METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. . MOON FOR DECEMBER. ririst quarter, 2nd day, 2.45 p.m. Full moon; 9th day, 6.2 a.m. Last quarter, ltttii day, 12.3t p.m. , Now moon, 24th day, 4.43 p.m. First quarter, 31st day, 11.52 p.m. FRIDAY, 16th DECEMBER. The Sun—Kose to-day, 5h 12m a.m.; sets. Sh 20m p.m. Rises to-morrow, sli 12m a.m.; sets, 8h 21m p.m.' Bright Sunshine: Yosterday—Nil. I Temperature In Shado—Maximum, 52.0deg.; minimum, 43.2deg.: moan, 47.6deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9: a.m. to-day—o.l7in. Total to dato during the month-r-l.OOln. . Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l 2.7 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday^ 9 a.m., 29.79 in. Today, 3 a.m., 29.891n.; noon, 29.851n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has risen in the South, but is still low'in.the .North' Island, particularly off East Cape, another depression having moved across the North Island during last night. Except in the western districts, where it was chiefly fair this morning; the weather has continued cold, unsettled, and showery with moderate to strong and squally south-westerly winds.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
B, blue sky, ba tho atmosphere clear or Heavy C, clouds, passing clouds. D. drizzling rain If foggy G, Eloomy. dark weather n, hall. L. lightning. M. misty. O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds P, passing "showers. Q. squally. It, rain, continued rain. S. snow T, thunder U. ugly, threatening appearance. Z, hazy. ,C, calm. L, light. BK, breeze. FB, fresh breeze-. JIG, moderate Bale. G, whole or heavy galo., w, gale of exceptional severity. .' FOEECAST,- ---■ The following forecast was issued at 9 a.m. to-day for the ensiling 24 hours :— WJn'ds—•South-west to southerly winds, strong generally, and reaching gale force at places botween East Capo and Akaroa. ' V Barometer—Rising slowly. Seas—Heavy on the east coast between East Cape and Nuggets, and. In the Cook Strait region; moderate north of East Cape and on the West Coast of the South Island; elsewhere ratliur rough. ... Tides—Moderate on the West Coast of the South Island; elsewhere good. Warning signals for southerly Kal"3 are exhibited at Castlepolnt and Cape Campbell. Weather—Chiefly fair in districts with a westerly aspect south of New Plymouth;- cold, changeable, and shoivery north of New Pl}--mouthi and East Capo; olsewhere culd and squally with, heavy showers. Friday, 16th December, 1927.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 145, 16 December 1927, Page 12
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