METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23602, 11 March 1940, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

'FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND FAIR AND, COOL CONDITIONS The Government meteorologist issued to the HeraX/D last evening the follow- --- ing special forecast for the Auckland Province: —Moderate to fresh southeast winds. The weather is likely to be fair and cool. Seas slight to moderate. Barometer, midnight 29.921n. (1013 mlllibara) Midnight Saturday 30,00 in. (1016 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald gauge): 2-1 hours ended midnight, March 9 . .00ln. 24 hours ended midnight, March 10 .OOfn. Total for March up to 9 a.m. Saturday (Albert Park gauge) .. .17in. Averago rainfall for March .. 3.10 in. Record rainfall for March (1908) .. 8.12 in. Rainfall for.- year to date . .. 11.99 in. , Averago annual rainfall (8-1 years) 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Run—Rises, 0.15 a.m.; sets, 6.48 p.m. Moon —First quarter, Sunday, 3.25 p.m.: full. March 24, 7.3 a p.m.

GENERAL SITUATION COOL AND CHANGEABLE The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government i meteorologist Inst evening were as follows: —A weak trough of low pressuro is moving off to the east, and the .Dominion is coming under the influence of an intense anti-cyclone, which is approaching uToss the Tnsman Sea. Winds. —[''imii between south-east and south-west almost generally, strong in exposed positions, but gradually decreasing. Seas. —Zealand waters: "Rather rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits, but slowly decreasing and otherwise slight or moderate. Eastern Tnsman Sea: Moderate to fresh southerly winds and moderate to rather rough seas, but wind and sea decreasing from the west.' ' * Weather.—Cool and rather changeable, with some isolated brief showers, but conditions improving. Some light / frosts probable inland in Otago and Canterbury.

To-day To-morrow High Water — a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland f).0(i 0.20 0.43 10.01 ilanukau Ilcads 11.-11 — 12.01 12.18 Onehunga , 12.27 12.41 1.01 1.18

Observations at 4 p.m. Station Wind AVeather Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., S., fr. br., cldy. . . 1013 <2 Cape Maria; S.E., str. br.. p. cldy. .1013 Go Auckland. S.S.W.. m. br., o'cast .1010 67 East Capo. N., si. br., p. cldy. . ioor> 71 Gisborne, S.S.E., ft. br.. p. cldy. 1007 68 E. Egmont, S., mod. br.. clear . 1010 67 Napier, E., ''gen. br.. o'cast. .. 100S 70 AVanganui. S., si. br., p. cldy. . — — Farewell Spit. N.. str. br., cld.v. . 1011 60 Stephen's Is., S.S.E., f. b.. p. cldy. "Wellington, S.E., ni. br., showery 1011 1012 56 59 C. Campbell, S-. str. br., showery Greymouth, S., mod. br., o'cast . 1012 1013 57 57 Akaroa Lt.. / S.AV., st. br., o cast 1012 52 Bluff. W.N.W., fr. br., rainy .. 1018 49 Puysegur Pt., S.W.. st. b.. p. cldy. 1018 53 Chatham Is., noon, N.AV.. si. br., 60 rainy ' 1006 Sydney, S.E., mod. br., cldy. 1026 74 Hobart, N.W., si. br.. clear 1022 81