METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1922, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,

TUESDAY, 7th MARCH.

The Moon.—First quarter, 7th day, 6.52 i.m. Full moon; 13th day, 10.44 p.m. Last quarter, 20th day, 8.13 .p.m. New moon, 29th day, 0.33 a.m. " ■ ■

The Sun— Rose to-day, 5h 37m a.m.; sets-6h 27m p.m. Risea to-morrow, 5h 38m a.m.;. sets 6h 25m p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday— Morning, 2h 30m; afternoon, 6h Om; total, 8h 30m. : ■. . ! ■

Temperatur* in Shadt— Yesterday. maximuß, 68.3<1eg.; minimum, 53.4deg.; mean, 60.8deg.

H»inf all—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—2.74in. Total for February—l.67in.

Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—9.4 miles per hour.

Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.86. To-day, 9 a.m./ 29.97; noon, 29.96.

SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS.

Changeable conditions and scattered showers have been experienced in the western and southernmost districts, but fair to cloudy weather has predominated with moderate to strong south-west and westerly winds. The barometer is now high in the North, but still below normal in southern parts.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. : , From •bserr&tioas takes at 9 ».»,

Weather— If, blue sky. be the, atmosphere clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; I', foßgy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; 11, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick; clouds; P, parsing showers; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow, T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

Wind—C, calm; X, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale; O, whole or heavy g»le; W, gale of exceptional severity.

At 9 a.m. to-day" the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds—Moderate tc strong southerly winds, with a westerly tendency northward of New Plymouth and Napier; westerly, equally at times, prevailing elsewhere. Barometer—Rising tendency in the North; unsteady in the South.. Seas—Considerable on .the western coast and between Castlepoint and Kaikoura; moderate elsewhere. ■ ' ' Tides—Good generally. Weather—Unsettled, with rain probable in the West Coast and southernmost districts; fair, to cloudy elsewhere. D. C. BATES. Tuesday, 7th March, 1922.

I Tlwr. '■ - Station. I ■•:, Win*. B»r. . ,i» . Wt'thT I ' Sh.ie. Cape Maria V.D. ..SI 30.2 a 68 C Russell SW 1 ; 30.17 63 B Hokianga Heads ..W I .30.15 65 BC Kaipara Sig Stn . .SW 1 30.11 66 C Manukau Heads SW br 30J4 63 BC Auckland W fb 30.14 64 BO Tiritiri SW 1 ■ 30.13 64 C Kawhia- SW'br '• 30.05 "661 BC Tauranga „ SW 1 30.11 64 BC Taupo ....;....; SW fb 29.99 61- C Gisborne NW 1 29.97 . 62 B Napier..' SW f b 30.09 70 ... .'IT, Castlepoint .... Wbr 30.03 63 B Cape Palliser ....NW 1 29.96 68 It Cape Egmont .... W 1 30.09 67 C , Patea WNW.br 30.08 64 B Wanganui .. WNW br 30.08 69 BC Forton W fb . 30.03 65 O Wellington ..' NNW fb 29.97 66 B Cape Campbell .. W 1 29.95 62 B Farewell Spit :. SW fb 30.01 65 : B Westport Calm 30.08 58 I) Greymoath ...... NE br ■ 30.03 57 BC Arthur's Pass .: NW 1 29.97 54 15 Christchurch .... Calm 29.81 58 B Akaroa L.H E 1 29.82 70 B Timaru .;... Calm 29.79 62 BC Oamaru Calm 29.76 62 BC Dunedin ...NEI 29.83 55 , BC Queenstown .... SW. fb 23.87 57 'O Nuggets .......V NW I : 29.72 59 ,0 UlufT ........ WNW br 29.62 58.,. 0Z