METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 150, 22 December 1914, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER TUESDAY, ZZnd DECEMBER THE SUN Rose to-day — 4h 13m a.m. ; sets 7h 24m p.m. Rises to-morrow— ih 14m a.m. ; sets 7h 24m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, nil; afternoon, 5h 55m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon . « . . 3 5 51 a.m. Last quarter „ .. ..10 11 ' 2 p.m. New moon •. 17 2 5 p.m. First quarter 24 7 55 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 64.6deg. ; minimum, 4Z.4des.; mean, 53.5 de«. To-day, at noon— sßdeg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— Nil Total to date during the month— l.B7in Total rainfall for November— l.9 Bin WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— lo miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday— s p.m., 29.48 'IVday — 0.30 a.m., 29.71; noon, 29.79 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Barometric pressure has increased during the night, and strong south-westerly winds have predominated, gales being reported at many stations hroughout the Dominion. The weather has been unsettled generally, and very squally conditions, with heavy showers, have been ' experienced In mos,t parts of the country Hail aud sleet showers have been frequent in the Sputli Island, and seme snow has fallen on higher levels. Temperatures have decreased 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 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 With thick clouds; P, passing bhowers; I}, squally; B, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance ; Z, ha/y.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following foremfc was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds— Southerly, btrong to gale at times lSiirometer — Jti6e everywhere Sea — Heavy on the west coast of the North Island and between Castlepoint and Banks Peninoiilii; considerable on the West Coast of the South Island; rough elsewhere Tides.— High on the east coast southward of Castlepoint ; moderate northward of East Cape, and on the West Coa6t of the South Island; Kood elsewhere Warning signals for southerly pales arc exhibited at East Cape, Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, and Farewell Spit, and at Nugget Point and Centre Island Weather— Cool and changeable, with scattered bhowers; a cold night probable generally B. V. PEMBER.TON

Station. Wind. Bar. IThei' in sbade r We'th'r Oape Maria V.D. Russell Hokianga HeacN Kaipara Sis. Stn I Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia ... ... Tauranga * ... Taupo E ist Cape ... Uisborae ... Napier Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton ... ... Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... We^tport Greymouth Bealey Ohristchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Tmmru Oamaru ... ... Dunedin ... ... Queenstown Nuggets ... Bluil 1 Sf t> S f b S f b .SSWg s r b SWfb S\V f b Wg SW f b Sffm g W 1 RSW br Wmg NW 1 Wf b SW f b SW mg WSW f b Wf b WNW 1 SI Not come SSW f b SW br B 1 SW f b SW g SW f b Sf b SW f b SWbr St SW 1 I ao'o2 29'9r. acoo 3000 2996 2996 2995 29"86 29*81 2980 2976 2078 29 70 2971 2971 2990 2977 2975 29 73 2971 29 69 i SO 61 64 56 f.2 60 02 55 59 50 59 60 57 63 64 54 57 61 54 60 60 BO B B 8 Q B O B C P B O B O C BC B B O QP B BG BO B O B 2O'S3 29'S-l 2979 29711 2974 2979 2STBO 29'6j 2980 2984 29'8G 47 58 58 52 49 D 3 S D3 46 49 43 47 QP B O BC O Q §O o R BO P P