METEOROLOGICAL
MOON FOR FEBRUARY.
New moon, 2nd day, 8.24 p.m. First quartfg, 9th day, 11.24 a.m. Full moon, 19th day, 338 a.m.; last quarter, 25th day, 8:12 a.m.
FRIDAY, 4th FEBRUARY.
The Sun—Boso to-day, 4h 59m a.m.; sots 7h llm p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5h 0m a.m.; sets 7h 10m p.m. • ■ . •■■ >
Bright Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, 6h JSm; afternoon, 6h 10m; total, 12h 48m.
Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 76.3<Jeg. minimum, ;>B.2deg.; mean, 6T.2deg.
Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding. 9 ».m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month-^0.191n.
Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—B.2 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.601n. Today, 9 a.m., 29.801n; noon, 29.80 in.
.SYNOPSIS OB 1 LAST 24 HOUBS.
Warm and fair to cloudy weather has continued, and the barometer has risen in the North, though, little' change has taken'placa In the South. Westerly breezes hay& predominated.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
B, blue sky, be tho atmosphere clear or neayy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drizzling ™t „ 11,I 1, foggy. G, gloomy, dark weather, H, hail. L, lightning. M, misty. 0. overcast the whole sky covered with thick clouds p Passing showers. Q, squally. R, rain, continuous rain. S, snow. T, thunder. U, ugly threatening appearance. Z, hazy. C, calm. X, light. BR, breeze. FB, fresh breeze. MG, moderate gale. G, whole or heavy gale. W, gale of exceptional severity.
The following forecast was Issued at D a.m. to-day for the subsequent 24 hours:—
Winds—Westerlies preTalling; moderate to strong and increasing northward of New Plymouth and Napier; strong to gale elsewhere.
Barometer—Unsteady, with a falling tendency.
Seas^—Moderate swoll southward of Capo Eamont; moderate elsewhere.
Tides—Good generally.
Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited.at Castlepolnt, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, and Nugget Point. Weather—Warm and sultry conditions, with increasing cloud and haziness generally for' a change, and conditions continue threatening to the westward.
__,^ ' D. C. BATES, Friday, 4a Ifebruary, *1927,
Stations. 1 ITher. Wind. Bar. in We'th'r Shade 3ape Maria TD Sfb iiissell SW 1 loklanga Hds. SW 1 Salpara Slg St S fb Idanukau Hds SWbr Auckland SW 1 [irltirl SW br ICawhia S fb Fauranga B 1 Csupo ........ Calm Bast Cape .... SW 1 Sisborne SW 1 Napier NW 1 3astlepoint .... N 1 Sape Palliser ..El 2ape Egmont WSW 1 Patea NW 1 iVanganul NW 1 Foxton Calm Wellington .. NNE 1 "ape Campbell NWfb Farewell Spit.. N 1 IVeatport >... SW 1 Sroyroouth .. E br Arthur's Pass NWIb Christchurch .. Calm iiaroa LH ... NE fb rimaru E 1 Oamaru .... NE br Dunedin NE I Queenstown .... S 1 Kuggets . : NE 1 Bluff NW 1 28.97 20.92 29.90 29.90 29.90 29.91 29.85 29.83 29.91 29.94 29.90 29.81 .. 29.80 29.86 29.85 29.85 29.80 29.77 29.85 29.90 29.T4 29.73 29.73 29.72 29.71 ■29.67 29.61 29.52 70 68 70 68 66 69 66 71 73 62 65 60 72 75 70 68 69 66 70 71 63 71 M 60 55 74 68 67 66 64 06 58 61 B BC BC C BG BC C BC B B B ■ B B B B C B B BC B Z B BC BC B BC C O BC BC C C O
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1927, Page 4
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