METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20141, 10 January 1940, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF STANDARD TIME

THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General situation: Pressure has fallen slightly but. is still relatively high and . fairly uniform over the New Zealand area. Forecast: Winds, light to moderate and variable, but with northerly directions predominating over the South Island. Seas: In New Zealand waters, slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate and variable winds, witfi northerly directions predominating. Seas, slight. Weather, cloudy to overcast over most of the country, with mist or fog in places and some scattered drizzle, especially in the morning. Temperatures, mild to warm. To-day’s North Island Report Visibility was good on the East Coast this morning, and, although conditions were overcast north of Opotiki they improved gradually south of that point on the coast. The barometer was steady again to-day. The breezes were variable, but light to moderate in force. Temperatures at 9 a.m. were; —Tauranga, 75 degrees; Opotiki 74; Gisborne, 73; Auckland and Napier, 70; East Cape, 69: and Wellington, 64. Seas were smooth north of Castlepoint, but rough at Wellington. Midday Forecast General Situation: Pressure is still high in the north, but has fallen considerably in the south. Forecast: Light to moderate north to north-west winds predominating. Weather, fair and warm. Slight .sear.

High Water. Low Water. a.in. p.m. a.m. p.m. January .10 5.31 5.58 — 0.00 January 11 0.30 6.55 0.21 0.58 January 12 7.25 7.50 1.09 1.46 January 13 8.18 8.41 2.00 2.35 January 14 9.03 9.26 2.46 3.18 January 13 9.45 10.10 3.30 3.58 January 10 10.26 10.51 4.10 4.37 January 17 11.00 11.30 4.50 5.15 January 18 11.45 — 5.32 5.57 January 19 0.10 0 26 6.15 6.40 January 20 0.50 1.11 0.59 7.24 SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rises Sets January 10 4.34 a.m. 7.20 p.m. January 11 . . 4.36 a.m. 7.20 p.m. January 12 4.37 a.m. 7.20 p.m. January 13 4.3S a.m. 7.20 p.m. January 14 . . 4.39 a.m. 7.20 p.m. January 15 4.40 a.m. 7.19 p.m. January 16 . . 4.42 a.m. 7.19 p.m. January 17 4.42 a.m. 7.19 p.m. January 18 4.43 a.m. 7.18 p.m. January 19 4.45 a.m. 7.18 p.m. January 20 4.46 a.m. 7.IS p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON Last Quarter . . January 2, 4.26 p.m. New Moon January 10, 1.23 a.m. First Quarter January 18, 5.51 a.m. Full Moon January 25. 10.52 a.m. BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.m. yesterday .. . 30.00in. At 8 p.m. yesterday .. . 29.99in. At 8 a.m. to -day . 29.97in. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. O.OOin. Total for month to date O.OOin. Average for Jan. (00 years) 2.7fiin. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday , 75.Odes'. Minimum last night . 54.0deg.