METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 57, 9 March 1922, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

THURSDAY, 9th MARCH.

Th« Meon.—First qutrter, 1 Tth day, 6.52 a.«. Full moon, 13th day, 10.M p.m. Last quarter. 20th day, 8.13 p.m. New moon, 29tii day, 0.33 a.m.

The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 39m a.m.; sets 6h 24m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5U 41m lun.; sets 6h 22m p.m. Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, 51i 0m; afternoon, ill 6m; total, 8h em.

Temperature in Shade—Yesterday, maxima, 74.5deg.; minimum, 52.5deg.; mean, 63,5deg. Rainfall-Total for the 24 hours rre«dinr 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date' during tie month—2.74in. Total for February—l.67ui.

Win*—Velocity of the wind for, the 24hour§ preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l2.l miles per honr.

Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.89. To-day, 9 a.m., 29.92; noon, 29.88.

SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS,

The barometer has been unsteady in the South, rising and falling again since yesterday, and .moderate to strong southerly and westerly winds have predominated. Fair to cloiuiy weather has prevailed generally, but rain has been reported in th.c > extreme South.

T«BATS WEATHER. From ehserrati*** tak«» »t § ».■.

Weather—lS, blue sky, be the atmosphere dear or hozy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; l>, drizzling r»in; V, foggy; G. gloomy, dark; weather; 11, hail,\l/, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; <}, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, enow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly, thre»tening appearance; Z, hazy. Wind— V, calm; L, light; B r , breeze; ,FB, fresh breeze: MO, moderate gale; G, whole or , h«ivy gale; W, gale of exceptional seventy. ■ '■■" ■ ■ forecast! ' '"■■•. "•'-. At. 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— ;, Winds—Strong and squally westerly winds, backing to southerlies again. ,> Barometer—Unsteady; rising soon.-. , • _ , Seas—Considerable southward of Cape Egmont; rough swell southward of Castlepoint; moderate elsewhere. ' Warning signals for westerly gales are. exhibited «t Cape Campbell and Stephen Island. Weather—Changeable, with scattered rain ' southward of Now Plymouth and,Castlepoint; fair to cloudy elsewhere. .^ BATES I Thursday, 9th March, 1922.

StiUaii. I " (Th«r. •Winil. B»r.- in wvth'f ■ |sfc«U. Cape Maria V.D. SW 1 30 21 70 B Russell S 1 3015 67 C Hokianga Head's SW br 3014 70 UC Kaipara Sig Stn .SI 3010 68 B Manukau H.ls. ..SW fb 3012 64 C Auckland Wl 3015 65 BC Tintin SW 1 3014 66 0 Kswhia W 1 MOB 65, BC Tauranea SW 1 30 00 63 BC Taupo SW I 3000 S7 C Ginbomo NW 1 2997 68 B Nmner SW I 3002 67 B Castlepoint Wbr 29 97 60 B Cipe Pnlliser .. NW fb 29 89 65 C Cape Hgmont .... W 1 3007 64 C Patea .: NW 1 20i16 62 C Wiinsanui .. . WNWbr 30 05 68 IJO Foxton Wbr 2999 64 O Wellington ... NW fb -29 92 64 C Cape Campbell .. Wfb 2955 61 HZ Farewell Spit .. SW fb 30 00 61 B Wcstnort .... Calm MOS 59 BO Ore} mouth Ebr 29 93 56 O Aitliur 1'! Pass .. NW 1 13 82 bO O Chnstchnrch Calm 29.71 63 O AkaroiL.n Wl 29 72 63 B Timani Cilm 29 70 5h BC Oamaru Cilm 29 68 6S 30 DuiiPdm NB 1 29 67 a 6 lIC Qucenstown Calm 29.70 bl 0 Nuggets SW f) 29 70 48 Jl Blull WKW br 29.72 52 OP