METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 73, 26 March 1926, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTONS WEATHER

FRIDAY, 26th MARCH.

The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 50m a..,; sets 5h 55m p.m. Rises to-morrow, flh Oin a.m.; sets 5h 54m p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, '2h 30m; afternoon, 111 Dm; total, 3h 30m. Temperature in Shade—Maximum; 60.1dejj.; minimum, 54.0deg.; mean, 57.0deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—3.llin. ' Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—B.4 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 ».i_, 29.89. Today, 9 a.m., 29.79; noon, 29.75.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Rain was falling this morning in the northern half of the North.. Island, but elsewhere, though cloudy at times, the weather has been mostly fair Moderate and variable breezes have prevailed, and little chanje In atmospheric pressure has;, taken place over the Dominion since yesterday.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

B, blue sky, be the atnlosphere clear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drilling rain. F, foggy. G, gloomy, dark weather. 11, hail. -,' lightning. M, misty. -.0, overcast, the whole sky covered with • thick clouds. P, passing showers. Q, squally. R, rain, continued rain, S, snow. T, thunder. 0," ugly, threatening appearance. H, hazy. C'calm. L, light. BR, breeze. FB, rreßb breeze. MG, moderate gale. G, whole or heavy gale. W, gale of exceptional severity.

The following forecast was Issued at 9 a.m. to-day for the subsequent 24 hours:— Wind3—Northerly, increasing strong to r^le northwards of New Plymouth and Napier;strong and variable but northeriies prevailing elsewhere, changing to southerly everywhere after about 24 hours. Barometer—Fall. '■ Seas—lncreasing to heavy southwards, ol Castlepolnt and rough to considerable elseTide's—Poor in Cook Strait; good on all the eastern coast; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for northerly gale* are exhibited at Cape Maria Van piemen, Tiritirl, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, (Farewell Spit, and for easterly gale at tape Foulwind and Nugget Point. . , _ .. Weather—Unsettled, cloudy and misty weath-. er, with rain generally, heavy in parts. B. V. PEMBERTON. Friday, 2Gth March, 1026.

Stations. I th». Wind. Bar. in We'th'r. I Shade. . Cape Maria VD N\V Jb 29.93 68 O Russell WNW fb 20.85 09 MR; Itokianga Heads NW fb 29.80 70 R Kaipara Sig Stn NW f b 29.78 (12 0 Mauukuu Heads N fb 29.76 155 OK Auckland NNW fb 29.77 67 OR Tiritlri N- 1 — 64 R Kawhia '..... S fb 20.72 64 OR Tauranga ..; NE 1 29.82 60 R Taupo NI 29.82 55 R East Cape NE 1 29.90 05 OilGisborne W 1 29.87 . 62 O Napier SW 1 29.86 62 O Castlenoint SI — 57 0 Cape Falliserv Calm — 57 C • Cape Egmont ... -SE- 1 29.72 00 • P Patea ,.... Calm 29.73 60 - C Wanganui NE 1 29.78 59 O Foxton EI - 61 O Wellington ...... Calm 29.79 59 ■•' C Cape Campbell ... SE fb 29.80 60 O Farewell Spit E 1 29.79 61 C Westport SB 1 29.75 50 BC Greymouth E br 29.68 ,47 BC Arthur's Pass ... NW 1 — 37. B Chrlstchurch El 29.81 53 BC Akaroa IH ... NW fb- 29.81 65 C, Timam 8 1 29.84 ' 52 OD Oamaru . SW 1 29.83 ' 52 O' Dunedin .NE 1 29.82- 52 BC Oucenetown W 1 29.81 47 f! Nu'jigets NE I 29.81 60 C