METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23470, 6 October 1939, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

// - - 7 /ORECAST FOR AUCKLAND ■;/ CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED 'The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province —Fresh to strong winds from an easterly quarter. Weather cloudy and unsettled, with occasional rain. Temperatures moderate. Seas rough on the east coast and slight, to moderate on: the west coast. Barometer, midnight 30.30 in, (1026 millibars) Midnight, Wed. 30.39 in. (1020 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald cause): 21 hours ended midnight. October o .ooln. Total for October mi to 0 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. .00 n. A vera (to rainfall for October .. 3.00 in. IRccord rainfall for October (1S90) . 10.21 in. Rainfall for year to date .. .. .Average annual rainfall (S3 years) . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Fun—Rises, 5.51 a.m.; sets, 0.2S p.m. itoon—Last quarter, to-day, 0.2< p.m.; new moon, October 13. 5.30 a.m. High Water— To-day To-morrow a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland . . 12.11 12.3S 1.00 VS2 Mnnuknu Heads 2.40 3.13 3.11 4.0., Onehunga • • 3.19 <1.13 4.-11 5.01 GENERAL SITUATION UNSETTLED CONDITIONS The weather report and forecast for "New Zealand, issued hv the Government meteorologist last evening, wore as follows:—An anti-cyclone still covers the Dominion, but the disturbance to the north is now intensifyine. Pressure is very low over southeastern Australia. Winds. —Fresh to strong easterly to couth-easterly over the Auckland Province; elsewhere light to moderate and variable at first, but with northerly gradually predominating in the south and later freshening. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Rough north of East Cape; elsewhere slight or moderate, but later rising south of "SVestport. Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong , but decreasing easterly winds and rough seas in the northern portion; moderate but freshening northerly- winds and slight but rising seas in the central and southern portions. Weather. —Dull and unsettled over the. Auckland Province, with occasional rain; (jlsewhero fair to line at first, but unsettled conditions gradually becoming more general. Temperatures mild; cool to-night, however, with 6onio frosts. /Observations at 4 p.m. Station "Wind Weather Bar. Ther. Cape Maria. E., high wind, sq'lly 1010 53 Auckland'/ E., fr. br„ overcast .. 1025 57 East Cape. S.E., si br., drizzly 1028 55 Gisborne, E., gentle br., cloudy 1028 56 Chateau (9 a.m.), E"., mod. br., cl. —_ Cape Egmont, gen. br., part cl'dy 1025 02 jsapier, J*.E., gen. br., cloudy .. 10120 59 Wanganui. S., mod. br., cloudy . 1027 61 Stephen's Is., S.E., fr. br., cloudy 1028 52 Wellington, S.S.E., mod. br., cl'dy HvJO 52 Cape Campbell, S., fr. br., cl'dy 1020 54 Westport, S.W., fr. br., p. cl'dy 102(1 57 Greymouth, E.S.E.. mod. br., clear 102S 57 Akaroi Lt., W.. It. air, clear .. 1031 51 Nugget Pt„ 3., si. br., clear .. 102S 56 ■Bluff, S.W.. lt. air, part cloudy 1028 00 Puysegur pt.. X., fr. br., cloudy 102? 56 Chatham Is., S.W., st. br., p. cl'dy 1022 47