METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18181, 31 August 1933, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

THE WEATHER ■ ,c ; ___ To-day’s North Island Report. Blue skies were reported everywhere, except, at East Cape, Gisborne and Wellington. Light to fresh southerly to northerly breezes prevailed, with, high wind at' East Cape. The barometer had a falling tendency. Temperatures at 9 a.m. were: Auckland 53, Tauranga 51, Opotiki 51, East Cape 47, Gisborne 50, Napier 51 and Wellington 49, Seas were smooth to rough, with tides poor to good. Last Night’s Forecast An anticyclone still extends from the North Tasman Sea across the South Island, but is gradually losing its intensity. A slight low pressure wave is approaching across the South Tasman Sea. Winds, southerlies still prevailing over most of the North Island, strong at first in the far south and north-east; elsewhere light northerlies over the South Island, but increasing. Seas rather rough north of Napier; elsewhere moderate. In the Eastern Tasman Sea moderate northerly winds, rather rough seas. Weather still fine in most places, some scattered light showers at first between Castlepoint and Bast Cupe, and later in Westland and the far south. Cool night, but mild day temperatures. Midday Forecast General inference.—The anticyclone has passed eastward off the Dominion, and a shallow westerly depression is moving on to the South Island. The weather is likely gradually to become unsettled during the next few days. Forecast.—Southerly to westerly winds, strong about East Cape, but elsewhere light to moderate. Weather mainly fair, but some coastal showers are still likely. Seas rather rough.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rises Seta August 31 6.17 a.m. 5.2 8 p.m. September 1 . 6.15 a.m. 5.28 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON Pull Moon Sept. 4, 4.34 p.m. Last Quarter Sept, 12, 9.00 a, mi. New Moon Sept. 20. 5.51 a.m. First Quarter Sept. 27, 4.06 U,1I). TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. August 31 1.05 1.29 7.09 7.55 September 1 . . 1.52 2.19 7.59 8.47 September 2 . . 2.40 3.08 8.52 9.40 September '3 . . 3.30 4.02 9.46 10.32 September 4 . . 4.25 4.59 10.45 11.28 September 5 . . 5.24 6.02 13.45 0.00 September (’> . . 6.26 7.05 0.25 0.46 September 7 . . 7.29 8.06 1.20 1.45 September 8 . . 8.28 9.03 2.15 2.42 September 9 . . 9.22 9.55 3.07 3.35 September 3 0 . . 10.10 10.40 3.58 4.26 September 11 . . 10.56 11.24 4.45 5.15 September 12 . . 11.40 0.00 6.04 5.30 September 13 0.07 0.20 6.15 6.49 September 14 0.46 1.00 6.59 7.29September 15 . . 1.26 1,40 7.36 8.05 September 16 . . 2.03 2.20 8.12 8.42 September 17 . . 2.42 3.00 8.52 9.23 September 18 3.22 3.45 9.37 10.09 September 19 . . 4.08 4.37 10.29 11.00 September 20 .. 5.02 5.35 11.23 11.55 September 21 .. 6.00 6.38 0.00 0.21 September 22 . . 7.02 , 7.39 0.50 1.20 September 23 .. 8.02 8.35 1.45 2.15. September 24 .. 8.56 9.30 2.35 3.09 September 25 . . 9.49 1,0.19 3.24 4.01’ September 26 . . 10.39 11.07 4.14 4.56 September 27 . . 11.30 11.56 5.05 5.50 September 28 . . 0.00 0.20 5.58 0.46 September 29 .. 0.45 1.10 6.50 7.39 September 30 . . 1.35 2.00 7.45 8.30 BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.in. yesterday .. 30.33in At 8 p.m. yesterday 30.25in At 8 a.m. to-day .. 30.20in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. O.Olin For month to date 3.15In Average for August .. 4.40in