METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23595, 2 March 1940, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

'FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND •SHOWERY CONDITIONS LIKELY The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening ths following special forecast for the Auckland Province: —Moderate to fresh northerly winds, turning to southerly and decreasing during < the day. The weather is likely to be dull and misty at first, with driszlijig rain, but improving to a more showery type. Temperatures, becoming cooler. Seas slight or n oderate. Barometer, midnight 30.181n. (1022 millibars) Midnight Thursday 30.21 in. (1023 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald traupe): 2-t hours ended midnight. March I . . .01 In. Total for March up to i» a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) . .. .01 in. Average rainfall for March . . . 3.19 in. ißrcord rainfall for March (100S) . 8.121n. Rainfall -for year to date .. . 11.87 in. Average annual rainfall (SI years) . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES 6un —To-day: Rises, OX a.m.; sets. 7 p.m. To-morrow; Rises. 0.7 a.m.; sets, 0.59 p.m. Moon —Xew, March !), Q.p.m.; first quarter, Marqh' 17, 3.2.") p.m.

GENERAL SITUATION / MAINLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST. The weather report and fqrerast for New Zealand- issued by the Government meteorologist last evening, were ns follows:—A shallow depression lies across the North Island, while an anticyclone centred over southern Australia extends across the Tasnian Sea on to New Zealand.

Winds. —-Moderate to fresh norther]ies to westerlies at first over the northern half of the North Island; elsewhere light to moderate and rather variable, with southerly directions predominating. hut westerlies or northwesterlies later freshening in the far south. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Slight; or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate and variable winds, and slight to moderate seas. Weather. —Cloudy to overcast generally, with in places. "Widespread drizzle over'the North Island, but improving during to-night from the south and west. Temperatures moderate to mild. Observations at 4 p.m. Station Wind Weather Bnr. Ther. Norfolk Is., N.E.. si. br., cloudy 1018 <0 Cape Maria, N.N.W., st.br., foggy 101» 70 Auckland, W., fr. br., overcast 1017 <9 East Cape, W., fr. br., overcast 1011 /2 Gisborne, N.W., st. br., cloudy 1012 b3 Chateau Tongariro. N.. fr. br.. rainy .. • • —„ ~ Cape Egraont.' S., fr. br., rainy 1016 08 Napier, E.S.E., mod. br.. cloudy 1013 71 Wanganui.* S.W., gen. br., rainy 1016 62 Farewell S-. S.E., si. br., foggy 1018 50 Stephens Is., N.W., mod. br., ocast 1017 06 Wellington. S.S.E., It. air, rainy 1017 50 Cape Campbell. N., It. air. drizzly 1015 GO Westport. N.X.E., si. br.. o'cast 1010 58 Greymouth, S.;' si. br., drizzly . . 101$) 5, Nugget Pt.. S.W., gen. br., sh'r.v 1014 60 Bluff, S.W., fr. br., p. cloudy 1016 50 Puvsegur Pt., X.W., fr. br., p. cldy 1018 .>•> Chatham Is., calm, rainy •. 1015 oO Bvdnev, E;N.E.. It. air. overcast 1022 68 •Hobart, X.W., fr. br., cloudy .. 1000 61