cloudy in the east coast districts, but squally at times generally, and rain has fallen in the West Coast and southernmost districts TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at » ».».

' Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. < Weather.— ii, blue sky, be the atmosphere, clear or heavy ; C, uclouds, passing clouds ; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, c'°omy, dark weather; H, hall; t, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; H, rain, continued rain; S, ,snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds— Moderate to strong westerly with a southerly tendency, and squally at times Barometer — Little movement in the North; rising tendency elsewhere Sea— Considerable on the west coast southward of Cape Egmont and in Foveaux Strait; rough between Caftlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere Tides— Moderate northward of East Cape; good elsewhere Warning signal for westerly gale is .exhibited at Centre Island „ Weutht r— Fair to cloudy generally, but changeable and showery on the West Coast and in the southern districts of the South Island D. C. BATES.

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