METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 44, 20 February 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. !

WEDNESDAY, 20th FEBRUARY,

THE SUN. j Rose to-day-Bh' 19m a.m.; sets Cii 50m p.m. ! Kises to-morrow—sh 20ma.m.; sets fih ,48mp.m. '.

BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday-Morning, lh 10m; afternoon. Ih 58m; total, 81i Bm.

THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) , , D. H. M. Last quarter 4 7 22 p.m. New moon- ■ n s- 85 p . m . First quarter , 18 0 27 p.m. lull moon .... ..26 9 5 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 06deg.; minimum Bldeg.; mean, 59.5deg. . ' . RAINFAIX. Total for the Zi hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —Nil. Total to date during the month—J.Boin Total rainfall during January—l.73in. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—7.B miles per hour BAROMETER. Yesterday—o a.m., 30.05. To-day—9 aim., 30.17; noon, 30.14 new zealand. ' "" synopsis of "Last 24 hours.

Atmospheric pressure has increased slowly, I and the -weather has improved jenerally. Mo- I derate to strong southerly winds have given IJ place to more variable breezes since last even- I ing. i

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b 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; O, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; t, lightning; 51, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; V, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; 8, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, bazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following foracufc»Mt issued tor th* subsequent 24 hours:—

Winds—Easterly, moderate to strong, bMking to northerly northwards of Westport and Kaikoura; northerlies prevailing elsewhere Barometer—Falling tendenoy soon Seas—Moderate swell southwards of Gut Cape; moderate elsewhere

Tides—Poor on the west coast of the North Island; moderate on the •west coast of the South; good elsewhere

Weather—Fair to cloudy weather generally D. C. BATES.

From observations ti iken at 9 a.m. Station. I Cape Maria V.D. Kussell Hokianga Heads Kaipara Sir. Sta. Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritlri Kawhia Tauranga Taupo East Oape Gisborne Napier Castleooint Cape Palliser ... Oape Eifmont ... Patea Wanganui' Foiton Wellington . ... Oape Campbell... Farewell Spit ... Westport Greymouth ;.. Bealey Christchurch ... Akaroa L.H. Timaru Oamaru ... Dunedin Queenstown Nuggets ... '... Bluff ...• ... Wind. NBf-b Ef b Nbr B f b Nf b NWfb NF. f b . E ft SE 1 SE 1 E br SEI SEI NE 1 NEI NI Calm E 1 Ef b Calm S 1 El SI El SWI NEI NW 1 El NE br NEI Calm E 1 NWI Bar. 3002 3004 3010 3011 30-09 3012 3010 3015 3010 3018 3020 30"23 3020 3018 3009 HO'o7 3M15 3010 3017 3017 3026 3017 3016 30-17 3019 3018 3014 3010 3006 3011 ao'os Mm Ther. in shade 70 71 72 60 63 71 70 65 65 61 64 62: 63 68 62 66 68 68 ■ 66 68 58 65 67 65 69 62 63 as 68 56 58 65 58 We'th'r C R O BC Z O BC BO O O O C O O O BO O B B B B . B BC BiO BC B BC BC B B B B Z BCZ