METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 57, 9 March 1915, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TUESDAY, Oth MARCH THE SUN Rose to-day— sh 39m a.m.; sets 6h 24m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh 40m a.m. ; sete Oil 22m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday— Morning, 5h Oin; afternoon, 6h 10m; total, lOh 10m THE' MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE BHADIS Yesterday — Maximum, 63.8dcg. ; minimum, 58.2deg. ; mean, eidej;. ■ To-ilay, at noou— 64des. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day — Nil Total to'date during the month— o.B9in. Total rainfall for February— l.2sin. WIND Average velocity for. the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day— ll miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday — 5 p.m., .30.11 To-day— 9.3o a.m., 30.13; noon, 30.09 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Fair to cloudy conditions have predominated, and the weather has become much warmer in the East Coast districts The barometer is still above normal in the North Inland, but the high pressure system is now giving way to an extensive ""lorw >r at present dominating in the Taxman Sea. Moderate to strong northerly winds have prevailed southwards of New Plymouth and Napier, and easterly breezes northwards. Gales are reported in Foveaux Strait TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 8 a.m.

Wind,— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate sale; 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; P.. foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning: H, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast wa» issued lor the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds— Northerly, increasing strong to gale, but a heavy gale is probable in and southward of Cook Strait Barometer— Fall everywhere Sea — Heavy on the west coast of the South Island, between Ciißtlepotnt and Kaikoura, and in Foveaux Strait; moderate northward of Kast Cape; rough elsewhere and increasing on the west coast of the North Island Tides— Good generally Warning signuls for northerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Cafitlepoint, Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and afc Stephen Island, Nugget Point, and Centre Island Weather — Stormy weather probable, with rain following generally, and indentions for electrical disturbances in the South, with rivers flooded on the West Coast of the South Island D. C. BATES

Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. in shade We'tli'i Capo Maria, V.D. Russell I Hokianga Heads' Kaiparft Sig. Stn 1 Manutau Headh Auckland .., Tiritiri Kawtaioi ... ... Tauranga Taupo ... ... East Cape Gisborno „. .., Napier Castlepoinfc Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton ... .^ \Vellingt<m Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westporfc „. Greymoath Bealey Christchurcb. ... Akaroa L.H. ...I I'imaru Oamaru ... ... Dune.din Queenstown Nuggoto ... ... Blutt I B 1 SB 1 'B 1 8 1 SSEI SI SB 1 Calm Calm SR 1 SEI SW 1 SW 1 NEI W 1 Nl NKW 1 NB 1 NW 1 Nl)r N f b SW f b ESEI NB 1 SW 1 Calm !NW 1 [Calm Calm NEI Calm NVVf b IN m S, 3018 3015 3018 3022 30"20 3019 IJOIQ 3014 3014 3014 8011 3010 3015 3014 3013 3017 3016 3015 3014 3013 3006 3013 3010 3012 3014 2990 2900 29 - 81 i-912 2972 2984 2970 29'6'J 61 61 62 CO 69 60 70 63 liO 53 65 55 56 65 04 62 62 60 60 61 58 62 56 54 57 62 74 69 di 7 65 65 71 64 B Z B F E O BO B B BO' o a o B B B B B B B BO C Z B B B B B Z B O B BC BO Z O Z

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Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon XT. ... 2 .. 8 .. 16 ... 24 .. 31 •ii. G 11 7 10 5 JWL. 3 a.m. 58 p.m. 12 a.m. 18 a.m. 8 p.m.