METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1913, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day— 4h 57m a.m. ; sets 7h Urn p.m. Rises to-morrow — 4h 69m a.m.; sets 7h 10m]>.m> BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 6h 10m i afternoon. 6h; total, 12h 10m.

TEMPEBATTJRE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, CB.6deg. ; • minimum, 68.6deg. ; mean, 63.6deg. To-day, at noon— 66deg. EAINFAIi. Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— Nil. Total to darte during the month— Nil. Total rainfall for January— s.o3in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to,-day— l3 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.10. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.0T; noon, 20.08. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOUR 3. The Weather has been fair to cloudy gene« rally, but unsettled at times in the southern districts of the South Island, heavy rain falling in parts of Otago on Sunday night. Moderate to strong southerly and westerly winds have predominated. The barometer has , continued high in the north, but a small depression passed in the southernmost districts early this morning.

| Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale ot exceptional severity. Weather. — B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; i>. drizzling rain; F, foggy; O, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; JR, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOBSOAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast vras Issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Variable, moderate routherlies northward of New Plymouth and East Cape; westerly, moderate to strong and squally, at times elsewhere. Barometer.—Little movement generally, but falling In the South after 20 hours. Sea, — Rough between Castlepoint and Kaikoura and in Cook and Poveaux Strait; moderate elsewhere. THdes. — Poor on the west coast southward of Cape Egmonfc; moderate elsewhere. Warning signals for westerly khTcs are exhibited at Nugget Point and Centre Island. Weather.— Fair to cloudy generally northward of New Plymouth and Castlepoint; squally and changeable elsewhere, but showery on the West Coast and in the southernmost districts.. D. C. BATES.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Single Man."— You Bay that the man was ten years in his last job in Wellington, and that he lias a house of his own. These facts seem to show that he is an efficient and reliable workman.

Station. "Wind. Bar. Ther. in Shade We'th'r Cape Maria V.D. Eussell Hokinn B » Heads Kb p ira Sig. Stn. Ma..ukau Heads Auckland Tiritiri KaTfhJa ... ... Tauranga... „, Tdttpo »„ East Cape Qisborae Napief C'»6tlepoLnt ... Cape JPalliser ... Cape Efmoiit ... Patea" Wnnganui ... PoXton Wellington Cape Campbell ... Farewell Spit ... Westpoit Grejrnlouth. ... Be»ley (Jlirigtchuicli ... Akjiroa L.H. Titnaru ... ... Omnaru Dtuiedin ... Queeustomi „. JNug-gets iJlntt SEI SWI 8 1 sswi i Wbr SWbr SWI Calm SW 1 Calm Wl SI Calm ' NWbs SI Wl Wfb Sfflit NWbr Nf b srwf b Wl SWbr j Not cotne Wfb SE 1 NJS 1 SI SWI SIS 1 Calm Wfb W br 30*16 30-15 3013 30-12 30-18 30-18 30-17 30-13 30*09 3008 30-04 3002 29-90 29-96 SS9-99 30-10 3010 30-69 30-02 29-97 29-93 30-00 30-14 30-04 30-00 2985 29-90 2U9J H9-89 29-04 S&-8S 29 93 69 64 65 64 62 66 65 59 69 69 t>B 6J 61 74 65 63 61 64 61 65 60 63 60 Z Z BCZ OG 0 6 0 B 0 O B BO Z B B i B Z s BO O BC Z B B 0 b"o BC a o p OP, O D 1 o a BUZ S? 62 65 59 67 SO 58 55 57

TO-DAI'S WEATHER. Prom observations taken at 0 a.m.

few moon f tist quarter Hill moon iast quarter it • •■ ■.. 6 .. 14 .. 21 .. 28 XI. 4 8 1 8 62 p.m. 4 p.m. 3S p.m. 45 a.m.

THE MOON. \ (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)