METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 14, 16 January 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

WEDNESDAY, 18th JANUARY.

THE SUN.

Rase to-day—4h 85m a.m.; sets 7h 25m p.m. Eiscs to-morrow—4h 36m a.m.; seta 7h 25m p.nu BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, 2h 40m; afternoon, 1H 30m; total, 4h 10m. THE MOOK. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) ' D. H. M. *■ Last quarter 6 11 20 p.m. New moon 13 10 13 a.m. First quarter .. .... 20 2 . 8 a.m." Full moon 27 .2 44 p.m. TEJIPEIUTURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 74.6deg.; minimum, 59.5deg.; mean, 6"deg. ItAINFAIL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day, —Nil. Total to date during tile month—O.Mln. Total rainfall during December—2.B6in. WIND. I Average velocity of the wind for the 24'hourt | preceding o a.m. to-day—4.B miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.91 ' ~~ To-day—9 a.m., 29.85; noon, 20.83 NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Warm, humid, and misty weather has heen reported generally, with scattered rainfall. Atmospherlo pressure is below normal, and falling in the south. Moderate to strong easterly winds have prevailed TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—l. light; br,< bree»e; 1 b fresh breeze j 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 eky covered with thick clouds; F, passing showers; Q, squally;"R, rain, ! continued! rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

At He to-day tho. following t orecasti wil issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— ' • Wipas—Easterly, moderate to strong, "ohang'' ing to northerly • Baioiaeter—Falling tendency .Seas-r-Rough between Castlepoint and K»l« ! Uour»; moderate elsewhere Tides—Good generally . Weather—Warm and humid conditions' »'sn« rally; dull and .misty with jog in parts, and '. scattered showers ! . D. C. BATES.

• Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. , in shade We'th'r B Z B BCZ Z 0 BO OPo M OMB BO R O Z BO B BO B ■B G; B BC O c OD z o "..■■ o 0 F OP Caps Marie -V.D. Russell ... .;. Hotianga Heads Kaipara Sig. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri ... ... Kawhia ... Tauranga TaUpo ... , ... Bast Oape ' ... Gisborne... Napier ... Castlenoint Cape Palliser ... Cape Ezmont ... Patea Wanganui . ... Foxton ... WeUraaton Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit ..: Westport Greymouth Bealey i....~ ... Christchureh ... AkaroaL.H. ... Timaru./ Oamaru ... Dunedin Queenstpwn ... Nuggets Bluff '■• ... ' ■■ SWI ', SI SSWI El , Et>r NEI SI Ef b Ef b SI ■;■■. NE br ' ' NE br El NE 1 .-' NEbr SE 1 NNW 1 SW'l Ef b NNEI SI ' SE I NWI NWI Wl Oalm NEf b NE 1 NEI Not tome Calm Sbr El .. 29*84 2978 3978 2983 29-81 2976 29'81 2977 29'81 29'83 29'96 2983 29'85 29'84 29'84 2974 2976 29'78 29-80 29'85 29-83 29'96 29-06 29-86 29-90 29-86 29-84 2978 2973 mo 2970 2f1'69 65 l 72 73 70 73 72 73 75 70 , .68 : ■'■'67/. 72 60 65 63 . 70 ,71. 70.: 74 69 63 .74---70 68 66 68 69 67 67 89 59 60