METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 137, 6 December 1918, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. FRIDAY, Gth DECEMBER. THE SON. ; - . . Hose to^day^-4n lim n,m.; sets 7h 12m p.m. ' Rises to-morrow—4h llm a.m.; sets 7h 13m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, '2h 10m; afternoon, In; total, 3h 10m. ■J V- THE MOON. - - ' (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. t Yesterday—Jlaximum, Gl.adeg.; mininrum, '33.4t1eg., mean, 57.3deg. ' . ■ RAINFAM,. Total for tile 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-d»y —0.02 in.. Total to date during the month—o.o2in. Total rainfall during November— 3.40 in. j WIND. Averageveloclty of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l 6.4 miles per hour. BAEOMSTER. _„ Yesteraay—9 a.m., 29.67.' """ •- To-day— 9 a.m., 29.65; n00n,'29.66. NKW ZEALAND. ■ , SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOUES. barometer has risen and, this morning, pressure was lowest in the vicinity of the-Chat-ham Islands. High westerly winds'have given place to southerlics since last night in most parts of the Dominion. The weather lias been cloudy, unsettled, and boisterous, and rain bas fallen generally. Heavy rain in Westland lias caused freshes In many of the rivers. t FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Strong southerly winds with a westerly tendency . Barometer—Rising, but unsteady i» the South Sens-^Considerable swell southward of Castlepoint and on'nll tho western const; moderato elsewhere Tides—Cipod • , ' - Warning signal for southerly g»le is exhibited at Xugget Point '. ' . , Weathcr^Cool and changeable, squally at times with heavy showers in ninny parts of. the countrj'; a cold night probable.generally. • 1). V. PEMBERTON.

New moon „ First quarter .. Full moon Last quarter D. .. 4 .... 11 .. 18 H. M. 2 49 a.m. 2 1 p.m. 6 47 a.m. 6 1 p.m.