METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 69, 22 March 1920, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. ... MONDAY, 22nd MAHCH. THE SUN. Rose to-day—sh 54m a.m.; sets 6h 1m p.m. Rises to-morrow—sh 55m a.m.; sets 5h 59m p.m. BKIGHT SUNSHINt: Yesterday—Morning, 21i 10m; afternoon, 5h sm; total, 7h 15m. THK MB9N. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H. M. Full moon .. .. .'. 5 8 43 a.m. Last quarter .. .. ■ .. 18 5 27 a.m. New moon .. .. .. 20 10 26 p.m. First quarter .. .'. ..27 6 15 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, OiAdeg. ; minimum, 57.3deg.; mean, GO.Sdeg. RAINFALL. Total for the 4S hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day —fl.29iu. Total to date during the month—-S.Olin. Total rainfall for February—s.92in. WIKD. Average f elocity of the wind for the 2i ksurs preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l4.G miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterdaj-—9 a.m., 30.05. To-tfay—'9 a.m., 25.84;'" npoD, 29.81. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Considerable rain has fallen in Westland, and the weather has been chrtEgeable elsewhere, with scattered showers. South-west to west winds, strong to gale, have prevailed, and atmospheric pressure is now very low in the South. „ TO-BAY'S WEATHER.From observations taken at 9 a.m.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b fresh hreez«; rag, 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 raiu; ,F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H. hail; L, lishtaiag; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing shswers; <J, squally; R, rain, nentlnued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly, threatening appearance; Z. hazy. j FORECAST. At 9 a^m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Westerly, backing to southerly, and increasing northward of Kawhia and Castlepoint; strong to gale elsewhere. Barometer—Falling tendency, but rising in the South after 24 hours. Seas—lncreasing on all the western coast, and probably very heavy southward of Cape Jigmont; rough off shore elsewhere. Tides—Good generally. • ' Warning signals for westerly gales are ex^ lubited at Castlenolnt, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and >'ugget Point. Weather—Squally with heavy showers; rivers rising on the West Coast and in the southernmost districts; snow on the higher levels in U'e S°Ut"- a_C. BATES. '

Station. Wind Ther.. Bar in shade We'th'i Cape Maria V.D. KW fb 30.11 63 Kussell XW 1 30.09 Gl Uokiiiiiga Heads.. 'NG 1 SU^IO C 2 Kaipara Sig Stn KW 1 30.0U 61 ManuUau Heads .. N 1 30.07 05 . Auckland N 1 30.05 62 Tiritirl W 1 ■ 30.06 62 Kavrhia JfE 1 311.08 61 Tauranga Calm 30.12 00 Tnupo SW 1 30.01 65 East Capo Line interrupted. Gisborne Ktf br 29.98 OS . Napier W br 29.97 06 Castlepoint .. KW br 29.8S 61 Cape Palliser.. KW fb 29.5G »6S Cape Jigmont .. NW fb • 29.05 04 Patea NKW br 29.96 Gl Wanganui Xl 29.07 02 Voxtou SW fb 29.92 63 Wellington.... XKW fb 2D.54 62 Cape Campbell .. I~V g 29.53 oil lfarewell Spit .... W fb 29.90 62 Westport Nfb 23.81 51 Crejinoutli E br 20.75 52 Bealey W fb 29.61 S2 Christeliurcb .... Calm 29.50 67 Akaroa L.H X fb 29.61 61 I'imaru Calm 29.52 50 Oamaru KE 1 29.51 54 Duuediu NE br 29.50 54 Queenstown SW 1 29.33 56 Kugcets Efb 2D.57 55 Kinir v i 9.a»n si; p B B Z BC - 13C liC R P.C 0 B 1! C B C B G C BC C C E O Q O 1! C O o o o f!