METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 152, 24 December 1926, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

JIOOX FOR DECEiIBEK.

New moou, 7th day, 5.1S p.m. First quarter, loth d»y, 3.57 p.m. Full moon, 2Jnd d»y, 7.49 a.m. Last quarter, 29th day, S.IS ».m.

FEIDAY, 24th DECEMBER.

The Sun—Ro«e to-day, 4h 15m ».m.; Mk» 7h 26m p.m. Rises to-morrow, «h 15m ».m.j seta fh 20ni p.m.

SYXOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Dull, misty weather has prevailed, with rain ia many parts of the Domiuion. Pressure has shown a decreasing tendency, and easterly to northerly breezes have ruled.

TODAY'S WEATIIKR.

B, blvia sky. be the atmosphere clear of hcary. C, clouds, passing clouds. I>. itrixilinc rain. V. fncsy. Q Kloomy, dark we»thtr. It, hail, t, lii'htnins. M. misty 0. overcut, the who'e sky covered with thi& cloudt. P. passing showers. q, equally. .R, rain, continuous rain. S. snow. T, thaadtr. V, vflr threatening appearance. Z. hazy. C, calm. L. light. BR. hTeeie. FB ( freUi breeie. MO, moderate sale. 0, whole of htity gale. W. g»le of exceptional »t«nty.

FORECAST.

Tho following forecast was issued at 9 ».m. to-day for the subsequent 24 hours:— Wind*—Northerly, moderate to strqec, northward of New Plymouth and easterly veering (:o southerly, elsewhere. Barometer—Fallins tendency. Soas—Hough southward of Caßtlepomt; me delate elsewhere. Tides—Good on all the eastern coast; poor In Cook Strait; moderate elsewhere. Weather Cloudy to overcast, with ram prop* able generally. p & Friday, 2ith December. IOiC.

Stations. I . Thcr. Wind. Bar. in Wt'tt'r. Shtde Onpe Maria YD ... K 1 iO.Sfi 72 P Russell SK 1 29.80 68 F J-Jokianga Heads SH 1 29.85 VI MB Kalparu Si? a-.u XE fb 29.S5 ' 68 0 Manukau Heads XE fb Sitf.Sfl lU *> Auckland EXE I 20.87 «7 <> Tiritiri XE fb — Ki MB Kawhia XE 1 W.flS «0 0 Titurauga XK fb 20.97 62 p Taupo JiW br SO.OO «1 O liast Capo B 1 30.H (3 O (llnborne KE fb 30.10 61 0 Napier KB 1 S0.02 f« 0 Oastlepolnt NE br 30.00 CO " O Capo Palliser NE 1 — 06 C Capo Esmont ... XK fb S0.03' 71 C Patea Calm 30.(10 . «8 C Wanicanui SB 1 2^.95 CS 3> Koxton K 1 — 6» OR Wellincton XE I 29.97 04 I> Cape Campbell ... N 1 29.9a « MR Farewell Spit K 1 2P.BC CO R Westport SE 1 20.H2 CA OUT,. (ireywnutli E br 29.90 02 O Arthur's Pass Xot received. Christchurch XE 1 30.00 64 OG Akaroa L H Xot received. Tlmaru Calm 30.04 CO O_ Onrnaru F. 1 30.02 00 OMB Duncdin Calm 30.01 f.fi . OM Queenstown li 1 29.07 57 I) Nuusets S fb 29.S9 52 P Bluff S 1 25.95 5C 3)