METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 29, 2 February 1917, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

FRIDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY

. THE SUN Rose to-day—4h 56m a.m.; sets 7h 12m p.m. Rises to-morrow—4li 57m a.m.; sets 7h llm p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, 3h 32m; afternoon, nil. ' THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Mean .Time.) D. H. M. Full moon »< •„. ■_ 7 2 58 p.m. Xast quarter w .. >. 15 1 23 p.m. New moon „ .. '.» 22 5 39 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE ■Yesterday—Maximum, SO.Cdeg.; minimum, Gs.2deg.; mean, 72.9deg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day —o.oßin. Total to date during the month—O.OSin. Total rainfall for January—l.7oiu. WIND Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l.4 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—o a.m., 29.88 To-day—9 a.m., 29.83; noon, 29.81 NEW ZEALAND I I SYNOPSIS OF LAST 2-1 HOURS Unsettled, cloudy, and misty weather has been experienced, and rain has fallen generally. High easterly winds have prevailed northwards ! of Cook Strait, and variable easterly breezes I southwards. The barometer has continued mo- I | derately low, and has 'ecorried little change in pressure over the Dominion since last evening , • . - . ■ ■ . ! TO-DJY'3 WEATHER • From observations taken at 9 a.m. j

■Wind— Xi, 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 tho atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showeri; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; jU, ugly, threatening, appearance; Z, hazy

* FORECAST j 'At 9 a.m. to-day tlie following forecast -was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Easterly, strong to gale at times, north of New Plymouth and Napier; moderate to strong mid freshening easterly to southeasterly winds prevailing elsewhere ■Barometer—Falling tendency Seas—Heavy swell north of Kaikoura; moderate on the west coast of the South Island; rough elsewhere ' ■ ■ Tides—Poor od all the western coast; high on the eastern coasts Warning signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen", Tiritiri, and East Cape Weather—Unsettled and cloudy weather is likely to continue with.much mist and fog. Further rain probable .generally, heavy in parts of the North Island and the northern dis- | tricts of the South, with rivers rising 8., V. PEMBERTON. j

Station. Wind. Bar. IT her. shade We'th'r Cape Maria V.D. Russell ... Hokinnga Heads Kaipara Sig. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia Taupo East Capo Gisborno Napier Castlepoint Cape Falliser ... Ca)>e Egmont ... Patea Wansanui Foxton 'Wellington . ... Cape CampbelL.. Farewell Spit ... Westpoi't Grermouth - Bealey Christchurcli ... Alcaroa LH. ... Tiniaru ... Oamaru Dunedin Queenstown Nuscets Bluff Eli ESEEt Not come NEf b NE in g KErns NNE B Not come Eras NW 1 NEnvg NEf b Ef b NE 1 Calm NEI b Calm Calm E f b Calm NE 1 NEf b NNE 1 E by Calm , Calm Calm Calm Calm S\V 1 Calm SE 1 E br 2005 29'fiC 29"68 28"70 2974 2073 2»"80 29"84 SO'OO 2090 2988 2980 29TM 2977 20' SO 2978 20-80 20-83 2981 2»"83 2076 2074 2901 29-!):! 20-89 ■29-85 20"77 29-81 20-75 29-87 20-85 72 ' 70 05 71 07 70 62 70 Gil 70 ■ 70 7L 70 70 75 74 63 OS 66 60 50 63 71 CO 67 6a &t ,' 57 v " 50 IP G OR OF n 11 0~~ OG o o o c G O B O o o OMR G OR OR R O O O S o o o F P