METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 56, 8 March 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MONDAY, Bth MARCH THE SUN Eose to-day— Bh 37m a.m. : sets 6h 25m p.m itiscs to-morrou— sh 3!) m a.m.; sets Oh 24m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, Bh 30m; afternoon, 5h 4oin; total, lUi 5m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 62.6deg. ; minimum, 54.4deg. ; mean, 58.6deK. To-day, at noon— C2deg. " , RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. Total to date during the month— o 891n. Total rainfall for February— l.2sin. WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— ll miles per hour. . . . , BAROMETER Yesterday— s p.m., 30 06 To-day— o.3o a.m., 30.17; noon, 30.14 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS Strong southerly winds prevailed on Saturday, with cold and showery weather, but conditions improved on Sunday, and the winds have changed , to northerly since southwards of New Plymouth and Napier. The barometer has risen generally, but has fallen slightly since yesterday in the southernmost district* TO-DAST'S WEATHER From observations taken afc 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; 0, overcast the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; 11, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds-'-Moderate south-easterly, changing by east to northerly and increasing, strong to gale, northward of New Plymouth and Napier; northerly, strong to a heavy gale, elsewhere "'" ' ' ' " ' " Barometer — Fall everywhere soon, and fast in the South Sea— Heavy between Castlepoinfc and Kaikoura, and in Foveaux. Strait ; increasing elsewhere ■Tides— Poor on the west coast of the North Island ; moderate on the we&b coast of the South Island; good elsewhere Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited afc Castlepoint, Capes Campbell, Fare well Spit, and JWlwind, and afc Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island, and afc .sunrise at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, and East Cape -Weather— Becoming warroef -for a short period in the East Coaßt districts, but cloudiness increasing generally, and stormy weather may be expected to follow, especially southward of New Plymouth and Napier Note— A storm area of considerable intensity appears to be approaching from tho westward D. C, BATES

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade ■We'th'r Cape Mafia, V.DJ Russell ' Hokianga Heads Kaipara Siff. Sth Manukau Heads' Auckland Tifitiri Kawhia Tauranga ... I'aupo East Gape ... Gisborne Napier ... ' ... Castlepoinfc Cape Palliber 'i.. Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui ... Foxton Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell' Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey Ohristcliurch ... A.karoa li.H. IHmaru. ...' i.. Oamaru ... ... Dunedin I Queenstown Nuggets i.t Bluff 'SEf b 'SE br NE 1 SI !Sbr SI Sfb Calm SWbr SWbr SI Calm SW l NW br E 1 ffl NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 N br NW£b Wbr SSWI E 1 W 1 NE 1 Calm ' E 1 Nl INE I Calm Nl N 1 i 3027 3022 3024 30 - 27 3020 SO'26 30'2G SO'2o 3018 3016 3011 3010 30 - 20 3018 3017 3023 3026 302:1 3020 30-17 300S 3016 3022 3020 3019 3007 3007 3000 20'OU 2SVB6 i«'93 2982 29 - 80 62 61 67 GO 60 G2 67 55 59 55 63 50 • 00 64 60 59 58 50 60 60 06 59 54 54 51 57 61 56 57 56 61 56 50 B B B B O B O B C BC B B O B O O B B B B O C BC B C b a B B b a c B ' B Z o o BO O Z c z

Full moon Last quarter New' moon First quarter Full moon U4 .. 2 .. S .. 16 ... 24 .. 31 0 11 7 in s 111. 3 a.m. 58 p.m. 12 a.m. 18 a.m. 8 p.m.