METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20186, 2 March 1940, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON Ne>v Moon, Jlarch !>, 1.53 pan. First Quarter, March 17, ‘2.55 p.tn. Full Moon, March 24, 7.03 a.m. Last Quarter, March 31, 3.50 a.m.

BAROMETER READINGS At .S a.m. yesterday .. .. 29.99in'. At S p.tn. yesterday .. .. 30.02 in. At 8 a.m. to-day •• 30.22 in, RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. .. 0.53 in. Total for month to date . . 0.53 in. Average for Mar. (tit) years) 4.31 in. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday . .. SC.Odes. Minimum last night • f>B.£ideg. Minimum on grass .. .. SC.Odeg. THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General Situation: A shallow depression lies across the North Island while an anticyclone centred over southern Australia extends across the Tasman on to New Zealand . Forecast: Winds moderate to fresh northerlies to westerlies at first over the northern half of the North Island, elsewhere light to moderate and rather variable with southerly directions predominating, but westerlies or north-westerlies later freshening in the far south. Seas: In New Zealand waters, slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate anc! variable winds and slight to moderate seas. Weather: Cloudy to overcast generally with mist in. places and widespread drizzle over the North Island but improving during to-night from the south and west. Temperatures: Moderate to mild. To-day’s North Island Report Overcart conditions prevailed from Napier northward.- 'o-day, following overnight rain. \v‘ 1 ' to the south blue skies were rcpr.rtcd. .Light tc fresh southerly l> easterly breezes were almost genor . The barometer had risen sh: rply since- yesterday. Temperature.:; at !l a.m. wore: Auckland fis degree--, Taurnnga fill Opotiki (54. East Cape and Gisborne (>O, Napier "!!, and Wellington 63. .Sens were month to moderate, exeout at East Cane, where conditions were rough. Midday Forecast General situation.—An anticyclone covers New Zealand, but pressure is low over the south-west Tasman Sea. Forecast.—Light to moderate and 'Triable winds, with south to east predominating at first. Weather rapidly .Tiproving from the south. Mild temperatures. Seas slight to moderate.

High Water. Low Water. a.m. p.ro. a.m. p.m. March o 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.30 March 0.07 0.57 7.05 7.23 March 4 1.28 1.40 7.57 8.111 March :> 2.15 2.115 8.45 9.00 March c» 0.01 11.18 9.115 9.47 March 7 11.41 4.04. 10.17 10.30 March 8 4.1111 4.50 1 1.00 1.25 March 9 5.20 5.44 1 1.55 0.00 March 10 0.14 0.119 0.14 0.40 SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rises. Sots. March a 5,34 a.m. 0.1(2 p.m. March 5.115 a.m. 0.1)1 p.m. March 4 5.117 a.m. 0.110 p.m. March r> 5.37 a.m. 0.28 p.m. March u . . 5.38 a.m. 0.27 p.m. March 7 5.89 a.m. 0.25 p.m. Ma rch S 5.4.0 a.m. 0.23 p.m. March <J 5.41 a.m. 0.22 p.m. March 10 5.41 a.m. 0.20 p.m.