METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 52, 2 March 1921, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

WEDNESDAY, 2nd MARCH.

THs Moon—><ew moon, Sth day, ».7 ».ol First quarter. 16th day, 6.23 a.m. Full meen, 22nd day, 9.2 p.m.

The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 32m a.m..; sets, 6h 35m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 61i 38m a.m.; sets, 6h 33m a.m. Brlcht Sunshino Yesterday— Mornln*-, 2h sm; afternoon, nil; total 2h sm.

T«mp«ratur« in Shucit—Yesterday, maximum 71.2deg.: minimum, <rt.4deg.; mean, 60.3deg.

Rainfall—Total for. th« 48 hour* preceding 0 a.m. to-day—o.o7in. Total to date 0.07 in Total for February—o.72in.

Win*—Aver»ge velocity for U h«nr» precetlit 9 a.m. to-day—7 mfies per hour.

Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.15. To-day, 9 a.m., 59.97: noon, 29.95.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 SOURS,

Atmospheric pressure has'shown a decreasing tendency, and tha winds havo been variable with westerly breezes predominatin-. Warm, dull, and misty conditions have been experienced, with drizzling rain in many parts of the Dominion.

TO-DAY'S WEATHIE,

From obserrations taken at S a.ta,

W«atS»r—B, blu* sk.r, b* tk« atmesphera clear or h«y; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzlinß rain; F, foegy; O, Bloomy, dark weather; H, h»il; L, lightning; M, aaitty; O, overcast, th» whole sky % covered with thick Clauds; F, passing showers; Q, equally; R, raia, continued rain; S, knew; T, thunder; V, ufly, threatening appearauca; Z, hur.

Wind—L, light; br,! breeze; fb, fresh bretze; m g, moderate gale; g, wh*le «r hear; gale; w, gale of exceptional severity.

At 9 a.m. to-day ths following for«ei»t was issued for the .subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Moderate and variable winds northward of East Cape and Kawhia, but southerlies, moderate to strong prevailing; westerlies elsewhere. Barometer—Falling tendency Seas—Considerable swell on all the westers coast; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Good sencrally.

Weather—Dull and misty conditions with rain probable generally, but mild and haET conditions on the east coast of the South Is. laud, D. C. BATES. •

Station. ThtrTl Wind. Bar. ia m*'wi Cape Maria V.D... S I 30.17 70 B / Uussell .......... ■Calm 30.13 69 C Hokianga Hds. ..SI 50.14 07 0 Kaipora Sir Stn .. SI 50.15 72 Z Manukau Hds. .. S\V 1 30.14 C 6 CF Auckland S I 30.10 «7 BC Tiritit-i S 1 30.10 07 0 Kawhla SW. I 30.09 08 C Taurangn Calm 30.10 70 Z Tiiupo Calm 30.0S 08 0 lust C»p» Line interrupted. Gtsborne ......... E 1 30.00 08 C Kapler ....'....... Cairn 30.04 75 p Castlcpoinfc ... NW hr . 30.02 66 C Cape Palliser .. NW fb 30.00 66 P Cape Egmont .. NW fb 30.09 60 O Pates NW br 30.06 67 C Wanganut W 1 30.03 (» G Foxton Wbr 30.02 6, r» D Wellngton ..... NW br 29.9' 64 OD Oape Campbell NW br 23.1)5 02 O litaKwell Spit .. W 1 SO.OS 64 MR ( Westport ....... NJ3 I SO.M fil OM Oreymouth N 1 29.08 ffl, O Bealey SW 1 80.00 63 B Christchurch Calm 29.88 64 BC Akaroa L.H. .. NE 1 20.87 OS B Timaru NE 1 29.54 62 BC Oamaru ......... N 1 29.53 64 BC Dunedin Calm 29.88 68 O Queenstown Calm 29.85 64 .BC Nuggets. Nfb 29.82 G4 C Bluff N 1 29.97 50 OP