METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23488, 27 October 1939, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND COOL AND CHANGEABLE The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the following; special forecast for the Auckland Province:—Fresh south-westerly winds. The weather is likely to be cool and changeable, with passing showers. Seas moderate on the east coast,, rather rough on the west coast. Barometer, midnight 30.03 in. <lOl7 millibars) Midnight. Weil. 30.06 in. (1018 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald eauße): 2-1 hours ended midnight, October 26 .08ln. Total for October up to ft a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauu'c) 2.93 . Averacre*. rainfall for October . Record rainfall for October (1800) 10.21 n. Uainfall for year .to date .. ■ ■ 37.26 in. Average annual raintall (83 years) . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES S, in —Rises, 5.23 a.m.; sets, 6.1S p.m. jj oon —pull, to-morrow, 0.12 p.m.; last quarter, November 5, 1 .12 a.m. HiKh Water — To-day To-morrow a.m. p.m. am. p.ni. (Auckland .. 0.37 O.os> 7.-ji 7.40 Manukau Heads 0.12 O.St 0.0 10.1.j Onehunga .. 10.12 10.33 IO.oG 11.1 o GENERAL SITUATION gradual improvement The' weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as iollotvs: —A depression is moving eastward across-' the North Island and an intense anti-cyclone is advancing 011 to the Dominion from the Tasman Sea. Winds.—Moderate to strong southerly or south-westerly, becoming general. Seas..—New Zealand waters: Moderate south of Farewell Spit and north of East Cape, rather rough to rough elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Fresh to strong south-west winds' and rough seas, hut wind and sea gradually decreasing. Weather. —Rain is probable in the North Island and iu eastern and southern districts of the South Island, but conditions improving gradually from the south and west. Temperatures cool to cold, ,with some snow on the ranges and frosts- likely to-night inland in Canterbury and Otago. Observations at 4 p.m. Station Wind Weather Bar. Tlier. Cape Maria. S.S.W., fr. br.. ocast 1010 on Auckland, W.S.W., fr. br.. rainy 1011 62 East Cape, X.W.. str. br... thr'inß 1012 63 Gisborne, W.N.W., It. air, cldy 100.) Oo Chateau. N.. si. br., overcast .. Cape' Egmont, W.. ni. br.. p, cldy 1010 o7 Napier. N.W., mod. br.. rainy.. 1009 (»2 Wanganui, W.. fr. br., drizzly.. 1010 00 Farewell Spit. W., h. wind. p. cldy 1000 o. Stephens Is., N.W.. h. wind, clear 100- ..4 Wellington. S.. It. air, drizzly.. 100S -9 Cape Campbell. S., fr. br.. misty 1 OS 48 Westport, S.S.W., fr. br., p. cldy 1010 'lO Grey mouth, S.W., fr. br.. overcast 1000 o2 Akaroa Lt., W.S.W.. str. br.. ocast 1000 4b JCuceet Pt., W.S.W.. m. br.. ocast 1000 4< Bluff. S., tren. br., .p. cloudy .. 1013 49 Puvsetrur Pt.. W.. str. br.. p. cldy 1016 4S Chatham Is.. N.W.. str. br.. o'cast 1013 o.