METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 27, 31 January 1919, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

FRIDAY, Slst JANUARY.

THE SUN.

Rose to-day—4h 53m a.m.; sets 7h 15m p.m. Rise 3 to-morrow—4h 55m a.m.; sets 7h 14m p.m.

•RIGHT SUNSHINE', Yesterday—Morning, sh 45m; afternoon, :5h 10m; total, 8h 55m. ■

THE' MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) „ " d. h. m. ;: New moon .» "■„ ■ •.. 2 7 54 p.m. First quarter „ .. .» 9 10 25 p.ra. Full moon „ .. .. X 8 14 p.m. Last quarter .. .. ..24 3 52 p.m. TSMFERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, 64.2deg.; minimum, { 59deg.; mean, 61.6deg.

RAINFALL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day -0.02 in. Total to date during the month—3.slin. Total rainfall during December—2.73in. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding .9 a.m, to-day—2o.s miles per hour.

KAROMETEB. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.53 / , To-day—o a.m., 29.68; noon, 29.67 NSW ZEALAND. '

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 2* HOURS.

Barometric pressure has remained unsteady, but has risen somewhat during the night. The weather Has been overcast with rain in many parts ol the Dominion. The rivers are high oh the West Coast and in Southland, and westerly winds ha*e predominated.

1 TO-DAT'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 «jn. ;

Wind.—l., light; br, breeze; f b fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy g*le; w, gale of exceptional severity. Wnather.—B blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heaty; C, clouds, passing clouds; v. drizzling, ram; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather- H. hall, t. lightning; M. misty; 0 overcast, the whole sky covered with thick -clouds; P, passing showers: Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance: Z. haiy.

FORECAST. At 8- a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Strong to gale; westerly, changing to southerly, northward of New Plymouth and Napier; southerly prevailing elsewhere. • Barometer—Falling tendency in the North, but rise everywhere soon. Seas—lncreasing on all the western coast; rough southward of Castlepoint; moderate elsewhere. ! Tides—Good generally. '. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Dlertlon and Tirltiri, and for southerly at Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Islnnd, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugget Point. Weather—Unsettled and cloudy, with rain probable generally; rivers flooded on the West Coast and in Southland; snow on the higher levels, and a cold snap following. , . P. C. BATES.

Station Wind. Bar. Ther in shade 65 65 65 61 6i 67 64 64 68 57 We'th'r Cape Maria V.D Russell ... ... Hokianga HeadB Kaipara. Sig. Sta Manukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri Kairfi'a ... Tauranca Taupo East Cape , ... Gisborne Napior" Castlepoint Cape Palliser ... CapeEemont ... Patea ... • ... Wanganui Foxton ... Wellington ...... Cape Campbell... Farewell Spit .:. Wostport ' Greyinouth Bealey Chrititchurch ... Aiaroa L.H. ... Timaru ... ... Oamaru ... Dunedin Queenstpwn Nuggets Bluff Nl Wfb NW 1 Nl NW1 KW 1 NW1 NWf b Wl NB1 Inter'pt'd NW. br Calm •■ NW br NWf b Nfli WOTTbr NNW f b NW to NW 1 b NW br W 1 Wl NW1 W br : Calm NEfb Not come 8E1 ■ ■ Calm Cata Not come Wl I 29*89 29'82 20'80 23'82 29'82 20*83 *»*83 29*75 29*80 29*76 vsra 2973 *>9'70 23*69 2368 29*67 29*88 20*58 ■370 29*«4 29*66 29'60 29*47 "i9*46 2F45 20*44 39*48 67 7067 . 69 02 64 63 66 60 66 60 ■59'68' 65 04 60 61 56 , '■- ' 54 I Z 0 0 o c c 0 BC O O 5" B C B o B Z O CP c R BOP BCV B B ■0 ,8"me 29*46