METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23620, 2 April 1940, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST/FOR AUCKLAND COOL AND CHANGEABLE The Government meteorologist, issued to the Herald last evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province: —-Moderate to fresh southwest winds. The weather is likely to be cool and changeable, with scattered showers. Seas slight to moderate. Barometer midnight 30.09 in. (1019 millibars) Midnight Sunday 30.21 In. (1023 millibars) - RAINFALL' RECORD Fall in City (Herald gauge): 2-4 hours ended midnight, April 1 .. .OOln. Total for April up to 0 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) . ,00in. Average rainfall for April .. 3.85 in. (Record rainfall for April 1192-1) .. 11.551n. Painful] for year to date 13 01in. Averago annual rainfall (§4 ycavs) . 44.81 in. t SUN, MOON AND TIDES Bun —Rises, 6.34 a.m.; sets 6.15 p.m. Moon—New, Monday, B.IS a.m.; first quar ter, April 16, 1.46 a.m. To-day To-morrow High Water — " a.m. p.m. a.m. p.ni. Auckland .2.40 3.15 3.47 4.15 Mnnukaii Heads 5.24 5.50 6.22 6.50 Onehunga , . 6.24 6.50 7.22 7.50 GENERAL SITUATION SNOW IN THE RANGES The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued hy the Government meteorologist last; evening were as follows: —An anti-cvclone is still located to the north, while pressure is commencing to rise- in the south in the rear of a complex depression which is crossing the Dominion. Winds.—Westerly at first in the North Island, -but south-westerly to southerly gradually becoming general, .moderate in the north, but elsewhere fresh to strong, with gales in some "exposed positions, but decreasing later. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Rather rough to rough south of' Cape Egmont and Cnstlepoint, slight to moderate Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to strong south-west to southerly winds; seas mpderate in the north, rather rough to rough in the south, but decreasing. Weather. —Fair in the far north. Elsewhere Cold, changeable and ; -showery, with , snow probable in the ranges. Conditions Jatcr improving slowly from the south. Observations at 4 p.m. Station Wind Weather* Bar. Ther. Norfolk Is., E., si. br., overcast 1018 73 Cape Maria. W.. gen. br., o'cast 1010 64 Auckland, W.N.W., m. br., cl'dy 1016 70 East Cape, N.W., mod. br., cl'dy 1010 64 Gisborne, N.N.W., si. br.. p. ci. 1010 SO Chateau Tongariro, 9 a.m., E., si. breeze, part cloudy Cape Egmont, N., gen. br., o'cast 1015 67 "Napier, N.N.E., gen. br., overcast 1008 72 Wancanui. W;, str. br., overcast 1013 70 Farewell Spit, W.S.W., h. wind. foggy .. ... .. 1011 03 Stephen's Is., W.N.W., h. w., o'c't 1009 60 Wellington, N.W., str. br., o'cast 100S 60 C- Campbell, N.. gale, p. cloudy 1001 63 ■ Westnort, N'.E., mod. br., rainy 1008 56 Grcymouth, N.. h. wind, rainy 1006 58 Akaroa Lt.. S.E.. gen. br., sh'ery 1010 18 Nucrset Ft., W., m. br., p. cly. 1004 54 Bluff, W.5.W.,,; fr. br., overcast 1007 5-1 Puysegur Pt., Is.W., gen. br., cly. 1009 51 Chatham 15... W.N.W., h. w„ cly. 1006 61 Sydney,. N.E.. str. br., overcast 1021 62 Hobart, W., gen. br., p. -cloudy 1022 60