METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23619, 1 April 1940, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND GENERALLY FINE AND MILD The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald Inst evening the following special forecast for tlie Auckland Province: —Light and variable winds. The weather/ is likely to be fine and mild. Seas slight. •' Barometer midnight 30.21 in. <1023 millibars). Midnight Saturday 30.24 in. (1024 millibars). RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City .(IfEiuu) gauge): '24 hours ended'midnight, March 30 . .00 n. 24 hours ended midnight, March 31 .OOin. Total for March sip to 0 a.m. Saturduy (Albert'' Park Range) .. 1.18 "• Average rainfall for March . .. "• Bc'cord rainfall for March (100S) .. s.il2in. Itainfall for year to date .. • • 13.01 n. Averape annual rainfall (S-l yeanO . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Bun—Rises,. 6,34 a.m.; sets. G. 17 p.m. Moon—»New, April S, B.IS a.m.; first Quarter, April 10. 1.46 a.m. To-day To-morrow Jlifrh Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland '... 1.r»3 2.15 2.-19 J.it> Ma mi k<iu Heads . -l/JS 4.00 Onehunga .. 5.28 5.50 6.2-1 G.oO GENERAL SITUATION FAIR TO FINE AND MILD The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government / meteorologist last evening were as follows: —An ajjti-cyclone remains centred west of the North Island, while a series "of westerly, depressions is passing in the south. Barometers are rising rapidly over south-eastern Australia. " Winds.—Light and variable from Taranaki and Hawke's Bay northward; J< " elsewhere north-westerly predominating and becoming strong at times, with gales in exposed positions. A . south-westerly' change commencing in the far-south alter about 24 hours.. Seas. —New Zealand waters: Becoming rough south of Farewell Spit about Cook and. Foveaux Straits, slight to moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light variable winds and slight to ■ moderate seas in the central aud northern portions; strong north-went to west winds in the southern portion, changing liiter to south-west, with rough seas. Weather,—Unsettled in western ard Southern districts of the South Island, with rain at times. Elsewhere mainly fair to fine, but scattered rain extending later to Wellington and Taranaki, and showers' accompanying the southwesterly change in Canterbury. Mud temperatures, but becoming cooler in the south. Observations at 4 p.m. Station Wind Weather Bar.Thor. Is orlolk Is., E., mod. br., cldy. 10'_0 j4 C. Maria, S., Ren. br., clear .. 1023 >6 * Auckland, S.SAV.. g. br. f p. cldy. 1022 >8 r : E. Cape, W.N.W., fr. br., clear 1018 60 Gisborno, N.K.W., ro. br.. p. cldy. 101/ ,o C. Egmont, W., si. br. p. cldy. 1020 >4 Kapier, N.E., gen. br., cloudy .. 1010 «.J Wangariui. Vfi, mod. br., clear .. Farewell Spit. W..g. b. p. ddy. 1018 3/ j Stephen's Is,, A\ m. b. t o cast. -1018 .bO Wellington,' JS r AV.. gen. br., o cast. 101 / 'SB C. Campbell, NAV., gale, cldy. .. 1014 o9 Greymouth, epJm. overcast .. 1021 Akaroa Lt., N.W.. gen. br.. o cast. 1( 08 SO Awarua, N.ICAV., fr. br., ocast. .1012- t>7 Pnysegur Pt./ NAV., gale, o'cast. 100- t.Chatham Is.. NAV., fr. br., rainy 1010 58 Sj-dney, E.N/E., gen- br., cldy. 1010 8» : Hcbart. S.W., mod. br., showery . 1013 o.<