METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23615, 27 March 1940, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND CHANGEABLE AND COOVER The Government meteorologist issued to the Hkjiald last evening the following special forecast for tlio Auckland Province: —-Light to fresh southerly .Winds. The weather is likely to bo changeable, with occasional showers and fine intervals. Moderate to cool temperatures. Seas moderate. Barometer, midnight 30.03 in. (1017 millibars), ilidnight, Monday 30.30 in. (1026 millibars). RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald gauge): 2t hours ended midnight. March 26 . .38in. Total for March up to !> a.m. yesterday (Albert Park pay go) . •• .75in. Averaste rainfall for March . . . 3.19 in. [Record rainfall for March (IPOS) .. 8.12 in. T?ainfnll for year to date . . ■ . 12.57 in. Average annual rainfall (SI years) . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES p nn —Rises, 6.20 a.m.: sets. G. 21 p.m. Moon —Last quarter. Sunday, 4.20 a.m.; new, April S, S.IS a.m. To-day To-morrow Hicrh "Water — a.Tii. p.m. a.m. P.m. Auckland .. 10.01 30.31 10.50 11.20 .Manukau Heads 12.17 12..'US 1.06 1.20 Onehunga 1.17 1.36 2.06 --'—j GENERAL SITUATION CHANGEABLE, WITH SHOWERS The weather report and forecast for Jsew Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening wore as follows: —A trough of low pressure is moving across the Dominion, and is being followed by an extensive antic vol one. tlie centre of which is at present over Tasmania. Winds. —Variable at first in the North Island, but southerly to westerly directions gradually becoming general, mainly moderate in force, but freshening at times. Seas. —New Zealand waters: Seas :rough< about Cook Strait and rather "rough on parts of the South Island 'coast, hut decreasing later; otherwise ' slight- or moderate. Eastern Tasman 'Sea: Moderate to fresh winds from a 'southerly quarter and moderate seas. Weather. —Changeable, with showers probable in most districts, but improving'from the south. Temperatures cool in the south, with some frosts, and becoming cooler elsewhere. - Observations at 4 p.m. Station "Wind Weather .Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., S.S.W., sit. br., p. cldy. 1020 72 Capo Maria, S.W., m. br„ p. cldy. 1011 <>. Auckland, E.X-E., sit, br., p. cldy. 1013 OS East Cape. N.E.. overcast . . lOlli «4 Gisborno, N.E., slight br., o'cast IUI2 OS Chateau Tongarlro (!) a.m.), X., slight breeze, part cloudy .. C. Eginont. N.W., sit. b„ p. cldy. 1015 03 Napier. X.E., mod. br.. overcast 1011 70 "Wangar.ui, \V., mod. breeze, cldy. 1014 6S Farewell Spit. X.W.. str. br., p. cldy. 1014 61 Stephen Is., "W.X.W., fr. br., cldy. 1012 f»R "Wellington. X.W.. fresh br., o'cast 1011 62 Cape Campbell, W„ str. br., cldy. 1007 66 "Westport. S.E., slight br., o'cast 1013 52 Grevmonth, X., strong br., o'cast 1011 i><> Akaroa Lt„ S.W., mod. br., o'cast 1011 ;>2 Nugget Pt., "W., fr. br., overcast 1000 nO Bluff. S.W., moderate br.. p. cldy. 1012 55 Puvsegur Pt.. calm, part cloudy 1014 53 Chatham Is., X.W., h. wind, o'cast 1012 61 gvdnev, S.E.. slight br., cloudy 1021 73 Hobart, "W.S.W.. light air, o'cast 1021 50