METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 49, 26 February 1917, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

MONDAY, 26th FEBRUARY

THE SON

Rose to-day—sh 26m a.m.; sets eh 40m p.m. Rises to-morrow—sh 28m a.m.; sets 6h 39m p.m. ' BRIGHT SUNSHINE Yesterday—Morning, Oh 35m; afternoon, Oh 2m; total, Oh 37m THE MOON (Calculated for New Zealand Moan Time.) D. H. M. Full moon .. .. ..7 2 68 p.m. Tjast quarter 15 1 23 p.m. New moon Qi> 5 39 a m TEMPERATURE IN THE.! SHADE Yesterday--Maxim«m, C7.Bdeg.; minimum, 63.2deg.; mean, 65.5deg. : RAINFALL Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —O.Oliu. Total to date during the month—l.66in. Total rainfall for January—l.76in. WIND Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—lo.2 miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—9 .a.m., 20.70 To-day—9 a.m., 29.51; noon, 29.82 . NEW ZEALAND .. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS I The weather.has been'unsettled at times, »nd misty rain'has fallen in many parts of the country. Moderate to strong north-west to south-west winds have prevailed, and atmospheric pressure has increased since Sunday, but is still below normal TO-DAY'S WEATHER 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; 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 Tain'; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

'At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 21 hours:—

Winds—Moderate to strong westerly, with a southerly tendency Barometer—Unsteady Seas—Considerable on all the western coast; moderate elsewhere Tides—Good

Weather—Unsettled and cloudy at. times, with scattered showers; foggy in parts D. C. BATES.

■ T'her. in shade " 70 70 70 liii Station. Wind Bar. | We'th'r Cape Maria V.D. Russell..... ..- Hokiansa Heads Kaipata Sift. S(.a. Manultaii Heads Auckland Tiritiri . ... Kawhia '... Tauranga Taiipo ■ East Cape Gisborne Napier Caslleopint Cape PoiUiser ... Gape Egmoat"... Pa-teiv ... - ... Wangariui „,.. Foxton ' Wellington- ... Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Oreymouth Bcaley Christchureh ... Akaroa L.H. /riiiihrii .„ . ... Oamaru Duneclin ... Quoenstown ... Nugscts ... Bluff W 1 SWI Calm SJV 1 ■ . Not come SW I b SW 1 SW 1 W 1 Calm NWbr SW 1 El SW 1 Calm SW 1 WNW 1 Wbr SW 1 NWI S 1 W 1/ SW 1 SW 1 Wbr Calm S 1 E 1 Calm Calm Calm IS'E 1 NW t>r 2087 3000 2910 297S 2382 2081 •J9"8o 2O'S2 ■ffl'Sfl OTO 39'8l 29'H4 2074 I 2STOO 2£fß6 20-81 2980 29-87 29'8G 2D'BB 29'aO 2990 2084 SCSI. 2170 K)79 28'83---29't!4 2<.nr> «8 74 0!) GO 68 70 GG . 68 78 70 70 71 66 67 67 65 69 66 6U G3 IM 03 BS 58 60 50 63 56 0 M B B B CZ B~C B 0 B 0 B a BCF 0 c c z 0 B B C O c p 15 B 0 B C 11 B 0 C O G B O OG B F B C