METEGROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 90, 16 April 1923, Page 2

METEGROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON WEATHER

lIONDAY, I.6th APEII/.

Tiic Maun—Full..moon, -3dcj day. 0.j2 a.m. Last quarter, Bth day, 5.45 p.m. New moon, leth day, 6 p.m. First quarter, 24ch day, 4.48 p.m. . ' . Tlie Sun—Hose to-day, 6h 20ra a.m.; sets ,5b 22tn p.m. Rises to-raorrpw, 6h 22m a.m.; sets 6h 20m p.m. Bright . Sunshine:; Yesterday— Morning, Oh 12m; afternoon, lh Oin; total, lh- 12m. Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 65.0deg. ; minimum, 38.8deg.; mean, 52.2deg. Kainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil: . Total to date during the month—l.eiin. Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day—4.s miles per hour. Barometer—Yestenjjiy, 0 a.m., 30.53. To-day, 9 a.m., 30.57; noon, 30.57.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOTJBS.

The barometer Jell everywhere on Saturday, but rose again on Sunday morning, with temporary, unsettlemant of weather conditions' in nioet parts of -the country, the winds changing to the south, with cloudy skies and light showers iv -various parts. :

... 10-DAY'S WEATHEE. From observations taken at 9 a.m

Weather—B, Blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or JiaW; C, cloudy, passing ctoiids; P, drizzling rato^ F, foggy; G, gloomy,- dark weather; H, hail; L, liglitniiig; M, misty; O. overcast, the whole sUy covered with thick clouds; P, pacsing showers; Q,'squally; B, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threateninti appearaucd; Z, hazy. Wind—C, calm; i, Jight; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; IIG. moderate gale; G, whole or heavy gale; W, gale of exceptional severity.

Tile following forecast was issued at 8 a.m. to-day:— Winds-'-Variable; easterly, moderate to strong, prevailing northward of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; northerlies to westerlies elsewhere.

i Barometer—Little mnvettent, but tailing after about 21 'hours. Sea?- Moierate.

Tides—Low in Cook SUait; poor on all the western coast; moderate to good elsewhere. Weather—Fair to cloudy, v.-itl) v very cold night generally, but unsettled in t]ic far north and foggy at timet about Foveaus Strait. D. C. BATES. Monday, X6tb April, mi,

Station. /Tlier. ■ Wind. Bar. in We'th'r ■ ■ • Shade Cape Maria V.D. E fb Kussell ;.... E £b Hokianga Heads ...SI liaipara Sig Stu SE 1 Jlam;ka.u Heads E br Auckiahd SW I Tiritiri :..,...,' Kawhia S 1 Tauransa Calm Taupo Calm Ukborne w 1 Napier WSW fb Castlepbint SW 1 C»pe V alliser KB 1 Cape Egmout S I I'atea ...'. 'Calm Wanganui E I I'oxtou E 1 Wellington Calm (Japt. Caiunbell ... E 1 I'arewel! Spit ... NE 1 \yiistp.ort S 1 Greymouth E fb Arthur's Puss ... MW 1 Christcburcti Calm ■Akaroa L.H :-N I Timaru SE 1 Oaiparu Calm Bunedin SW 1 Queenstown S 1 Nugsets NW 1 Bluff : W'br 30.40 63 Z 30.48 63 C 30.45 £2 OP 30.15 60 Z 30.46 52 ' B 30.48 56 B Not received. 30.51 57 B 30.50 52 B 30.55 45 B 30.58 55 O 30.62 52 B 30.60 58 B 30.57 55 O 30.5S 51 B 30.51 50 B 50.5« 51 B 30.55 49 BC 30.57 55 ■ B SO .60 65 O 30.55 55 ' O 30.54 51 B 30.53 45 B 30.50 38 B 30.51 58 BC 30.50 54 C 38.61 48 BC 30.68 48 B 30.63 50 O 30.55 45 — 30.56 48 O 30.48 50 OZ