METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 18, 21 January 1921, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

FRIDAY, ,21st JANUARY.

Tht Moon—New moon, 9th day, 4.57 p.m. First quarter, 17tli day, 6.1 p.m, Full moon. 24th day, 10.38 a.m. . last quarter, Jlst day 7.32 a.m. The Sun—Epse to-day, 4h 41m a.m.; sets 7U ' 22m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 4h 43m a.m.; get* 7h 22m p.m. I' Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, 5h 10m; afternoon, 2h 50m- total 8h om. ' .. . ' Temperature In Shad*—Yesterday, maximum 72.6deg.; minimum, 56.8deg.; mean, 64.6deg. ' Rainfall—Total ,for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—o.l6in. TTotal to date during the month—l.Slin. Total for December—l.67lli Wind—Average velocity for 24 hoars preceding 9 a.m. to-day—* miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a;m., 30.13! To-day 9 a.m.. 30.07; nobn, 30.C8. . . ' < > SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOUHS. . Cool am', cnangeable weather has" been experienced generally with rain:in parts, particularly about Cook Strait and along the eastern coast.: Atmospheric pressure, lias remained about normal, though relatively low northwards of the Dominion, and easterly and south-easterly breezes have ruled. ... . . rt TO-DAY'S WJSATHEK. . ' From observations taken at 9 a.m.

.Weather—B, blue sky, be th,e atmosphere clear or hazy; 0, cloudy, passim; clouds; D, drizzling rain; t, foggy; G. gloomy, dark weather; Hi hail; I/, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast,; the whole sky covered nith. thick clQUfis; P, passing7showers; Q, equally; B, rain, continued rain: S, sn«w; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy, .. \Tind.—t, light; br, bre««»; (b, fresh breeze; m s, morterat« sale; ;, whole or be»Ty g»lc; w, cale of exccßtie»»l seTtrity.

At » a.m. to-day the following forecast w*l issued for the subsequent 2^ hows :— Winds—Variable; moderate to strong southeasterliestf, prevailing.. t :. ; , .. ~--..\ BarometerT—tJiiEteiidy,. with - »" rising tendency. ; Seas—Considerable between C»stlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere... , Tides^Low in Cook Strait; poor, on the western coast; good elsewhere. . Weather—Cool and changeable -with scattered rainfall,.' but-• conditions should improve shortly. ■ ■. ■ D..C. BATES.

St»tios. Wjnd. Bar. " |"' Wt'tli'r ■• ■. ■I- . «liade.| Cape Maria V.D. SE J. 30.04 69" B Kuas.".ll 'Calm! <''30,00 66 C Hgkianga Heads ..N-l*- 30.02 67 BC Kaipara Sig. Stn. SE 1 ... 29.97 71 C Manukau Heads SW 1 -30.01 62 .BC Auckland ......... W 1 30.04 65 BC Tiritiri 'g I 30.04 67 15 KawhU E fb .30.03 63 O Tauranga Ebr ,30.00 69 0 Taupo 8 1 30.02 64 0 East Cape ;.... Line interrupted. Gisborne ...... ffl 1/ 30.04 63 OG Napier NE fb 30.07 63 O Castlepbint SE.br 30.06 55 D Cape Palliser.. NE . fb 30.07 59 'R Cape Eginont .. NE 1 30.00 65 O Patea ........ Calm 30.03 65 O Wangapui :NE 1 30.05 68 ' O Foxton El 30.06 -61 R Wellington ....- Culm 30.07' 57 OR Cape Capipbell .;e fb 30.06 60 O Farewell ■ Spit „ Efb 30.05 60 ■■ O. Weatport. ...... SW I- 30.05 57 'OP Greymouth .... E br 30.05 57 ■ O Bealey. E 1 30.08 52 O " C'hrlstchurch .. Calm 30.06 58 OR Akaroa L.H Nl' 30.07 55: G Timarii NE, 1 30.09 50 O Oaraaru N 1 30.11 54 OG Dunedin ...:...; NW 1 30.1* 56 O Queonstown ".... C»lm 30.08 58" BO N«gi?ets ..,,.... NT '30,10 56 B Bluff „. N 1 50,07 64 B