METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 30, 5 February 1913, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL.

<■ WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Bose to-day — 5h a.m. ; sets 7h 8m p.m. Rises to-morrow— sh lm a.m. ; sets 7h 7m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterdays-Morning, oh 10m; afternoon, 4h 20m; total, 4h 30m.

TBMPERATTJRB IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 7odeg. ; minimum, 66.2deg. ; mean, OS.Gdeg. To-dity, at noon—67deg. RAINFAIX. Total for the 24 hours preceding 6 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the tndhth— Nil. Total rainfall for January— s.o3in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day^a miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— s p.m., 30.12, To-day— 9.30 a.m., 30.23 j noon, 30.21, NEW 2EAHND. SYNOPSIS OP LAST 24 "HOURS. Barometric pressure has continued high, and moderate and variable breezes have prevailed. The weather has been fair generally, but cloudy and misty at times.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; in g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole eky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOKECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the following forecast was issued for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds.— Variable, moderate to strong, easterlies prevailing northward of New Plymouth and Nupier and increasing northerlies elsewhere Barometer.— Little movement northward of New Plymouth and Napier ; fall elsewhere soon, and everywhere after 24 hours. Sea.— Generally moderate. Tides.— Good northward of East Cape; poor on the west coast of the North Island; moderate elsewhere. Weather. — Warm and humid conditions, with increasing haze and cloudiness generally for a change iv the weather to follow. D. C. BATES.

Station. TTind. Bar. Ther. m Shade We'tVr Cape Maria V.D. Htissell Hokiang* Heads Kaipatfa Sig. Stn. Manukan Beads Auckland I'mtnvi Kawliia ,„ Tawafiga Xaupo East Cspe , Gisborne Napiei' Cantlepoiflt , ... Cape £alliser ... Capo Egmont ... Pafea Wuu(janui ... JFoxtou ,i ... Welliugton Cape Campbell ... Farewell Spit ... Westport Qfe} mouth ... Bealey bkristclnuoh ... Akaroa L.H. ... 'Xiaiaru ... ' ... Onlnam ... Uuiiedia ... ... QjLieeustovru ... Mnggets „, UlUtt SE 1 SB 1 Calm SEI Calm Cnlin SSI Calm 31 £1 31 3 1 NEI NEI NVTI NWI WSWI NBI Calm Nbr N f b 121 SE 1 El VI th Calm XYf 1 N 1 NEI NE fb Calm NE fb Xl 30*26 BO'ZS 30-26 3020 30-25 30-26 30-26 30-26 80-21 30-20 30-17 30-22 3025 30-25 30-24 ao-25 30-23 30-26 So-24 ou-22 30-20 30-21 3O'iß 80-ZO 30-17 30-13 iO-13 30-1J 30-04 30-U 3006 29 98 68 65 68 66 70 65 70 65 73 C 6 69 66 70 71 65 66 67 "h9 US 66 6i 65 59 60 63 62 b6 62 6,2 <ii 64 5» 59 Z B B BO Z M B Z B B O o a z B C B B Z z B B 0 G C Z B B B B B Z B B BC B C Z . B

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m.

few moon 'ifsfc quarter 'ull moon ,ast quarter ■i* ••• .. 6 .. 14 .♦ 21 .. 28 a. 4 8 1 8 52 p.m. i p.m. tp.in. a.m.

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