METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 70, 23 March 1920, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WEIXINGTGN'S WEATHER. TUESDAY, 23rd MARCH. THI SUN. Rose to-day—sh 55m a.m.; sets 5h s»m p.m. Eises to-morrow—sh 57m a.m.; sets 5h 58m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, lh 45m; afternoon, lh Om; total, 2h 45m. THK M9ON. N (Calculated fer Nsw Zealand Mean Time.)

TEM?ERATBHB IN THE SHADE. Yesterday—Maximum, CS.Sdeg.; minimum, I 58.1deg.; mean, 60.7deg. . -. . RAINFALL. Total for the Si hoars preceding S n.m. t#-d«j —O.OTin. Total to date during the month—2.oßln. Total rain/all lor February—s.92in. WINS. Ayerage Telocity of the wind for the 21 kourt preceding 9 a.m. to-day—lß.2 miles per hour. j BAROMETER. Yesterday—9 a.m., 29.61. To-day—9 a.m., 29.71; noon* 29.73. NEW ZEALANB. . SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 KOffRS. I Atmospheric pressure has increased eyerywhere, and considerable rain has fallen, especi- [ ally on the West Coast and in Southland. West to south-west winds, strong to gale, have pre- \ vailed, particularly in and southward of Cook I Strait.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations takes ut 9 a.n.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b fresh breez*; a c, moderate gale; g, vbola er heavy, gale; w, gale •{ exceptienal severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atm«spher« clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing elands; B, drtezline rain; F, feguy; 0, Rleomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lisbtnins; M, misty; 0, overcast, tho yi-hole sky covered with thick cleuds; p, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain: S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly^ threatening a?peara»ce; Z, hazy.

At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was Issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Westerly, with a southerly tendency, moderate to strong and squally at times. Barometer—Kise everywhere soon. Seas—Heavy on the west coast southward of Capo Egmont »nd in Foveaux Strait; rough o" shore elsewhere. Tides—Good generally. Warning signal for southerly gale, ( is exhibited at NugßCt Point. Weather—Squally, with passing showers, especially southward of Kawhia and Castlepeint, and probably colder soon. D. C. BATES.

Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter .. 5 .. 13 .. 20 a. m. 5 43 a.m. 10 26 p.m. 6 15 p.m,

Station. Wind I Ther. Bar in [shade We'tk'i Cape Maria, V.D. .. W 1 30.06 65 C Russell KW I 30.02 65 C Hokianga. Heads..SW 1 30.03 07 BC Kaipara Sis. Stn. „W| 30.03 si c Manukau Heads.. Wbr 29.97 60 HC Auckland W br 30.03 63 C Tiritiri .... WSW br 30.05 62 BC Kawhia W fb 29.90 65 BC Tauranga Not received. Taupo SW 1 29.5S 59 BC East Cape ...'... Line Interrupted. Gisborne KW br 29.82 70 B Napier Wl 2D.55 65 B Castlepoint .. NW br 29.80 60 ' C Cape Palliser .... NW g 29.75 62 C Cape Egmont .. Wfb 59.00 64 C Patea W fb 29.86 61 B Wanganui KW g 20.35 65 BC Foxton ....W mg 29.78 66 BC Wellington N br 29.71 63 BC Cape Campbell .. N fb 29.05 59 B Farewell Spit .... W tb 29.75 60 C Westport Not received. Greymouth SW br 29.77 54 BC Bealey W br 29.90 50 C Ctiristcburch NE 1 29.54 59 ft Akaroa L.H KW 1 29.51 60 B Timaru Calm 20.56 54 B Oaraaru El 29.55 S4 BC Dunedin ........ SW 1 29.5S 50 BC Queenstown "... Calm 29.63 51 BC NuKßets ' WSW fb 29.62 49 P Bluff- WSW fb 20.48 4S OP