METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 46, 24 February 1920, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

TUESDAY,.24th FEBETJAEY.

THE:'ST/N. Rose to-day—sh 23in a.m.; sets Cli 45m p.m. Rises-to-morrow—sli 25m a.m.; sets Gil 43m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Moniing, 4h sm; afternoon, 51i 40m; total, 9h 45m. THE MOON. (Calculated tor-New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. ■ • | Full moon is 12 p.m. Last quarter 12 8 19 a.m,. New moon .. .. ... 20 9 5 a.ml "First, quarter 27 .11 19 a.m! TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum,- 67.4deg.; minimum, Ol.ldeg.; mean, 64.2deg. EAINFAIL. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a:m, to-day Total to date during the month—2.9 Sin. Total rainfall'during January—s.olin. WIND. Average velocity of the wind for the 24 lurars preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l6.B miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 30.16. To-Uuy— 9 a.m., 29.92; noon, 25.89; NEW ZEAIiANB. SYNOPSIS OF IAST 24 HOTJRS. The barometer has fallen, especially in tie South, and freshening northerly winds havo ruled. Warm and humid conditions have pre vailed, but haze and.cloudiness have increased generally since last evening. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—lr, light; br, breeze; f b fresh breeze m" k, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gal* w, gale of exceptional severity.

Weather.—B, blue 1 sky, ba the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; B, drizzling raiu; F, foggy; G, glqetay, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightnisg; IS.', misty; 0, overcast, tb.6 whole sky covered with' thick clouds; Pi passing showers; Q,>squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly,, threatening,appearance; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following .forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Northerly, strong to gale, veering to southerly northward of Bast Capo and Kawhia; westerly, backing by, south to easterlj', elsewhere. ; Barometer—Falling tendency, but rising in the South after 21 hours. Seas—Heavy between Castlepoint and Ivaikoiira and in Foveaux Strait; considerable elsewhere. Titles—High, northward, of-Bast Cape; good elsewhere. Warning ■ signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape' Maria Van Diemen and Tiritiri (East Cape interrupted), ■ for westerly at Cqstlepoint, Cape Carupbeil, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape TV.ilv:ind, and Nugget Point; and for southerly at sunrise. Weather—Conditions are threatening. Expect skins (lull to overcast, and heavy rain following geUer!"ly- . ]>; C. BATES.

Members of the Wellington Boot Retailers' Association ha,vo decided to close their premises at 5.30 p.m. from Monday next.

Station^ I . ITher. Wind Bar in. " j ' Ishade We'tVr Cape Maria V.D. ..NE g 29.90 68 Russell E 1 29194 70 Hokianga Heads ..El • 29.96 00 Kaipara Sig. Stn. „NE 1 2Q.97 70 Manukau Heads NE fb 29.00 62 Auckland NE 1 20.08 68 Tiritiri NNE fb 20.08 67 Kawllia NB ! 29.99 65 TauraDga SI 30.06 70 Taupo W I •' 29.03 62 Bast Caps line.interrupted. . Gisborne NW 1 30.02 67 Napier N J 30.03 69 Castlepoint- NE 1 20.97 69 Cape Palliser .. NWfb 29.M 67 Cape Egmont Nlb 20.95' 64 Patea N I 20.04 65 Wanganui .. NE 1 30.00 60 Foxton NW br 29.00 6R Wellington ...; NW br 29.92 64 Cape Campbell ..NW fb 29.83 62 Farewell Spit Wl 29.91 65 Westport N 1 29.90 •63 Greymonth NE br 29.90 58 liealey Wl 29.80 CO Christcimrch Cain? ' 29.77 64 Akaroa L.H NE 1 29.7S 70 ■Timarti ■ Calm 29.71 59 Oamam NE 1 20.60 60 Dunediu NE fb 29.70 56 Queenstown ...... Calm 20.70 64 Nil c;gets NE 1 29.61 58 Bluff '. S br 25.05 60 MR B O O C C 0 O O O C o c c c o 7, C O c o BC O c B U B BC B BG Z O