METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18465, 2 August 1934, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

Last Quarter August 2, 5.57 p.m. 3few Moon August 10, 8,16 p.m. First Quarter August 18, 4.03 p.m, Full Mopn August 25, 3.07 a.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

At 8 a.m. yesterday .. .. 30.481 n At 8 p.tn. yesterday .. .. SO.iiOin At 8 a.m. to-day .. .. 30.58 in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE TFor 24 hours to 9 a.m. .. 0.09 in Total for month to .. 0.09 in Average for August .. .. 4.32 in

THE WEATHER To-day's North Island Report. Ovoreast conditions were reported at Taurangu this -morning, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North M Island. Light northerly breezes were m general. The barometer had risen ‘steadily since yesterday. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland 51 degrees, Tauranga 48, Opotiki 50, East Cape 49, Gisborne and Napier 47, and Wellington ff>. Moderate to smooth ! seas wore reported everywhere. Last Night’s Forecast A-.-. intaP-o »nticyelonc is now centred over the Dominion, while a slial- ■ low low-pressure area is situated over the western Tasman. Winds: Light and variable, but soon tending northerly, gradually freshening. yeas: Smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Moderate but freshening northeast to north winds; seas moderate, later rising. Weather: Still line, generally, cloud and haze gradually increasing; later rain developing on the west coast..of the South Island and thtj far north and south. Cold' tonight with many frosts, but becoming milder to morrow. Midday Forecast. General inference.—-An intense rnticyclorie still covers the New' Zealand area, its centre to-day being to the eastward; A depression is now situated over the western Tasman Sea. Forecast.— Light to moderate but freshening north-east winds. Weather still fine and becoming milder. Seas moderate. .

SUNRISE AND SUNSET " August ■ 2 Rises. Sets. 6.54 a.m. 5.0 p.m. August 3 6.53 a.m. 5.1 p.m. August 4 6.52 a.m. 5.2 p.m. August r. 6.51 a.m. 5.3 p.m. August 6 6.50 a.m. 5.4 p.m. August 7 6.49 a.m. 5.5 p.m, August 8 6.47 a.m. 5.6 p.m. August 9 6.46 a.m. 5.6 p.m. August 10 6.45 a.m. 5.7 p.m. August 11 6.44 a.m. 5.8 p.m. August 12 6.43 a.m, 5.9 p.m. August 13 August 14 ■ Ml a.m. 5.irp.m. 6.40 a.m. 5.12 p.m. August ;1S . 6.39 a.m. 5.13 p.m. August 10 6.38 a.m. 5.14 p.m. August 17 6.37 a.m. 5.15 p.m. August 18 6.35 a.m. 5.15 p.m. RflASES OF TUB MOON

High Water. "Low Water. a.m. f.in. a. in. p.m. August 2 # # 11.05 11.35 4.55 524 August 7, • . 11.57 0.00 5.50 0.25 August 4 0.'2 0 0.50 0.40 7.20 August 1.13 1.40 7.30 8.11 August 0 2,00 2.30 8.25 8.59 August 7 2.50 3.10 9.10 9.44 August 8 323 li.f.l 9.52 1025 August 9 4.15 4.34 1024 11.00 August 10 4.59 5.19 11.18 11.50 August 11 f.,45 (i.07 0.00 0..03 August 12 0-3.fi 7.00 '0.33 0.48 AUCTlRt 18 7 29 7.5Q 1.15 1.31 August 14 8.1'(t 8.30 1.50 2.15 August 15 9.00 9.21 227 2.59 August '10 9.45 10.00 3.10 3,41 August 17 10.29 10.52 3.58 4.29 August 18 11.15 1.1.39 4.44 520 BAROMETER READINGS