METEOROLOGICAL.
HERALD'S SPECIAL FORECAST. FAIR TO CLOUDY. The following weather forecast for 24 hours from 7 a.m. to-day was supplied by Mr. H. M. Vincent last evening:— The area of high barometric pressure, enclosing a fine weather system, is now over New Zealand. Indications favortr chiefly fair to fine weather in most districts, although somewhat unsettled at times in places near the west coast, with scattered showers. Southerly to southwesterly winds, light to moderate. Seas moderate. Local outlook:—Fair to cloudy, with a tendency for an occasional shower. Cool temperatures. Barometer, midnight, steady .. 30.3!i!n, Midnight, "Wednesday .. .. 3Ci.391n, Temperature in shade yesterday (to midnight)— Maximum, 76deg.; Minimum, 60deg. GOVERNMENT REPORT. The Government meteorologist reported last evening as follows: —A rather intense anti-cyclone is now moving on to New Zealand. The next depression from . the westward had this morning reached only as far as Adelaide. Indications are for moderate sonth-west to south-east winds. Seas in New Zealand waters smooth to moderate. Variable winds in the eastern Tn?man, with moderate southerlies prevailing at first, seas smooth to moderate. Some scattered showers in the Gisborne and East Cape districts and in the far north and south, but, mainly fair to fine. The weather is likely to be fine in most districts for several days. RAINFALL RECORD, Fall in City (Heeald gauge): 24 hours ended midnight. March 12 Total for March up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) ... .li ft. Average rainfall for March . s.- 2,38 n. Record rainfall for March .. J.eiln. Rainfall for year to date .. v. 9.o9irt, Average annual rainfall, 7o year# ..^4.47in, YESTERDAY'S WEATHER* The following official report was isiraed at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Chatham Is., W.. gen. br.. smooth 30.08 63 Sydney, N.E., mod. br., clear .. 33.15 Hobart, N.W., mod. br.. clear .. 80.00 Norfolk Is., S.,2®;n. br., cloudy ■. 30.24 C. Maria, S.E.! fen. br., cloudy ~ 30.20 69 Auckland, S.E., gen. br., cloudy. 30.27 63 East Cape, N.N.W.. str. br. hazy 30.26 78 C. Egmont. W.. gen. br., cloudy . 30.30 fio Napier, N.E., fr.br,. smooth .. 30.28 ,0 Farewell Spit. N.E.. gen. br.. rough d 0.24 69 Stephen's Is.. S.. fr. br., cloudy . 30.23 60 Wellington, S.S.E . gen. br. smooth 30.27 59 C. Campbell, S.. sit br., swell.. <0.30 63 Greymouth, S.W.. sit br.. swell . . *0.30 60 Akaroa Lt.. N.E. slt br cloudy <0.26 ■64 Nugget Point, S.W.. fr. br. show. <0.23 £2 Puysegur Pi., N.W.. mod. br., r„ «0.06 a 4
SUN, MOON AND TIDES. Sun—Rises. 6.16 a.m.; Bets, 6.46 p.m. Moon—New. March 19, 7.21 p.m.; firet quarter, March 27, 4.34 p.m. High Water— !'•»• Auckland • ft 2.18 2,37 Manukau Head? •.* 4-53 6.1« Onehunga Wharf .. 5.53 6.12
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20821, 13 March 1931, Page 6
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