METEOROLOGICAL
jg CHANGE IN WEATHER RAIN EXPECTED SHORTLY The Government meteorologist r&* 1 ported last evening as follows:—Thg anti-cyclone has commenced to move eastward, its centre now being located 1 near the Chathams. A cyclone is situ* 1 ated in the western Tasman Sea. In* dic.itions are for north-easterly to j northerly winds, strong to gale force in the far north; elsewhere light to />j moderate, but freshening. Seas rough north of East Cape, and a considerable swell southward to Kaikoura; else- ] where smooth to moderate. Eastern ; Tasman Sea: Strong north-east winds;' rough seas. Weather still fair to fine ?I§ in most districts, but Unsettled conditions and rain setting in in the far, north, rain becoming fairly general by } to-morrow night. Temperatures YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland. —Fine weather and a moderate north-east wind prevailed yesterday. There was a further rise of the barometer, which was .30in. abovejjormal last night. . - . ■ I Barometer, midnight,. rising .. 3ff,3oin, Midnight, Thursday .. .. 30.25 in. Temperature in shade yesterday (to midnight)— Maximum, 68deg.; minimum, 64deg. Wellington.—The weather was mainly overcast yesterday, with occasional bursts of bright sunshine. The wind was light from the north. C'hristchurch. —Fine weather, with « strong north-east breeze and a maximum temperature of 60deg., was experienced yesterday. The barometer, fell to 30.20 in. Dunedin. —The weather was again! fine yesterday, with a very light breeze from the north-east. The barometer, was steady at 30.30 in. in the evening.; The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday: — Station "Wind "Weather Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., N.E., mod. br., o'cast 29.93 79 Cape Maria, N.E., gale, cloudy 30.10 71 Auckland, N.E., mod. br., cloudy 30.30 69 East Cape, E., light air, cloudy 30.34 63 Cape Egmont, N„ fr. br., fine .. 30.26 66 Napier, N.E., si. br., fine . . .. 30.38 65 Farewell Spit, calm, showery .. 30.26 61 Stephen's Is., N., It. air, o'cast 30.24 59 Wellington, N.N.W., g. br., o'cast 30.27 61 Cape Campbell, N., ir. br., fine 30.25 62 Greymouth, N.W., si. br., cloudy 30.29 62 Akaroa Lt., N.E., fr. br., cloudy 30.23 57 Nugget Point, calm, cloudy .-. 30.22 58 Puysegur Point, calm, overcast 30.32 5S Chatham Is.. "W., si. br., cloudy 30.44 52 Sydney, N.E., gen. br., fine . . 29.82 73 Hobart, N.N.W., gen. br., fine 29.75 RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald gauge): 24 hours ended midnight, April 7 .. .011(1, Total for April up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. " .271 m Average rainfall for April . . .. 3.38jn. Record rainfall for April (1924) .. 11.551n« Rainfall for year to date . . ~ 10.26 in, Average annual rainfall, 77 years . . 44.44 in« SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—To-day, riseß, 6.9 a.m.; eets, 5.37 p.m.f to-morrow, rises, 5.36 a.m.; sets, 8.11 p.m. Moon—Full, Tuesday, 1.8 a.m.'; last quai* ter, April 17, 3.47 p.m. To-day To-morrow. High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland . . 4.38 5.14 5.36 6.11' Manukau Heade . . 7.13 7.49 8.11 8.46 Onehunga "Wharf . 8.13 8.49 9.11 9.4®
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21462, 8 April 1933, Page 6
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