METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 28, 1 February 1917, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER, THURSDAY, Ist FEBRUARY: '" '^ THE SUN Rose to-day—4h 55m a.m.; sets 71i 13m p.m. Eises to-morrow—••!ii 50m a.m.; sets 7h 12m p.m. BRIGHT SUXSUINE Yesterday—Morning, Oh 4(im; afternoon, 2h 32m; total, 3h JSrn THE MOON (Calculated for Xew Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. 31. Full moon •..■ >. i. 7 2 58 p.m. Last quarter w .. :.. 15 1 23 p.m. Sew moon „ „ ..23 5 39 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterrtaj—Masixmnm, 80.2deg.; minimum, 59.4deg.; mean.. OD.Sdcg. JRAINFAIX Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m, to-day —Nil. Total to date during the month—Nil. Total rainfall for January—l.76in. WIND Velocity of the wind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—o.so miles per hour BAEOMETEE Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.04 To-day—o a.m., 29.55; noon, 29.85 NEW ZEALAND SYNOPSIS OF LAST 21 HOURS Rain was reported this morning northwards of I'atea and Napier,' and cioiuly to overcast skies have ,prevailed generally. liarometric pressure has decreased In the North, ami easterly winds have predominated, strong to gale, in the northern portion of the North Island, but light to moderate generally elsewhere TO-DAY'S WEATHER From observations taken at 9 a.m. j Ther. Station. Wind Bar. in We'th'r shade Cape Maria V.D Not come — Russell Not come — — — Holdanga. Heads Not come — — — Kaipara Sis'. Sta.iNß m g 2903 70 E Mannkau Heads NKm s 2974 60 OR Auckland ... NE m g 2073 71 O B Tiritiri NEg 2973 CS MR Kawhia Ei b . 2979 03 O Tauranga ... Eg ' 2O'SS 57 OR Taupo Calm 20"57 03 11 East Gape ...IKg / 29'1!5 ' G7 O Gisbome NE t b 3000 ti7 O E Napier Ems '.TO 70 O - Castlepoint ... NE 1 291)0 68 O Cape Pallisor ... Nbr 2958 73. C Z Ca,pe Egmont ... NE 1 2378 72* It Patea Calm 29' SO 75 B Wanganui ... NKI 2!)'82 77/ Ji Foxton _. ... Ef h 29'8(i 75 B C Wellington ...Calm 2988 75 BO Cape Campbell... N 1 2987 70 Z Farewell Spit ... E 1 29V1 7-1 O Westport ...SI jS'SS 72 OF Greymouth ... X 1 29"Sii 09 Z Bealey Calm SOls 66 C Christchurch ... Calm 23'dS 72 Z AkuroaL.H. ...Calm 2901 71 Z 'Ximaru ...- ... S 1 290. 73 O Oamaru SE 1 2957 B8 O Dunedin SW 1 2002 04 O Queenstown ... Calm 2000 6d B C Nuggets ... w. S1 2090 ofl F Bluff ... —SE 1 2005 ti'J FMIi 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; 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; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U,.ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

rA"€ 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Easterly, strong to gale, north of New Plymouth and Napier; moderate to strong and increasing easterly, veering to south-easter-ly thence to Westport and Kaikoura; southeasterly increasing elsewhere Barometer—Falling tendency, but unsteady in the South Seus—Heavy on the east coast north of Kaikoura; rough southwards and oIE the west coast of the North Island; moderate elsewhere Tides—High on all the eastern-coast; poor on the west coast of the North Isalnd; moderate elsewhere Warning signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, and East Cape Weather—Unsettled, cloudy, and misty, with considerable rain probable over the North Island, and rain following generally B. V. PEMBERTON.