METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 47, 23 February 1917, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

FRIDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY

THE SUN

Rose to-day—oil 23m a.m.: sets Oil 45m p.m. Rises to-morrow—sh 24m a.m.; sets Oh 43m p.m.

BRIGHT SUNSHINE . Yesterday—Morniiig, 4h 0m; afternoon, 2h 30m; total, Uh 30m. THE MOON \ (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) :■• ■ D. H. M. Full moon .. .... 7 2 58 p.m. Last quarter , ... .. .. 15 1 23 p.m. New moon -22 5 30 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—Maximum, 79.2deg.; minimum, Oldeg.; mean, TO.ldeg. I. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day Total to dace during the month—l.fioin ' Total rainfall for January—l.76in. WIND , Velocity of the wind for the 2* hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—2.7 miles 1, per hjour BAROMETER Yesterday—o a.m., 30.06 ' To-day—9 a.m., 29.86; noon, 29.84 nW ZEALAND..". ,_■ SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS ' Atmospheric pressure has decreased, especially in the South, and cloudy and unsettled weather has prevailed, particularly in the North Island, where rain is reported at several places this morning. Strong south-east to northeast villa's have predominated UO-I.M VS WEATHEE From observations taken at 9 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; 1), drizzling rain; -F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightnijis;' M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with, thickclouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued'rain; S.snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy ]

.. ".-': ■'■' 'FORECAST At 9 a.m.: to-day the' following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Moderate' and. variable, but northerlies prevailing' and increasing everywhere shortly- ■ ■.. '- ■ - -":--- •■' ■-■■ : r Barometer—Fall everywhere . ,Seas—Considerable between Castlepoint and -.K'aikoura; rough nortliwards; moderate to rough elsewhere ' "■ ■■ -..';Tides—High northward of East Cane; poor on the west coast of the North Island;- good elsewhere Weather—Warm and humid conditions generally, with increaing cloudiness. Showery in the northern and southernmost districts, and a change probable generally for a westerly disturbance now apparently developing in the South •■•■■■..' ■-....-,' D. C. BATES.

Wind T'ber. in shade Wfi'th'r Station. Bar. Cape Maria V.D. Russell ... ..... Hokiangn Heads Kaipara Sit?. 1 Sta. Manuiau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ... ... Kawhia ... Tauranga Taupo East Capo Gisborne Napier Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... ■CapsEgmont ■ ... Patea ... Wnncariiii " "~. ■Foxton •-... - ... AVellinston ■ .:: Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit .;. "Westpdrt ■ Greymoutb Bealey Christchureb. ... AkaToaL.H. p... .Timaru ... Oamaru Dunedin ... ■ ... Queenstowu ... Nuggets ... Bluffl ... ■ ... SW I b I^ot come tT £b NNEfb. N m g NEf b Nob come Ell) NEf b Calm IntYpted ESEI N 1 NE 1 NE'l . N f b' Calm 'El. NWbrS 1, SE f b NBI W 1 E 1 Calm SI SI. Calm E 1 Calm SE 1 N 1 29"81 2082 29-77 •2985 29-81 2!V90 2987 2988 29-95 2989 29-87 20-86 2978 29-85 23-87 29-87 29'8S 29 48G 2391 2D'9O 2087 2091 20-95 2994 29-88 2882 af(H lio'Bs HTK3 IIU'B4 GS 0 P 70 75 65 71 09 70 67 6G 68 ■76 69 71 72 <iS 69 76 64 67 GO 65 62 67 G9 6-1 65 60 62 56 58 0 P CQ O B C 0 B C G OEM O 0 BZ B O .IS B C B B B B B • BO F O O o B C . M OF