METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23591, 27 February 1940, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND FAIR TO CLOUDY AND MILD The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province,: —Moderate to fresh winds from a westerly quarter. The weather is* likely to be fair to cloudy and mild. Seas "rather rough on the west coast, slight to moderate on the east. •Barometer, midnight 30.03)n. (1017 millibars) Midnight, .Sunday 29.97 in. (1015 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD "Fall in City (Herald gauge): 12-1 , hours ended midnight, Feb. 26 .. J)0ln. Total for Fearuary np to 0 a.m. yesterday CAlbert Park gauge) .. 3.43 in. Average rainfall for • February .. 3.48 in. .■Record rainfall for February (ISG9) 14.15 in. -Rainfall for year to date .. .. 11.86 in. • Average annual rainfall (S-l years) . 44.81 In. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Eiaes, G.2 a.m.; sets, 7.0 p.m. Moon—Last quarter, Friday, 2.35 p.m.; new, March 9, 2.23 p.m. To-day To-morrow High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. ..Auckland .. .10.22 30.61 11.1.0 13.40 •Manukau Heads 12.30 12.57 J. 20 1.15 Onehunga .. 1.30 1.57 2.26 2.10

GENERAL SITUATION UNSETTLED IN THE SOUTH The weather report and forecast for iKew Zealand, issued by the Government meteorologist last evening, were as follows:—Pressure is high to the north, while one of a series of active 'westerly depressions is passing in the south. Winds.-r-Temporary southerly changes in the far south, hut otherwise directions between., north-west and southwest. moderate in the far north, but elsewhere fresh to strong, and reach- ! ing gale force in many places south of 'Taranaki and Hawke's Bay. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Rough i about Cook and Foveaux Straits and I south ofCape Egniont, rather rough j north of Capo Egniont, and offshore [ south of .Castlepoint. Otherwise slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: , Winds from a westerly quarter, mod- ■ 'erate in the northern portion, with j relight to moderate seas, but strong ■to j ;gale forcfe in-the southern portion, with ■.very rough seas. Weather. —Unsettled, in : western and ' (Southern districts of the South Island, with intermittent rain, heavy in places, .and som.e thunderstorms. Occasional ishowers also between Taranaki and Wellington and on the east coast of the South Island, hut otherwise fair •to fine. Temperatures cool in the south, warm east of the ranges, and mild elsewhere. "

Observations at 4 p.m . Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. .'Norfolk Is,, S.E., si. br., overcast 1015 72 ■ Cape Maria. S.W.. gen. b.. p. cldy. 1017 70 Auckland, W.N.W., fr. br., clear 1014 71 .'East Cape. W„. fr. br.,-clear .. 1008 71 •Gisborne; N.W., fr. br., p. cloudy 100G 75 •Chateau xongariro. 9 a.m., W.N.W., str. br.,. p. cloudy .. — ' — •C. Egmont. N:N.W., str, b., o'cast 3012 07 ;iNapier, /S.W.. str. br., p. cloudy 1005 78 Wanganui. W.N.W., fr. br., o'cast 100S 72 Farewell Spit, W.S.W.. mod. br., overcast 1009 59 .Stephen's Is., N.W., h. wind, o'cast 1003 02 Wellington, IC.W., sale, drizzly 100259 C. Campbell, W., gale, p. cloudy 999 71 ■Westport, X.N.W., si. br.. o'cast 1003 GO Oreymouth, N.W., gale, rainy .. 999 59 Akaroa Lt., N.E.. fr. br., o'cast 991 09 'JCugget Pt., W.. fr. br., p. cldy. 990 51 Bluff, W.S'.W., str. br.. p. cloudy 992 55 Puysegur Pt.. N.W., h. wind, hail 995 51 Chatham Is., W.X.W., sir. br.. overcast 1002 62 Sydney, E.X.E., gen. br., clear .. 1011 77 Hqbart; N.W., gen. br., overcast 1003 57