METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18597, 7 January 1935, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Sets.

PHASES OF THE MOON Now Moon January f>, 4.50 p.m. First Qflai'tor January 0, 9.58 a.m. Full Moon January 20, 3.14 a.m. Last Quarlor January 28, 7.2!) a.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF STANDARD TIME

BAROMETER READINGS

At 8 a.in. yosterelay . • ■ • 29.99 in At 8 n.m. yesterday .. •• -T9Bin At 8 a.in. to-day . • •• oO.Oam RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 48 hours to 9 a.m. • . O.OOin Total for month to date .. i.OStn Average for January . . . • 2.69 in

THE WEATHER • To-day’s North Island Report. Blue skies were general throughout the North Island at 9 a.m. to-day, light north-westerlies prevailing. The barometer continued its upward movement. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland 75. Tauranga 76, Opotiki 75. East Cape 72, Gisborne and Napier 76, and Wellington 71. Seas were rough south of Napier, but smooth to moderate elsewhere. The tide was very high at Gisborne, and good to moderate elsewhere.

Last Night’s Forecast An anticyclone is moving eastwards off New Zealand, while a deep depression is advancing from the western Tasman Sea. Winds moderate to strong north-easterly to northerly, rising to gale force in places. Seas becoming rough on the West Coast and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere moderate. In the eastern Tasman Sea, strong northerly winds to gales, with rough seas. Weather becoming unsettled soon in the western districts, with rain setting in; elsewhere fair at first, but skies gradually clouding over, lairly general rain probable within the next two days. Warm temperatures. Midday Forecast. General inference.- —A depression is moving from the Tasman Sea on to New Zealand, a deep centre of .low pressure being located west of Stewart Island. Forecast. —Moderate • but freshening north-westerly | winds. Weather lair to cloudy and warm to hot. Seas moderate.

•January 7 4.33 n.m. 7.21 Ji.iu •lanun'rjr 8 '1.3 1 n.m. 7.21 p.m ■lanuary 9 4.35 a.in. 7.20 ]>.m •lannary 10 4.30 i.in. 7.20 j>.in ■January .1 1 4.37 i. in. 7.20 p.m •lannary 12 . . 4.38 t. ii i. 7.20 p.m •lannary 13 4.39 i.in. 7.20 p.m •lannary 11 4.40 ).m. 7.19 p in lannary 1.1 4.4 1 i.in. 7.19 p.m January 1(1 . . 4 43 i.in. 7.19 p.m lannary 17 4.43 a.m. 7.19 p.m January 18 4.44 i.in. 7.18 jt.in lannary HI 4.4.5 i.m. 7.18 jt.m January 20 4.4(5 i in. 7.11’ p.m lannary 21 4.47 i.m. 7.17 p.m 1 unitary 22 4.48 i.in. 7.17 p.m January 23 4.49 i.m. 7.10 p.m January 24 4*50 i.in. 7.15 p.m January 2.1 . . 4.51 a.in. 7.14 p.m January 20 4.13 i.m. 7.13 p.m January 27 . . 4.54 a.in. 7.13 p.m January 28 . . 4.55 n.m. 7.12 p.m January 29 4.56 fi.m. 7.11 p.m January 30 4.58 i.in. 7.10 p.m January 2.1 4.59 a.in. 7.10 p.m

High Water. Low Wali‘1'. a .m. 1*011. a.m. ]i.m. January January 7 0.40 7.4 1 7.1 0 8.10 0.22 1.20 1.0 5 2.04 1 aim ary January January J a nil ary January I armary lamia vy January January January January January I a imary January January January January January January lamia ry January January Jan miry 1 0 .! ! 12 1 2 14 15 10 17 18 10 20 21 22 24 2 0 20 20 21 8.40 0.25 10.20 11.22 0.00 0.40 1.3 L 2.20 2.08 4.44 (>.28 7.20 8.10 8.54 10.14 10.50 11.28 0.01 0.4 7 1.04 0.07 10.0 t 10.55 2 1.48 0.15 1.00 1.57 2.10 0.04 4.20 5.12 0.07 7.02 7.54 8.40 0.22 10.00 1 0.08 11.20 0.00 0.20 J .00 1.50 0.1 1 4.00 5.00 0.00 sl 00 8.54 9.41 10.02 11.20 0.00 0.24 1.12 1.58 2.00 0.17 4.00 0.1 0 7.00 7.50 :i.50 4.44 5.10 0.35 7.2(1 8.20 0.08 0.. r >G 1 0.44 11.34 0.09 0.58 1.44 li!o3 3.38 4.15 4.54 5.37 0.24 7.10 8.00