METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23599, 7 March 1940, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND MILD, CLOUDY CONDITIONS The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald Inst evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province: —-sLight to moderate, but later freshening winds from between southeast and north-east. The weather is likely to be cloudy, with light rain or drizzle developing later in the extreme north. Mild 'temperatures. Sens slight to moderate. Barometer, midnight 30.18 in. (1022 millibars) Midnight Tuesday 30.24 in. (1024 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (llkiui.d gauge). iM hours ended midnight, March (> ,00in. Total for March up lo !> a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. .17in. Average rainfall for March . 3.19 m. "Revord rainfall for March (1908) . 8.12 m. Bainfall for year to (late • Average annual rainfall <S4 years) 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES g un —Rises fill a.m.; sets, fi.53 p.m Moon—New. Saturday, p.m.; first quarter. -March 17. 3.2n p.m. To-day To-morrow High Water — a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland 0.18 fill 7•J 'j Manukau Heads 5.53 ft. 19 9.4.» Onehunca ft..">.' 3 10.19 10.to 11 .l)o GENERAL SITUATION MAINLY FAIR TO CLOUDY The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as follows: —Anticyclones centred over the North Island and lasinania and arc separated by a trough of low pressure which lies acrftss the South Island. A tropical cyclone appears to be forming between New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. Winds. —Light to moderate and variable in-tfhe north, fresh to strong: northwesterlies at first in central districts and ; moderate to fresh south-westerlies in the south, but with southerly directions later becoming more general. Seas. —New Zealand waters: Rough in the South Taranaki Bight and about Cook and Foveaux Straits, but later decreasing; elsewhere slight to moderate. Kasteru Tasman Sea: Moderate variable winds, but a change to iresh southerlies ,advancing from the west across the southern portion; seas rather rough in the south, moderate elsewhere. Weather. —Mainly fair to cloudy. Scattered rains, however, in western and southern districts of the South Island and unsettled conditions developing later in North Auckland. Moderate to cool temperatures. Observations at 4 p.m. Station Wind Weather Bar. I'tier. Norfolk Is., E.S.E., si. br., rainy 1012 09 Cape Maria, E., si. br., overcast 1019 7S Auckland, X-X W., It. air, o'cast 101J> 07 Gisborne, X.N W., mod. br., p.e. 1010 70 Chateau Tongariro (ft a.m.). X., si br.. clear Cape Egmont, W.. mod. br.. pc. 101 ft <>s Napier, W., mod. br., p. cloudy 1015 75 Wanganui, W., fr. br., drizzly 1018 05 Farewell Spit; W.X.AV.. str. br.. part cloudy 1017 'i'2 Stephen's Is., X.W., str. br., cl'dy lOlfi 59 "WelPngton X.W., h. wind, sq'ly 1014 00 C. Campbell, X.W., h. wind, p.c. 1011 0-t "Wcsport. E.N E., gen br., cloudy 1017 5S Greymouth. X-> mod. br., o'cast 1017 57 Akaroa Lt., X.K., gen. br., o'cast 1014 5G Nugget LH., S.W.. mod. br.. p.c. 101'J 5S Bluff. W\, fr br, showery 1014 571 Chatham.' Is. W.N.W fr br., overcast . 1017 59 j Sydney, S.R.f gen. br., rainy 1019 09 j Hobart, N., It. air, overcast 10'Jl 61 j