METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 13, 15 January 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

TUESDAY, 15th JANUARY.

THE SUN: Rose to-day—4h 34m a.m.: sets 7h 26m p.m. Rises to-morrow—4h 3iim a.m. ;■. seta 7h 25ra p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, Hi 15m; afternoon, 3h 10m; total, 4h 2om

The moon. (Calculated for New Zealand.Mean Time.) T : . . D...-H. M. Last quarter ,5 11 20 jy.tri. N6W moon, .. ... ..13 10 i; a.m. Kirst quarter .. .. ■ .. 20 2 8 a.m. Full moon .. .. .. 27 1 44 p.iii. TEMPERATURE- IN THE SHADE. » Yesterday—Maxihiuai, 7S.sdcg.; minimum, 6O.Gdeg.; mean, 67deg\ RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-dajt ' -Nil. . '• Total to date during the month—o.99ln^ Total rainfall during December—2.B6ln. WIND. Average velocity of the v.md for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—2.9 miles per hour. ' ■ BAROJIETER.

Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.91 To-day—9 a.m.. 29.91; noon, 29.92 NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Low barometric pressure has continued lit' the North, and moderate to Strong easterly ttinds have prevailed. Cloudy veatlier his predominated, and rain has fallen over tnoit of the North Island, and along the east cdatt of the South TO-DAY'S WEATHER. '"-_ From oheervatibi'is taken at 9 a.m. -'

wind.—L, light; bi-, brieze; t. b fresh breeze;. m g, moderate gale; g, wK6le or heavy gale; w. galiS of exceptional severity. , Weather—B, blue sky, be thi atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rath; F, foggy; G, fclobmy, darkweather ; H; hail; L, lightning; M; misty; 0, overcast, the'whole sky. covered 'with thick clouds; P, passiiiß showers; Q; squally; Rj rai», continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; B, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. • . '

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast waf: issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Moderate to strong easterly winds, backing .to.-northerly,. tJien. li.fcre.is'ing. Barometer—Unsteady, but tailing everywhere shortly ■

' Seas—Rough.swell southward of Castlepoint; moderate elsewhere ; Tides—Moderate on the west coast of ma. North Island: good elsewhere . V...' ' Warning signals for northerly sale is exhibited at "Nugget Point; and will be exliibltcd: at sunrise at Cape Campbell, Stephen IsIU«U, Farewell Spit, and Cape Foulwirid Weather—Dull weather* with much mist atd Ifog in parts, and rain probable generally Noter-A storm area appears to be develop-, ing to the westward • - ■ ■ • . - D. C. BATES.. '

. Station. 3ap6 Marie V.B. I GiisSell ... ...! HoWanga Hoads' Kaioara Sia. .Stn.: Maniikau Heads: Auctlaud „; i Tiritiri : Kawhia : rauranga ... I Tatipo 1 East Cape ...!; Gisbbrno Napier .... □astleDoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Egmbat ... Patea Wanganui ..: Fbxton Wellington Cape Oampboll... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greynioutli Bealey Christchurcli ... AkaroaL.H. ... Timaru ; Oamaru Dunedin ... • ... Queenstowa NTuggets Wind. SI S f b Etir* E hiESfl.tir SB 1 ■ SSEI E 1 SB 1 NW 1 INK br Calm E l sw l NE f, 1) SSEI NE 1 I El- 1 E 1.. j ESB I I SE 1 SE.br SWI E 1 E 1 Calm NEf b E f b NB.br IS TEI Calm JsEmi! IKTTS 1 Bar. 2072 29'fi!) 2910 2978 3T77 2971 3970 2974 2377 2976 20"80 •J936 •Joßs arso 297S I 2082 2990 29"80 !!9'91 29'9S 29-BO 29"88 29"87 20-90 2957 29:92 'J9'9l '^'92 299iJ 23-03 2992 2U-S6 Ther. in shade OS 73 67 65 09 72 63 67, 63 ffi) 615 «.i l» 02 70 65 69 66 73 65 70 68" B3 65 IS 61 ■63 81 62 OB 63 WthV 8/"r 0 ' 0 EG;---o t. 0.-.. OE. R F ■■' OSIR. R E D ■ BO R 8p ■'■ B 0 ■'-. F B , • B .-■: B . c , : OD n 3 0 bq, • 0 M.i BO:, F -