METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 93, 19 April 1916, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL THE SUN Rose to-day—6h 24m a.m.; sets 51i 15m p.m. Rises to-morrow—fill 25m a.m.; sets oh 14m p.m. ; BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 3h 42m; afternoon, 51i ,3m; total, 8h 45m THE MOON (Calculated lor New- Zealand Mean Time) D. H. M. Kew moon .. .. ..3 3 51 a.m. First quarter 11 2 6 a.m. Full moon ... ;. .. IS 2 37 p.m. Last quarter '",,,'. '.; .. 25 10 8 a.m. TEMPERATURE, IN THE SHADE Yesterday — Maximum, 61.2deg.; minimum, 42tleg.; mean, -51.6dcg'.' To-day, at noon—COdeg. RAINFALL ! Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m." to-day—Nil Total to date during the month—l.94in. Total rainfall during March—l.42in. WIND Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—U miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—s p.m., 30.12 To-day—9.3o a.m., 30.18; noon, 30.17 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS The barometer has risen, and moderate to strong southerly winds have prevailed. Fair to cloudy weather has predominated, but occasional rain Ims been reported about East Cape and also in the southernmost districts

Wind—L, light; br, breeze; Ib, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy"g»le; w, gale o{ 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; 11, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain;-S, snew; T, thunder: U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

At 3 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— ;: Winds—Variable;'moderate to strong southerly prevailing northward of East Cape and Kawhia, and westerly increasing elsewhere Barometer—Little movement, with a falling tendency in the South Seas—Moderate swell on all the western coast;1 moderate elsewhere . Tides—Good generally Weather—^Fair to cloudy generally, but cloudy to overcast at times, especially in the West Coast and southernmost districts. A cold night is probable /D. C. BATES.

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