METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22988, 16 March 1938, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

mainly overcast SCATTERED RAIN LIKELY ij-] ie Tvrntlio:* report and forecast for Hfeff Zen land issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as follows: — is high and rather uniform oier New Zealand, hut conditions » re over the Tasnian gea. A dfe|) depression is centred east 0 f Bass Stra t. The forecast is for 'light to model ato but freshening northeast to northerly winds. Seas slight to modern la but. later rising on tlio west coast and about Cook and Foveau:; Straits. Eastern Tasinan Sea: .Moderate to strong north-east to northerly winds increasing in ho central and southern portions; sea? moderate to rather in the lorthcrn portion and becoming rough in the central and southern portions. The weather is likely to be mainly cloudy to overcast with mist or fog i" places. Some scattered drizzling rain, is probable, more especially in the eastern and Southern portions of tlw south islai d, and later more widespread rain doeloping in the western and southern districts. Temperatures mild to warm. SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECASI CLOUDY WIT H HA IN DEVELOPING T'/ie Government meteorologist issued to the Hkrald last evening the following special foiecast for the Auckland Province: Light to moderate but freshening no-th-easterly wind. The weather is likely to be cloudy to overcast- and misty, with drizzling rain developing iu pi ices, more especially in •the Far North. Temperatures warm, teas slight to moderate. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland.— Hazy but fine weather ■with light and variable wind ruled yesterday. The-maximum temperature •was. 8U degree: and the minimum was 63 degrees. Barometric pressure fell slijlhtly, but steadied. Barometer. milnight, steady .. 30.26 in, Midnight, Monday .. . • 30.30 in. Wellington.—Cloudy and hazy weather prevailed with a very light northerly breezo. The minimum temperature on Monday night was 50.0_ degrees and the maximum yesterday 72.4 degrees. At 3..'i0 p.m. the barometer registered 30.1 (Win. Christchurch. The weather -was warm and finj, although ;*t no timo •ivas the sky perfectly cles.r, the sun ishining through light cloud. The maximum temperature dur ng the day wis 65.1 degrees. The_ barometer at 3 p.m. registered 30.165 in. Dimedin. —The weather was dull and threatening aiid misty rain fell in the late afternoon Temperatures were mild to cool, the maximum beini: 60 degrees. There was a slight breezo from the eputh-east aid the barameter was 6teady at itO.vOin. The follow,ng official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday: Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., mod. br.. rainy yo.oo <<j Caps Maria. X.is'.E.. Ken. br.. p. cloudy -i*" 1 ' Auckland, N.E., al. br.. cloudy .. ao.'-'O .4 East Cape, 8.5. W., fen. br. clcj. .lo.lfa . Ciisborne, S.E., si. br., i>. clowiy .>O.IB a> Chateau Tougt.riro U' a.ui). S.W., ken. br., cloudy ~ C. Egmont.N.V;.. it. air p. rldy. .W. 22 Napier, N.fe.. si. br,. p. cloudy . .W.ia *1 Wanganui, 8., t. air, cloudy . ; - 1 " Farewell Spit, S.E., It. air, ha;iy ctO.JJ (lb Stephen,'s Is., N.I»AV.. mod. tr. J hazy .. . ■ • ■ , • «-»o—« , Wellington, "V7.K.W., gea. br., overcast .. • • • • 30-10 <>» , C. Campbell. K., mod. br., hazy M.V2 M» We«.tport, X.U' si. br., overcast .50.1i> t>> Grey.mouth, si. br., o'cist iio.lt) <j»; Akaroa Lt, H.W., It. air, clotdy 30.18 07 j Xusrget Pt., !1.W., sr. br., driztly 30.20 M | Bluff, S.E., nod. br., rainy .. 30.'J-t M I'uyxffrur Pt., S.E., si. br., rainy 30.122 !>0 | Chatham Is., S., gen. br., cloudy 3(1.00 IM Sydney, W., I:, br., rainy . .. 20.0«> 07 RAI.VFALL RECORD Fall In City (Hkram) gauge): 24 hoars cndel midnight March 15 .OOln. Total for March up to 0 a.in. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. .28ln. Average ralmall for March .. 3.27 in. Record rainia I for March (1901!) .. 8.12 in. Rainfall for ;7ear to dato .. .. 16.11 in. Average annual rainfall (82 jears) 44.5 Tin. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Son—Hises (.10 a.m.; sets. 6.11 p.m. Moon—Full, !o-day, 5.15 p.m.; last quarter, March 2't, 1.6 p.m. High Water-- a.m. p.m. Auckland . .. '.12 7.41 Manukai Heads.. W. 47 50.10 Onehunyi .. 10.47 11.10