METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1927, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOE MARCH. Now moon, 4th day, f1.55 a.m. First quarter, 10th day, 10.33 p.m. Full moon, 18th day, 9;34 p.m. Last quarter, 23th day, 11.5 p.m. • ■ SATURDAY., 5tU MARCH. The Sun— Rose to-day, 5h S4m a.m.; acts Oh 32m p.m. Kises to-morrow, 51> 35m a.m.; sots Gh 31m p.m. Hriclit Sunsuino: Yostcrday—Moraine, 4h 42m; afternoon, 5h 37m; total, lOh 19m. Temperature In Shade—Maximum, TO.Odeg.; minimum, G2.sdcK.; moan, 66.2d0g. Rainfall—Total Tor the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date 'luring the month-Nil. Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours prcrodliiß 9 a.m. to-day—l 4.7 miles per hour. Barometer—yesterday, D a.m., 30.36 in. Today, I) a.m., 30.251n; noon, So.23in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure ha« decreased slowly, but Is still very high to the eastward. Freshening northerly winds lmvo prevailed, and the weather has been warm and fair generally, but Borne scattered rain has been reported In tho northern districts.

a, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or Heavy- C, elouite. passing clouds. D, drizzling rain, F, foggy. 0. Bloomy, dark weather. H, nail. L, lightning. M, misty. 0, ororcast the whole sky covered with thick clouds P passing showers. Q, squally. R,' rain, continuous rain. 8, snow. T, thunder. U ugly threatening appearance. Z, hazy. C, calm, h light.. BR, breeie. PB, fresh breeze. JIG, moderate gale. 0, whole or heavy gale. W, sale of exceptional severity.

FORECAST. The following forecast was issued at 8 a.m. to-day for the subsoqumf 21 hours:— Winds—Easterly, moderate to strong and increasing northward of East Cape and Kawhln; northerly thence to New Plymouth au-1 Castleliolnt, and strong to gale elsewhere. Barometer Fall. Sens—Rouen northward of East Cape, between Castlepoint and Kulkoura and In Foveaux Strait; moderate, but increasing, elsewhere. Tides—High northward of East Cape; good elsewhere. Warning signals for northerly gales aro exhibited at Cnstlenoint, Capo Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, and Nugget Polut. Weather—Warm and humid conditions; Increasing cloud and haziness, and rain probably following generally. D. C. BATES. Saturday, sth March, IS2T.

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TO-DAY'S WEATHER,