WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 89, 14 April 1917, Page 4

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

14th APRIL'

THE SUN Rose to-day—6h 18m a.m.; sets '6h 23m p.m. Rises to-morrow—6h 19m a.m.; sets 5h 22m p.m ; BRIGHT SUNSHINE iYesterday—Morning, 1h.46m; afternoon, nil. THE MOON . (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) '/ D. H. M.

Poll moon M M m 8- . 1 19 a.m. Last quarter x ** ». 15 7 42 a.m. New moon .. w — 22 „1 31 a.m. First quarter .. .. ..-29 "4 52 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE Yesterday—Maximum, 69.7deg.; minimum, 64deg.; mean, 66.8deg. - , RAINFALL' Total forthe 24 hours pteceding.9 a.m. to-day-—o.o2in. ' . Total to date during the month—l.4sln, Total rainfall during March—l.47in. ■ WIND Velocity of tha -wind for the.24 hours preceding 8 a.in. to-day—l2.l miles per hour BAROMETER Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.27 . ' ■ To-day—9 a.m.. 30.05; noon, 80.03 NEW ZEALAND :

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Unsettled, gloomy weather has prevailed, with rain in many parts. The barometer has fallen everywhere, and northerly winds have predominated, and have increased in force .generally

XO-DAT'S WEATHEB From observations-taken at 9 a.m.

Wind—L, light m g, moderate c w, gale of except

Weather—B, b clear or heavy; ( drizzling rain; weather; H, hail overcast, the wt clouds; P,, passini continued rain; S threatening appei

, br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; ;ale; g, whole or heavy gale; iionn! severity. ilue sky, be the atmosphere D, clouds, passing clouds; D, F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark I; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, lole sky covered with thick g showers; Q, squally; E, rain, i, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, arancei.Z, hazy.

'At 9 a.m. to-day the. following forecast-was-issued for the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds—Northerly, strong to gale generally, I backing to westerly north of New Plymouth and Napier, and by west to southerly elsewhere . ' , Barometer—Fall , Seas—Heavy on all the western coast and, between Castlepoint and Kaikbura; rough elsewhere Tides—Good generally Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell; Spit, Capa Foulwind, and Nugget Point . Weather—Unsettled and boisterous, with rain generally, and heavy rain and flooded rivers in the West Coast and southern dlstricts ». fi. Msata.Ji

Cape Maria V.D. Bussell ... Hokiauga Heads Kaipara Sis. Sta.Mannkau Heads ■Auckland Tiritiri Kawhia ... Tauranga Taupo East Cape ; Gisborno... Napier Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... Capa Egmont ... Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellmrton Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth Bealey Ckristchurch ... Akaroa L.H. ... Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Queenßtown ... Nuggets Bluff Station. ■ •■ NEf b NE f b NEfb NEf b ■ Nf b NEI N 1 NEf b NE 1 Calm Nf b . NNWbr E f b NW 1 Wf b N f b Nbr Nl N 1 NWm-2 NWf b N br ' Nf b N br NWbr NE 1 NWIb Calm Calm SW I Calm Nl NWI ■Wind. Bar. 3015 3016 3009 3011 3016 3018 30-20 3013 3015 3017 3025 30-20 3014 3012 3010 3010 30-13 3012 3010 3005 29-98 30W 29-96 2990 2993 29"90 2985 2975 2972 2975 2978 2976 2975 Ther. in shade 70 69 69 65 62 68 67 69 ■ ■ 63 62 65 64 67 66 65 68 67 69 66, 65 62 63 63 64. 58 66 • 72 55 63----01 '58 61 59 hVeWr oz o o BCZ O O io>. o o o o o o o c o G d>p Q B OBF' o p B B BO O B B B C Z