METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1927, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR FEBRUARY.

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.

THURSDAY, 10th FEBRUARY.

The Sun—Rose to-day, 5h 7m a.m.; ■ sets 7h 4m p.m. Rlse3 to-morrow, 5h Sm a.m.; sets 7h 2m p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, 4h 45m; afternoon, 4h 55m; total, 9h 40m. Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 76.0deg.; mininium, 61.1deg.; mean, 68.5deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—o.l9in. Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— i.9 miles per hour.- i Barometer—Yesterday. 9 a.m., 29.861n. To- I day, 0 a.m., 29.89 in; noon, 29.901n. j

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Atmospheric pressure has proved unsteady falling in the North and rising in the South? Warm and humid conditions have prevailed, cloudy and unsettled at times, with scattered showers, and some local thunderstorms. The winds have been moderate and variable.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

8,. blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drizzling rain. F, foggy. G, gloomy, dark weather, H, hall. L, lightning. M, misty. O, ovorcast 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. L, light. BR, breeze. FB, fresh breeze. . MG, moderate Bale. 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:— Winds—Easterly winds. Increasing strong to gale, northward of East Cape and Kawhla; moderate to strong elsewhere, and veering everywhere to south-easterly shortly. Barometer—Falling tendency, but rising everywhere after about 24 hours. Seas—Rough swell northward of Kaikoura and In Fovcaux Strait; moderate elsewhere. Tides—High northward of East Cape; good" southwards; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Dlemen and Tlrltiri. Weather —Warm and humid conditions; unsettled and cfoudy with rain following generally, and soon in the northern districts. D. C. BATES. Thursday, 10th February, 102 T.

It haß been noted that the oak is struck by lightning more often than any other tree.

Stations. Tlier. 1 Wind. Bar. In We'th'r Shade I Cape Maria YD ..El Russell E 1 Hoklanga Hds. NE' 1 Kaipara Sig Stu N i Manukau Hds. N 1 Auckland SE 1 Tiriiiri Calm Kawhla ....... E 1 Tauranga Taupo Calm. East Cape .... SE r" Gisborne .... KB br Napier E br Castlepoint ..'. NE 1 Capo Palllser ..El Cape Egmont .. N 1 Patea NE 1 Wanganul SE 1 Foxton E 1 Wellington SE 1 Cape. Campbell S fb Farewell Spit SE fb Westport .... SE br Creymouth .. E br Arthur's Pass SW 1 Chrlstchurch .. SW 1 Akaroa LH .. Calm Tlmaru E 1 Oamaru Calm Dunedln Calm Queenstown .. Calm Nuggets E 1 Bluff Calm 29.76 69 29.73 70 29.74 71 29.76 69 29.78 60 2.9.79 68 — 63 29.80 67 Not received. 29.83 61 30.10 68 29.97 79 29.93 76 29.90 72 — 69 29.80' 70 29.83 70 29.86 69 — 73 29.89 70 29.95 69 29.87 72 29.80 6-5 29.93 64 — 60 30.01 69 30.02 68 30.05 63 30.01 62 30.03 60 30.00 62 29.98 62 29.92 61 Z O BC C o OPT C OR C C BC C O cz c o cz BC C C C BCJI BC O BC OMB P F D C B OF