METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 85, 10 April 1917, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

TUESDAY, 10th APRIL

THE SUN.

Rose to-day—fih 14m a.m.; sets Bh 30m p.m. Kises to-morrow—bh 15m a.m.; sets 5h 28m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE -Yesterday—Morning, •lh 45m; . afternoon, ■« Oh | 8m; total, lh 53m . THE MOON • (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon .. C - 8 1 1» a.m. Last quarter .. .. .. 15 7 42 a.m. New moon ■ .. ~. ..22 1 31 a.m. First' quarter.. .... 29 4 52 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterdaj—Maximum, 67.2deg.; minimum, 63.2deg.; mean, 65.2deg. RAINFALL Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —Nil. , . . . Total to date during the month—o.sin Total rainfall during March—l.47in. ' WIND Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l 2 miles per hour . ' BAROMETER ( Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.19 To-day—9 a.m., 80.07; noon, 30.07 „'!""" .NEW ZEALAND '".' SYNOPSIS OF LAST FEW DAYS Rain has fallen since yesterday In the West Coast and southernmost .districts of the South Island,'and generally mild and cloudy, weather has prevailed. Moderate to strong^northerly winds have predominated, and a small barometric depression' has passed in the South since Sunday Xp-QA.Y'3 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; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing. showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

„' At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast vras issued for: the subsequent 24 hours:—Winds—Moderate to strong and increasing northerly winds north of New Plymouth and Castlepoint; variable elsewhere, with moderate to strong Northerly prevailing thence to Westport and Lyttelton; south-easterly elsewhere Barometer— Falling tendency, but unsteady m Seal—Considerable on all- the. western coast and between' Castlepoint and Kaikoura; rough north of-East Cape; moderate elsewhere Tides—Moderate on.the west coast of the North Island; good on the west coast of the South Island and north of East Cape; high c feather—Unsettled and cloudy, with rain, following generally ;. p. g BAIEg-

.' Station. Wind. Bar. Eher. in lade We'th'] Cape Maria V.D. Eussell ... . ...'. Hokianga Heads Kaipara.Sic Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia ... ... Tauranga- ■ ... Taupo ... East Cape Gisborne Napier ... Castlepoint gape Palliser ... ape Esmont — Patea ... Wanganui Foxtoii ...' "' '... Wellington- ... Cape Campbell.., FarewellSp.it.,.. Wcstport " '... Greymouth Beatey— r.~< n; .Ghristchurch..,..: Akaroa L.H. 'rim'aru Oainaru Dunediu ..". '... Queonstown 1 • ... Nuggets Bluff ... ... Nfb E.f b . El b NE f b. Nfb Nfb Nfb Efb NE 1 ' Calm Nbr wi- - B 1 NE 1 NW 1 Nfb N 1 NEI NW 1' NNW br NW f b NW 1 N 1- • El ' yr V. Calm SI Calm SI N 1. .. Calm N 1 WSW 1 3004 .WJO 3006 3008 3012 30'U 3008 3008 3010 SOW 30-20 3019 3013 3012 3010 3011 3010 3011. 3010 3007 3000 so'oe 3000 3000 3012 3004 2992 29"95' 29-97 2999 SO'os 3004 3000 G9 69 67 65 63 68 67 65 68 61 66 61 67 67 65 66 :66 60 68 65 62 65 63 61 56 60 61 57 - 59 59 53 55 50 OP 0 o o o c z o o E o BC C C ' a o o . z o o G p OD o O ' o o o OR o o D O