METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 97, 25 April 1916, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TUESDAY, 25th APRIL THE, SUN Rose to: day—6h 30m a.m.; sets oh 6m p.m. Rises to-morrow—6h 31m a.m.; sets oh 5m p.m. . BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 2h 30m; afternoon, 3h--45m; total, 6h 15m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time) D. H. M. New moon -..- .. ..3 3 51 a.m. First quarter .. .. ..11 2 6 a.m. Full moon 18 2 37 p.m. Last quarter >. .. .. 25 10 8 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday —Maximum, SO.Odeg.; minimum, 50.4deg.; mean, 55deg. To-day, at noon—sStleg. RAINFALL Total fall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—2.oGin. Total rainfall during March—l.42in. WIND Average velocity for, the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—lo miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—s p.m., 30.3S ' To-day—9.3o a.m., 30.42; noon. 30.40 NEW ZEALAND ■ SYNOPSIS OF LAST THREE DAYS Fair weather prevailed on Saturday, but a disturbance passing in the South accounted for unsettled conditions, with ruin ou Sunday. Strong northerly winds gave place to southerlies during Sunday night, and yesterday conditions were much colder. This morning an improveI ment was generally reported TO-DAY'S WEATHEK From observations taken at 8 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; Q, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the wholo sky covered with thfck clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

At 3 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for ibe subsequent 24. hours :— Winds—Moderate to strong easterly, backing to northerly, and increasing r.orthwards of Hokitika and Lyttelton; increasing northerlics elsewhere Barometer—Little movement, but fall after 24 hours Seas—Moderate Tides—Poor on the west coast of the North Island; good on the east coast of the North Island; moderate elsewhere Weather—Fair to cloudy, and a very cold night probable generally; foggy at times on the coasts, and haze and cloudiness increasing everywhere shortly D. C. BATES.

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