METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1927, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR FEBRUARY. New moou, 2nd day, 5.24 p.m. First quarter, 9th day, 11.24 a.m. Full moon, 19th day; 3.48 a.m.; last .quarter, 25th day, 8.12 a.m. SATURDAY, sth FEBRUARY. The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 0m a.m.; «ets 7h 10m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 51i 2m a.m.; sets 7!i 8m p.m. Bright Sunsiifne: Yesterday—Morning, 6h 45m; afternoon, 3h 50m; total, lOh 35m. Temperature In " Shade—Maximum, 74.9deg. i minimum, sS.7deg.; mean, 66.8deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during tha month—O.lOlnl Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l.72 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.Sin. Today, 9 a.m., 29.99 in; noon, 29.95 in. SYNOPSIS. OF LAST 24 HOURS. 'Fair, warm, and sultry weather has continued, and the winds have been variable, with moderate to strong westerlies predominating. Atmospheric pressure has increased slowly. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

B, blue sky, bo the atmosphere clear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drizzling J? 11!' „ F>, tGEßy- G ' Bl<""ny. dark weather, 11, hail. L, lightning. SI, misty. O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds. P, passing showers. Q, squally. X, rain, continuous ram. s, snow. T, thunder, U, ugly threatening appearance. Z, liazy. C, calm. L, light. BR, breeze. FB. fresh breeze. MG, moderate galo. G, whole or heavy gale. W, gale of exceptional severity. FORECAST. The following forecast was issued at 9 a.ra, to-day for tho subsequent 24 hours: — Winds—Westerly winds prevailing, and In. creasing strong to galo southward of New Ply, mouth and Napier after about 20 hours. ■ Barometer—Fall soon. Seas—Moderate, but increasing on air the western coast and off shore southward of Castlepoint. Tides—Good. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Castlepolnt. Cape Campbell. Steph. en Island, Farewell Spit, and Nugget Point. Weather—Warm and sultry weather, with! Increasing cloud and haziness for a change; rain probable soon In the West Coast dis» trlcts. P. C BATES. ' 1 Saturday, sth. February, 1927. -^j |

, Stations. Wind. Bar. Tver. in Shad* We'th'r Cape Maria VB S 1 Kussell S 1 Hokianga Hds. S 1 Kaipara Sig St SE fb Manukau Hds. SW 1 Auckland SW 1 Tiritlri SW 1 Kawhia S 1 Tauranga SW 1 Taupo Calm East Cape Calm Glsborne S 1 Napier W 1 Castlepotnt SI Cape Palltser ..El Cape Egmont W 1 Patea NW 1 Wanganul NW 1 Foxton NW 1 Wellington .. NE 1 Cape Campbell... W 1 Farewell Spit W fl) Westport Calm Greymouth .... E br Arthur's Pass NW 1 ChrlstchuTcli .. SW 1 Akaroa LH .. NE 1 Timaru Calm Oamaru NE 1 Dunedin NE 1 Queenstown .... W 1 Nuggets NE fb Bluff E 1 30.03 30.02 ,30.01 30.02 30.03 30.05 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.10 30.05 29.97 30.00 29.99 30.00 30.03 29.9 D 30.00 20.99 30.03 30.06 30.00 30.00 29.98 20.95 29.93 29.91 29.59 29.80 73 69 70 65 70 70 ■ 08 70 76 65 66 74 74 76 73 71 .69 67 6S 65 76 02 63 66 68 er 64 64 63 61 60 58 3 B B B B B B BC B B B B B B B O B ' B BC. B Z - 3 B B B B C O BC B O B BC