METEOROLOGICAL
SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rises .Sets August . . 0,46 a.m. 5.8 p.m. August. 10 . . 6.45 a.rn. 5.8 p.m. PHASES OF THE MQON Last Quarter August 18, .'1.19 p in. New Moon August SI, 5.18 p.m. First Quarter August 28, 9.43 p.m. TIDE?S AT GISBORNE WHARF
BAROMETER READINGS At S a.m. yesterday . . .. 30.12 in At. 8 p.m. yesterday . . .. 30.07 in At s a.m. to-day .. .. 30.131 n RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. . . O.QOin For month to date .. .. 0.54 in Average for August .. .. 4.40 in
THE WEATHER Toi-day’s North Island Report Blue skies were reported this morning at Napier, East Cape, and Tauranga, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light to moderate north-westerly breezes were general. The barometer showed little movement. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were:—Auckland and Gisborne 54 degrees, Tauranga 51, Opotiki and East Capo 52, Napier 55, ami Wellington 53. Rough seas were reported at Gape Campbell : elsewhere moderate or smooth.
Last Night’s Forecast Pressure is still high across central Australia and the northern Tasman Sea, whilo to the south a series of westerly depressions is moving rapidly eastwards. Winds: South-westerly at first in the far north and south, otherwise moderate to strong westerly to north-westerly prevailing, reaching galo force at times about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Seas: Rough on the western coasts and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea : Strong west winds and rough seas. Weather: Mild and changeable generally, mainly fair in the eastern districts, hut unsettled in districts with a westerly aspect, with intermittent rain. Midday Forecast General inference.—Pressure is high to the north of Now Zealand, while to the southwards a series of shallow westerly depressions continues to pass. Forecast. —Moderate to strong west to north-west.winds. Weather mainly fair to cloudy aud mild, but some showers in the hills, especially on the western slopes. Seas, moderate.
August • ITigU Water, a. ni. p.in. 7.52 8.27 Low Water, a.in. p.tii. 1.45 2.02 August 10 . 8.51 0.25 2.40 3.00 August 11 . 51.45 10.16 3.34 3.55) August 12 . 10.88 11.07 4.26 4.5C
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18162, 9 August 1933, Page 5
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