METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 56, 7 March 1930, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR MARCH. First, quarter, Bth day, -1 p.m. Full moon, 15th day, 6.08 a.m. Last quarter, 22ud (lay, 3.13 p.m. New moon, 30th day, 5.16 p.m. FRIDAY, 7th MARCH. The sun rose to-day G. 68 a.m., sets 6.57 p.m. -Rises to-morrow 6.9 a.m., seta 6.55 p.m. . Bright '■ Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, lhr 6min; afternoon, nil; total, lhr 6min. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum,. 6O.Sdeg.; minimum,- 52.0 de?.; mean, 56.4deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9" a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, nil.. • Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 6.5 in.p.h. .' Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m.,- 29.86 in; today, 9 a.m., 3(Klsin. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The depression to the eastward has passed .beyond effective range, and a moderate anticyclone from tho Tasman Sea has advanced gradually on to tho Dominion. Light to moderate south-east to south winds /have, therefore, continued to prevail, but since last night an improvement in the weather lias taken place, although .considerable cloud was still reported this morning along. the east coast south from East Cape. Scattered light rain fell yesterday or last night in eastern districts, but at Opotiki. a heavy.fall occurred during the night. At 9 . a.m. to-day, however, Timaru was the only station where rain was falling.