METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 24, 28 January 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER/ MONDAY, 28tb JANUARY. THE SUN. Hose to-day—ih 50m a.m.; sets "h 17m p.m. Kises to-morrow-4h 51m a.m.; sets 7h 16mp.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Vtof&W?'^ 3M5m: aft™' 6h THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) j Last quarter' c' 11 2o'p.mj New moon 13 10 « a.m. First quarter 20 2 8 am. Full moon' 27 2 44p.m. TEMPEKATUEE. IN THE SHADE 1. Yesterday—Maximum, 70.2deg.; minimum 65.8deg.; mean, 71deg. RAINFALL Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day —Nil,' ' ■ ..^ ' ■' ■■ ' '*^' ' p. Total to date during the month—LStlii." I Total rainfall during December—2.66in. ; WIND. \ Average velocity of the wind lor the 24 houttl preceding 0 a.m. to-day—l 3.* miles per hour ■ | BAROMETER. | | Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.10 " A To-day—9 a.m., 29.86; noon, 29.80 , j NEW ZEALAND. I SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOUES. j Atmospheric pressure lias decreased .stead-! ily everywhere, and strong easterly winds have; (riven place to northerlies, with incraaing-3 cloudiness, and drizzling rain is reported in? many parts of the country. Wftrm and humid* conditions have prevailed genorally f TO-DAY'S WEATHER. { From observations taken at 9 a.m. |

Wind.—L, 1 light; by, breeze; f b fresh breeze! m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale! w. gale of exceptional severity. I Weather—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; I) [drizzling rain; F,- foggy; G, gloomy, dirt ' weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0$ overcast, the whole Bliy covered with thicls clouds; P, passing showere; Q, squally; B,rainj oontinued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly! threatening appearance; Z, hazy. , I

Afc>B a.m. today the following forecast* wii issued for thp subsequent 24 hours:—

Winds—Northerly, strong to gal,« obangini to westerly; noittywaia oi New Plymouth aw Napier; westerly ruling elsewhere . Barometer—Falling tendency, but rising Ji the South after from 2t to 86 hours • I

Seas—Considerable, between Castlepoint au< K&lkoura, and on the west coast southward o Cape Egmont; moderate elsewhere Tides—Good generally '; ■ tr ■ •-~ I .-Warning, signals tor,, westerly .gales are e« hibited at • Cape Maria Van Biemen, Tiritirt East Cape, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwiod, anfi Nugget Point... I Weather—Unsettled and cloudy with rail! probable generally; warm and hazy (or a. shorf time on the east coast ot. both Islands ; 8 '■"•"■'. . D. C. BATKS.f

Station. • Cape Marie V.D. Kussell i ... Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sig. Sta. Mfinukau H6juls Auckland' Tiritiri .„ Kawhia Tauranga ' . ... Taupo, ... ... EastOape •• Qisborae... Napier .> ... CastleDoint Cape Palliser' ... Cape Egmont ... Patea ■Wanganui Foxton ■Wellington Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit. ... Weatport Greymouth: ... Bealey . ..." ... Ohrißtchuroh. ... AkaioaL.H. ... Timaru :.. Oamaru ... Dunedin Queenßtown ... Nucsets Bluff, . .... .. TVind. . SVffb IWf b NBf b Efl NW Nf.b. KEfb ' E f b Ef b NW 1 Kbf , NW l. NNE 1 NWI W{ b NEf.l) Nbr N 1 NEI NWIb Nf b NWfb N 1 NEbr Wbr Calm Nf b El NWf b Calm Oalm Smg WSW I Bar. 29-84 3389 2990 2993 29-94 29m 2995 29-90 3006 2999 30-05 2996 2990 2983 2987 29-85 2983 39'8i 2986 29-79 29-94 29'8d 29-80 29-80 2979 2977 29-70 2965 2961 2367 29-60 2949 Ther. in shade 6B 73 73 . 72 (15 73 70 70 . 73 64 68 78 74 79 75 69 80 74 75 72 65 71 70 66 68 72 80 73 70 64 70 57 49 We'thT M B P BOP P OR O O O o o 0 BC B O O^ BO B BO BC 0 ': O OP o p BO C BC O O 0 SV