METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER
MOON FOR FEBRUARY. Full Sloon, 3rd day, 11.,16 a.m.; Last Quarter, loth day. !i.4CI a.m.; New Moon, 18th I day, 12.41 a.m.; First Quarter, 27th day. 11.36 a.m The aboro llmoa are glreu In standard time, not summer time.
WEDNESDAY, 18th FEBRUARY,
The Sun. —Kose to-day, 5.1" a.m.; sets, ti.53 p.m.: rises to-morrow, 5.18 a.m.; sets, U. 52 Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday : Morning, Ohr ISmiii; afternoon, shr dSmln. Total, 12hr Bin! n. Temperature In Shade.—.Mnximum, Tl.Odeg; minimum, ni.tidec; mean, Ol.adcß. Kaiiitall for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. t -day, nil; total lo datu during tho month, j O.r.lin. Wind.—Velocity of tho wind for tho 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day, -1.8 m.p.li. Barometer.— Yesterday, !) a.m., oO.OSiu; today, UIUTIu. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure has remained high everywhere, and line, bright, aud warm weather lias continued to prevail with light to moderate variable winds.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
Weather.—B., blu« «ky; 8.C., blue «kj and dttached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., orercast; 0.. rloomy dull; V., ugly, threatening U., continuous or steady rain; S., snow: D., drlijlt; P., passing showers; H., hall; Q., equally; L., lightning: T.. thunder: P.. fog: JL. mist: Z.. h»z». Baaufort Scale Of Wind Force, with equlialant velocities at 16 feet above ground.—4, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, illgbt bretze, 4-7; 3 gentle breeze, 8-11; i moderate breeae, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze, 17-21; J, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. bleb wind, 28-33; t, gale, I 34-40; D, strong gala. 41-48: 10, whole gal*, i 49-56: 11, storm, 51-65: 12. hurrlcana. FORECAST. Winds. —Tending northerly generally and freshening. Barometer.—Falling slowly. ■Seas.—Smooth to moderate. Tides. —Poor north of Cane Egmont aud Castlepolnt; clsewhcro moderate. Weather. —Still fair to fine and warm In most parts, but some showers developing In Westland and Jbout Foveaux Strait.
Statiuu Wind. Prea. Temp. Weather Capo Maria V.D. SE 3 30.14 05 IiussDl! S 3 -M.il 64 Hokianga Heads Calm 30.24 0G Kalpara Sig Stii SW 5 30.22 67 Manukau Heads SW 4 30.20 04 Auckland .. SSW 2 30.17 66 Tiritiri SW 2 64 Kawhla .... SW 3 —- 06 Tauranga .... W 2 30.10 72 Opotlkl S 1 30.20 63 Taupo S 1 58 East Cape .. SW 4 30.22 6u Glsborntf .... SW 1 30.20 Co Napier Not received. Castlepolnt .. KE 1 30.18 64 Cape ralltscr E 1 65 New Plymouth SSW :i 30.18 Gli Cape Egmont .. W 2 30.20 63 Patca Calm :(0.1" 63 WnniKUUl •• SW 1 30.21 67 Foxton -VE 2 ■ 03 Wellington NMW 3 30.17 62 Capo Campbell . N 2 M0.17 62 Farewell Spit . W 2 30.17 Cr> Wcstport W 1 30.2G 60 Greymouth .... S 2 30.27 59 Arthur's Pass NW 1 50 Kalkortia .... Calm "0.15 60 Christchurcli ENB 4 30.12 ;"7 Akaroa L'houso \V 1 30.10 G3 Tiraarii Calm 30.06 0T Oamaru NE 1 30.07 (i« Dunedin Calm 30.0S -r.7 Alexandra Calm HS (Jueenslown .. Calm 30.12 56 Nuygcts N H • 30.00 5-J Bluff i\W 3 :10.02 57 l'uyscgur l'oint .N 6 30.08 57 BC B I! uc BC BC BC BC B B B B B B B BC C BC B B BC BZ C BC O B O C B BC J! V BC BC B BC C
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 41, 18 February 1931, Page 4
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