METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 35, 11 February 1927, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON TOR .-.. .- New moon; 2nd day, 8.24 p.m.. . First-quar-ter, 9th day, 11.24 a.m. Full moon, 19th..day, 3.48. a.m.;. last quarter, 25th day,. 8.12 :*.m.* .

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;_The Sun—Rose;.to-day, sh/i Bmi,;».Tni; **)•-?& 2mcp.m. -Rises-to-morrow^-5a- 8m a,aujvi«t» Th lm p.m..- . '. ." ..'"'..■ ". -. V." ; Bright ' Sunshine: le'sterdM-^SJornlnjr, 4h 10m; afternoon, 5h 30m r total, 9h 40*. : Temperature in - Snade-^-Maxtrauin, Sl.Odeg. 5 minimum. 56.7deg.; mean, 68.8deg. . Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding t a.m.. to-day—Ml. ■■. T.Qtat-to date during tfio month—O.lStn.'■ ; ■-.-.-. .'.....""•. Wind—Velocity of-the wind fo'r:th»"«Souri preceding 9 a.m. to-day^.7 miles per hour. 1 Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29:89 in. To» day, 9 a.m., 30.061n; noon, ;-301051n.' ■ :'"

SYNOPSIS "OF LAST 24 HOURS."-'

A disturbance centred north..of New B«a----land has accounted for rain In the northern and east coast districts, some heavy'falls" occurring- on, the. east coast of the f North .Island. Elsewhere warm and .sultry ,weather has prevailed, and moderate to strong' easterly and. south-easterly winds have ruled. •' : -TO-DAY'S WEATHER. •. ; '

■ B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear, at heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, drizzling rain. F, foggy. - G, gloomy,- dark weather, H, hall. li, lightning. M,'misty. •O, ptercart, the whole sky covered with thick' clouds. -P, passing showers, Q, squally.: X, rein; continuous rain. S, sner. T, thunder. U, ugly threatening appearance. Z,"hazy." . C, calm. I>, light. BR, breeze: FB, fresh breeze. MG, moderate gale. G,. whme?.or heavy gale. W, gale-of exceptional severity.

. 'The."following forecast was Issued at "9■».«. to-day for tho subsequent Zi hpwrs:—V: .' ;'. -Winds—Easterlies, prevailing and veerlng^to southerly, strong to gale at tlniei northward of East Cape and Kawhla; moderate, to.ltroßK elsewhere. .... Barometer—Tendency to fall in the .North, ana rise In the South.. •'■'-" ' '■'•■ Seas—ConslderaMe oh all the eastern"eout; moderate elsewhere. ! ■ .■.-■■ ■< -.-' !■■ Tides—Poor In Cook Strait; moderate on the west coast; good elsewhere. .. : . Warning signals for easterly gales are «« hlbitcd at Cape Maria Tan Dlcmen andTW* Weather—Warm and humid conditions centrally; unsettled and cloudy, vwlth rain probable, in the northern districts; changeable, with passing showers. In the East Coast ««• trlcts. , „ • .'■' Frldny, llthfebruary, 192D 7.. & B*T *S"

A small boy riding ; a. horse on the top of a haystack was the somewhat unusual sight witnessed by. traveling oil the Egraont road at Hillsborough the other morning, says'the "Taranaki News." The.h rse was being utilised to. tramp the^ hay into position on -the stack, and the rider seemed"quite -»t home. Some of the passengers in- a service, car were puzzled as to how .the horse was to be brought down.to .terra firma When the stack rose to it» frill height, but to the haymaker that oresented no diffLcultieß. .^ — ' ' '

■ .':'.' - I Thet..i : ■;■- Stations.-' Wind: . Bar. inlwe'th't I Shadtl -"■-•• Cape Maria VD .... Not received. Kussell ...... E-.fb • 29.88 •-71 .0 Hoklanga Hds. Jv'E 1 29.86 .. 72 .' C Kalpara Slg Stn JS 1 39.87' ; 79 C■■ JUhukau Hds BE br 29.93 .69 Vb-'-Auckland .....; Efb : '29.94 " 71 Ba Tlrltirl ........ E fb — 6» : C: KawWa ...... E fb 28.96 72 -BO Taurang* .... SE b 30.09 76 8.--Taupo Calm 30.05 ■■ 70 C.r East Cape & 1 '30.13 ■ 65 . ' E Gisborae ..... SE 1 30.09 -70 ; P ■ Napier El 30.08 ■n 7S';'CCastlepolnt .. SB 1- 30.0S 74 C" Cape Palllser ..El — ■ 72 : B Cape Egmont SE fb 30.07 . 69 B Patea SE 1 ' 30.03 68 B Wanganul .... SE I 30.05 . 68. -B Foxton ....El — 70. BC Wellington .. ENE 1. 30.08 76- BO^ Cape Campbell SE fb 30.07 '67 .. %A ■ Farewell Spit .. SE I 30.05 73 ■• B" Westport „.. XE T 30.04 M BCGreymouth .. E br " 30.03 ' 66 "' B ' Arthur's Pass Calm-: -: 6« . B-^ Chrlstchureh Calm- 30.09 «8 -R ■ Akaroa LH Sff 1 . 30:10 6» CT Timaru .........SI. 30.12. 63.. OR Oamaru El 30.07 .. 61 ' OM Dunedln ...... Calm 30.08 . 60 OOT Queenstown ..Calm '30.07 64 X Nuggets' ;. Calm'-'" 30.08 "6t . : 3t. :■-= .Bluff W I 29.96 ,60 v O

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