METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23486, 25 October 1939, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

. i : FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND 1 FAIR TO , FINE AND MILD The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the following special ~ forecast for the Auckland Province: —Moderate northerly winds. The weather is likely to be fair to fine and . mild. Seas slight. Barometer, midnight 30.18 in. (1022 millibars). Midnight. Monday 30.18 in. (1022 millibars). RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City; (Hf.fu.d gauge): '2l hours ended midnight, October 24 .00ln, Total for October up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert. Park gauge) .. 2.931n. Average rainfall for October . .. 3.95 in. [Record rainfall for October (1S90) . 10.21 in. Uainfall for year to date .. .. 37.26 n. Average annual rainfall (83 years) . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Snn—Rises, 5.25 a.m.; sets, 6.46 p.m. Moon—Full. Saturday. 0.42 p.m.; last quarter, November 5, 1.12 a.m. To-day To-morrow High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland 4.55 5.22 5.50 6.1t Manukau Heads 7.30 7.57 8.25 8.46 Onehunga . . 8.30 8.57 0.25 0.46 i GENERAL SITUATION • SOME RAIN IN THE SOUTH The weather report and forecast for ' New Zealand issued by the Covern- ', ment meteorologist last evening were as follows: —An anti-cyclone covers the North Island, while a vigorous depression is passing tf{ the south. Winds.—bight and variable in the north, otherwise moderate to strong northerly to westerly prevailing, reaching gale , force in some exposed positions. A change to south-westerly is probable in the far south by tomorrow. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Rough ; Bouth of Cape Egmont and about Cook . and Foveaux .Straits, slight or moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: '/Moderate northerly winds and moderate seas in the northern portion, strong . westerly winds and rough seas in the isouthern. Weather f . —Rain is probablo in tha : southern and western districts of tho South Island, scattered falls later extending- as! far north as Tnranaki. Otherwise fair. Temperatures mild to warm, but' becoming cooler in the south. ' at 4 p.m. Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. Cape Maria. W.N.W.. fr. b., p. cldy. 1021 62 Auckland, S.S.W., m. br.. p. cldy. 3019 64 East Cape. IC.E., slight br.. o'cast 1018 59 • Gisborno, E?S.E.. fr. br.. p. cldy. 1017 60 Chateau, 9 a.m.. N.. fr. br., p. cldy. Capo Egmont. N.W.. gen. b., clear 1019 63 Napier, E.N.E., gen. br., p, cldy. 1016 60 Wangafiui, W., mod. br., overcast 1018 63 Farewell Spit, W.N.W., high wind, part cloudy . . .. 1015 55 "Wellington. 2?. N.W., str. br.. o'cast 1015 50 C. Campbell, X., h. wind. p. cldy. 1010 5S Westport. S.W., gentle br.. o'cast 1017 58 Gro.vmouth, X.W.. mod. br.. o'cast 1016 66 Akaroa Light., calm, cloudy .. 1008 65 Nugget Pt., X.E.. mod. br., o'cast 1003 53 Bluff. 5.W../ gentle breeze, rainy 1003 60 Puysegur Pt.', N.W.. str. b.. o'cast 1007 51 Chatham Is., noon, S.E.. fr. b.. cldy. 1019 52