METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 33, 9 February 1927, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

——*) _ MOON FOR TEBKUART. New moon, 2nd day, 8.24 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. WEDNESDAY, 9th FEBRUARY. The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 6m a.m.; sets 7h 5m p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5h 7m a.m.; sets 7h 4m p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, 6h 20m; afternoon, Gh 25m; total, 12h 45m. Temperature In Shade—Maximum, 74.2deg.; minimum, 55.2deg.; mean, C4.7deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—O.lOln. - Wind—Velocity of the wind Tor the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l.6 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.961n. Today, 9 a.m., 29.86 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The weather has continued fair and warm generally, though cloudy occasionally, and some light scattered rain has fallen in the southern portion of the. South Island. Little change in atmospheric pressure has taken place.

B, blue shy, be tho atmosphere clear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drizzling rain. T, foggy. G, gloomy, dark weather, H, hall. L, lightnlns. M, misty. O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds, r passing showers. Q, squally. R, rain, continuous rain. S, snow. T, thunder. U, ugly threatening appearance. Z, hazy. C, calm. 1., light. BR, breeze. FB, fresh breeze. MG, moderate gale. G, whole or heavy gale. \Y, gala of exceptional severity. FORECAST. The following forecast was Issued at 9 a.m. to-day for tho subsequent 24 hours:— Winds Northerly, moderate to strong, backing by west to south. Baromoter—Unsteady, with a temporary falling tendency. Seas—Moderate swell on all the western coast; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Good. Weather—Warm and humid conditions, but cloudy and unsettled at times, particularly In the West Coast and southern districts. D. C. BATES. Wednesday, 9th February, 1927.

WEATHER. Stations! I Ther. Wind. Bar. in We'th'r I Shads Cape Maria VD:. SI Russell S 1 Hoklanga Heads NE 1 Kalpara Sig St Calm Manukau Heads W 1 Auckland E 1 Tlritlrl ...... SW 1 Ka-phia N 1 Tauranga .... SE 1 Taupo MW 1 East Cape NE 1 Gisborne SI Napier Calm Castlepolnt N 1 Cape Palliser.. E 1 Cape Egraont .. N fb Patea N 1 Wanganul N 1 Foxton Calm Wellington .. NW br Cape Campbell.. N 1 Farewell Spit NW 1 Westpqrt NE 1 Greymbuth .... E br Arthur's Pass NW 1 Chrlatchurch .. E fb Akaroa LH .. NE fb Tlmaru ..• E 1 Oamaru NE br Dunedin NE fb Quecnstown ... Calm Nuggets .... NE fb Biufr .. w l 29.02 29.91 29.85 29.89 29.91 29.91 29.88 29.98 29.99 30.10 29.97 29.90 29.90 29.92 29.90 29 88 29.86 29.8T . 29.88 29.85 29.83 29.89 29.88 29.86 29.87 29.88 29.86 23.80 73 B 70 B CS B 71 B 75 B 71 BC 72 B 69 BC 78 B 67 C 68 C 71 BC 77 B 75 B 70 B 68 C 70 B 70 C 70 BC 71 BC 76 "" C 74 C 63 BC G4 O 63 Z 69 O 64 OMR 64 O 04 OM 62 O 63 C 58 O 58 O