METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER
/MOON FOR FEBRUARY.
Last quarter, ihlrd day, 11.34 p.m.; new moor., eleventh day. 7.4 p.m.; first quarter, eighteenth day, 3.20 p.m.; full moon, twentySftb day 7.13 v.m (Standard Time.) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937. V The Sun. —The sun rose today, 5.28 a.m.; sets, 0.42 p.m. Jlises tomorrow,. 5.-7 a.m.; sets 0.41 p.m. (Standard Time.) . . i Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 30mln ; arternnon, nil. Total, oOmin. Temperature in .Shade.—Maximum, 63.7 deE ; ! minimum. 54.2<1cg; mean, 3'J.Odet'. ItHiiitall. —Tumi for the H hours preceding fl a.m. today, O.nfin. Total to date during the month, 3.ii2in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding V a.m. today, 6.3 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 0 a.m., 29.70Jin; today, 9 a.m., 29.052 in; noon, 23.997 m. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 2<l HCfURS. Since last evening a slight secondary depression has heen located west of the Cook Strait area and pressure, at present, is also rather low to the north of the Dominion. Consequently, dull misty conditions have continued to pre.vail with rain at times in most parts, further 'heavy falls having occurred In the central disposed positions hut otherwise light to moderate, southerlies having predominated from Cook Strait southwards and northerlles over the North Island.
Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze. ■1-7- a "cnlle breeze, S-ll; 4. moderate breeze, ]-'-l(i- 5 fresh breeze, 17-21; (i, strong breeze. 2^-17; 7, high wind, 2S-33; S .pale, 34-40; ii, .strong pale. 11-' IS; 10, whole Kale, 49-56 : 11. storm, 07-60; 12, hurricane. Weather: —li,' blue sky ; cloud amount 0-3 tenth BC, blue sky and detached clouds: cloud amount 4-0 tenths. C, cloudy; cloud amount 7-8 tenths. O, overcast; cloud amount y-10 tenths. U, gloomy, dull. U. ugly, threatening, it, continuous or.steady ram. b, snow. JIY precipitation within sight of station. 1) drizzle. T, passing showers. H, hail. Q, squally. L. lightning. Jl', thunder. F, fog. M. mist, 'z, haze. X. hoar frost; I, Intermittent. , FORECASI Winds.—North to east predominating at first over the North Island, elsewhere southerly to south-easterly and south-easterlies" gradually extending northwards ; force moderate to strong and. later increasing. Barometer.—A rising tendency. Seas.—ltbusli north of East Cape and rather rough in the Cook Strait area; elsewhere slight to moderate but rising south of East Cape. Weather.—Cloudy to overcast and in places misty or 'foggy with further rain in most districts Some" heavy falls still probable from Nelson and Maiiborough northwards with floodin" in ill"icos Turn per fittires cool to moclcrntu.
Capo Maria V.D. XI 1 29.85 CO OF Itusspll .. No 29.94 09 OCPZ ilokianKa Heads.—.Not received. Kaipara Sit' Stii. X 3 29.92 72 C Mnmikau Heads XF. U ■ 68 0 Am-kliinU NK 6 70 U Tiritiri XXK 5 ■ GS BCZ Kawhla X 3 71 BC Tauranira . .J5XK4 30.08 70 BC Opotlki XE 4 30.10 70 BC Tauno X 2 ■ 03 O Kast Capo X 4 117 BC Cisho.no .... XK 1 30.03 73 BC Napier -V 5 "0.0.1 73 - BC Castlcpoint ....'>: 1 20.91 68 BC I'apo ralllser Calm (53 O.M Xew I'lymoiitli EXE 4 29.00 OH O'J Ciipe Ksmoiit ... X " ■ 2:1.8(1 : 01 ■ ■• "R I'atea N 5 2D.0-1 BS O Wantranui X I 29.04 C7 O Koxton Calm US 0 WellliiRton .. SSK 2 29.98 50 OF .\clson XI 23.91 00 Oil Cape Campbell ..So 29.95 55 OMR Farewell Spit . XE 4 29.86 61 OMR Wcstport E 4 29.78 59 C Creymouth ... E 5 29.78 58 R Arthur's Fass SW-1 43 R Kaikourfi S 4 29.98 58 OR Cliristchurch SW 3 30.00 53 OR Akaroa L'house SW 1 29.99 53 O Timarii SSW 1 29.90 55 G.MR Oamaru S 2 30.03 57 O Dmiedin ... SSW 2 30.02 51 C Alexandra .. Calm 53 O Queenstown .. Calm 29.93 50 O Xnc-reta E 1 30.07 51 FD Blulf SF, 4 30.07 52 OD 1'u.vscEiir l'oint SE 4 29.97 53 BC
TODAY'S WEATHER.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1937, Page 7
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