METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23618, 30 March 1940, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND GENERALLY FAIR TO FINE H The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last, evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province:—Light to fresh south-west winds. The weather is likely to he mainly fair to tine, but with a few isolated light showers. Moderate temperature?,. Sons moderate on the west coast, slight on the cast. Barometer, midnight 30.06 in. (1018 millibars) Midnight, Thursday 29.92 in. (1013 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fsll in City gauge): 24 hours ended midnight, March 'JO . .01 in. Total for March up to 0 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) . .. l-IOj"-Average r ainfall for M'trch . .. 3.101n. Hi'ror'l rainfa'i for March (1908) .. 8.12 in. •Kainfall for year to dale .. •• 13.01 n. Average annual rainfall (Si years) . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Run— To-day: Rises. 6.32 a.m.; sets. 0.00 p.m. To-morrow: fiises, 6.33 a.m.; sets, Moon—Last" 1 quarter, tomorrow, -1.20 a.m.; new, April 8, S.IB a.m. To-day To-morrow Fvtoh Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland .. 32.00 12.26 l.ot 1.20 Manukau Heads 2.44 .1.01 3.3(? ?*"JOnehunga .. 3. I t -1.01 4.36 a.oo ' GENERAL SITUATION FAIR TO FIXK AND COOL /The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist- last evening were as follows;—An anti-evclone i.s moving on to New Zealand from the Tasmnn Sea. Pressure is rather low east of the South Island and over Tasmania. Winds.—-Moderate to strong, hut decreasing westerly to southerly, later tending north-westerlv in the south. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea; Moderate to fresh south-west winds and moderate seas, with a change to northwesterly advancing later across the southern portion. 0 ''Weather.—Some isolated showers at first, htit otherwise fair to fine. Cool temperatures, with some frosts tonight.

Observations at 4 p.m. Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. Is'O/ijfolk Is., W.S.W., It. air, p. cly. 1020 75 Cape Maria. S.W., It. air, p. cly. 11)17 7.'J Auckland. W.S.W., m. br., o'cast 11)15 65 East Cape, N.E., m. br., clear 1010 70 Gisbornc, X.E..- g. br.. p. cly. 1009 70 Chateau Tongariro. 0 a.m., S.W., ' gen. breeze, clear .. . . Cape -Egmont, W., g. br., p. cly. 1014 65 Napier, X.E.. mod. br., cloudy 1010 Gl Wanganui, S.E.. fr. br., overcast 1012 70 Farewell Spit, W.S.W., fr. br., I cloudy . . 1011 6.'? Stephen's Is.. W., g. br., o'cast 1011 60 Wellington. S., It. air. thr'ning 1013 61 C. Campbell. S., h. wind, p. cly. 1011 60 Westport. W. gen. br., p. cly. 101-1 57 Greymouth. W.S.W.. si. b., p. cly. 1011 50 Akaroa Lt., S.W., It. air, p. cly. 1015 55 Nugget Pt.. W.. fr. hr.i cloudy 1012 51 Puysegur Pt., W.S.W., g.' b., cly. 1017 5.'! Chatham Is., W.X.W., st. br., p. / clcfid.v .. . . . . 100S 57 Sydney, X.E., si. breeze, rlear 1021 Si