METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 27, 31 January 1917, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

v WELLINGTON'S WEATHER, WEDNESDAY, 31st JANUARY THE SUN Rose to-day—4h 54m a.m.; sets 7h 14m p.m. Rises to-morrow—ill 55m a.m.; sets 7h 13m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 6h; afternoop, 41i; total," lOh. THE MOON (Calcnlated-for NeWj Zealand Mean Time) D. H. M." Full moon ■„,: .-..- „ S 7 12 p.m. Last quarter -,i : .* .„. 18 11 12 p.m. New moon .. >. .. 23 7 10 p.m. First quarter .. .. ... 30 0 31p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—Maximum, 81.5deg.; minimum, 60:"deg.; mean, 71.1deg. RAINFALL ' Total for the 24 hottrs preceding 5 a.m.-to-day Total to date during the month—l.7 Gin. Total rainfflll for December—Nil. WIND ■ Velocity of. the wind for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—2.9 miles per hour ■ BAROMETER Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.13 To-day—o a.m., 30.04; noon, 30.01 NF.W ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS Unsettled weather, with rain, lias been experienced in the northern and.southernmost districts, but warm and hazy conditions have prevailed elsewhere, with increased cloudiness since yesterday. Northerly and eaterly breezes have predominated, hut easterly gales are still reported over the northern portions of tha North Island, tjie effect of a sub-tropical depression which has been in evidence- during the i.past four days

TO-DATS WEATHER from observations taken at Sar.va.

Wind—L, light; br, breeze; !b, Jresh 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, bail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; X, rain, "continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, •threatening appearance; Z, hazy

At 9 a.m. to-day the following fors««t;-was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Easterly, strong to gale, noitfn. of. Kawhia and East Cape, moderate to strong easterly veering to south-easterly soon and increasing elsewhere Barometer—Falling tendency in the ftorth, but rising in the southern districts Sens—Heavy on all the eastern coast; roughi off the west coast of the North Island; moderate elsewhere Tides—Poor on the west coast of the North Island; moderate on the west coast of the South Island; high elsewhere Warning signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritrri, and East Cape . . Weather —Cloudy to overcast, with ram m mauy parts of the country, and heavy rain in the northern and East Coast districts of the North Island; conditions becoming cooler genera y j EEMBEKTON.

Station. / Cape Maria V.D. Eussell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sis. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia ... Tauranga , ... Taupo East Capo •Gisbome... Napier ... ... Oastlepoint Cape PaJliser ... Cape Egmant ... Patea Wangamii Foston ... -Wellington _ Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport • ... Greymouth Bealey -. Cbristehuicb. ... Akaroal/.H. ... Timaru Oamarn. ... Ihinedin ' Queenstown Nuggets ■3U\ff Wind N g ESEg Eh E f b NEg NE£ b N I b E f b NE m g' NEIb NE£ 1) NEf b Calm NE 1 NE br" NEf b Calm ■ NE 1 Ef b NE 1 N 1 Eta S\V 1 NE 1 Calm Calm Calm Calm SI Calm Wl Calm i Bar. 2979 2089 2986 29-87 29-92 29-90 2991 2902 29-92 3000 30<65 3010 30-08 3000 30-03 2!)-93 3000 30-02---3003 30W 3002 3005 '30-03 30-02 SO'OO SOlo 3008 3000 2M 2SJ-96 29-05 2i)'99 3Q-Q0 Ther. in shade 71 70 73 70 04 T2 70 63 71 69 71 63 67 67 73 71 73 75 70 70 74 71 70 70 68 es 70 67 67 66 65 We'.th'r OZ §P o z . c BC P O O O G C CP o D C Z O B z o 0 Z '£ C BO B C itf z B BC BC B C C O F-