METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20208, 29 March 1940, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF STANDARD TIME

SUNRISE AND SUNSET

! BAROMETER READINGS iAt 8 a.m. yesterday .. .. ISO.OOin. |At g p.m. yesterday .. .. Ifil.Xflin. jAt 8 a.m. to-day , . . . 2!l.B(iin. j RAINFALL AT GISBORNE j For 24 hours to g a.m. .. O.OOin. Total for month to date . . 3.<i9in. Average for Mar. (CO years) 4.31 in. THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General situation: A belt of high pressure extends from Queensland to north-east New Zealand. Forecast: Moderate to fresh northerly to westerly winds prevailing, with a south-westerly change extending later over the southern half of the South Island. Sens: In New Zealand waters, rough about Cook Strait, father rough at times south of Cape Egmont and Foveaux Strait: elsewhere slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to fresh northerly to westerly winds, changing later to south-westerly in the southern portion; seas, rather rough. Weather: Fair in eastern districts of the South Island, elsewhere cloudy and unsettled, with scattered rain over most of the North Island, heavier falls developing in Westland and the far south. Temperatures: Moderate to mild. To-day’s North Island Report Blue skies and detached clouds were general throughout the North Island to-day, when light north-westerly winds prevailed. The barometer remained steady. Temperatures at 9 a.m, ‘were: Auckland (il degrees, Tati-

Sigh Water. Low Water. March 20 . 10.05 10.33 3.57 4.1!) March 30 . 1 0.57 1 1.25 4.50 5.10 March 31 . 11.47 0.00 5.47 0.05

Rises. Sets. .M n ri'li 2!) 6.1 a.in. 5.51 p.m. March :i() . 0.1! a.m. 5.52 p.m. March 21 , 6.1! a.m. 5.47 p.m.