METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18955, 4 March 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET

THE WEATHER

To-day's North Island Report Blue skies were reported north of Oisborne this morning, but overcast conditions were reported furl her south. Moderate to strong southerly breezes were general. The barometer had risen rapidly since yesterday. Temperatures a I 9 o'clock we're: Auckland 63 degrees. Tauranga 62, Opotiki and Oisborne 59, East Cape SSL Napier 56, and Welling lon 53. .Bough seas were reported at Wellington, Cape I'alliser. and ICasl Cape; elsewhere moderate to smooth.

Last Night's Forecast

A deep depression extends from New Zealand eastwards, the main centre being near the (.'hatham Islands. A moderate anticyclone is advancing over the Tasman Sea. Winds: Southerly, strong to gale force, but gradually moderating. Seas: High .south of Castlepoiut. and in the South Taranaki Bight ; elsewhere rough. Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong southerly winds to gales, with rough seas, bul wind and sea shortly decreasing. Weather: Cold, changeable, and squally, wif.li showers in most districts; heavy on parts of the East Coast, and hail ui places; conditions improving however. to-morrow, from the westward.

Midday Forecast

General inference.—-An anticyclone now covers New Zealand, the centre being over the South Island, bul a depression is located to the north. Forecast —Moderate southerly winds. backing to easterlies and freshening. Weather, cool and changeable, with scattered showers Seas, a considerable southerly swell.

(Standard Time.) Rises. Sets. March 4 5 .2.0 a.m. 6.29 p.m. March ;", .37 a.m. 0.28 p.m. A! arch 0 .38 a.m. 0.27 p.m. March 7 .39 a.m. 0.2 5 p.m. March s .40 a.m. 0.24 p.m. March (I .41 a.iii. 0.22 p.m. March 1(1 .41) a.m. 0.20 p.m. March 11 .44 a.m. 0.19 p.m March 12 .45 a.m. 0.17 p.m March 1:1 .40 a.m. 0.16 p.m March 14 .47 a.m. 0.14 p.m. March 15 .48 a.m. 0.13 p.m. March Mi .49 a.m. 0,11 p.m. March 17 .4!) a.m. 0.10 p.m. March 18 .50 a.m. 0.8 p.m. March id .52 a.in. 0.0 p.m March 20 .52. a.m. 0.4 p.m. March •_' 1 .54 a.in. 0,3 p.m March '_' 2 .55 a.m. o.l p.m March 23 .56 a.m. 0.0 p.m. March 24 .57 a.m. 5.58 p.m March •J ."> .58 a.m. 5.57 p.m March •_'i> .58 a.m. •'•''•' P- m March 27 .50 a.m. 5.54 p.m March 28 (1.0 a.m. ...52 p.m March 'J SI 6.1 a.m. 5.51 p.m. March ::o 0.2 a.m. 5.49 p.m. March :'. i 6.3 a.m. 5.40 p.m TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. March 4 1.57 2.18 8.25 8.43 March ", 2.42 11.05 9.15 '9.31 March (i 0.27 2..50 10.00 10.2 0 March 7 '. 4.15 4.40 10.48 11.12 March S 5.07 5.115 11.38 0.00 March 9 0.01 0,115 0.00 0.3( March 10 7.01. 7.32 1.00 1.20 March 11 7.55 8.22. 1.50 2.00 March 12 .•<.45 9.06 2.33 2.4(1 March i:; 9.25 0.40 3.15 3.24 March 14 ! 10.05 10.23 11.54 4.00 March 15 . 10.42. 11.03 4.31 4.30 March 10 . J 1.22 11.43 5.11 5.15 March 17 0.00 0.03 5.55 0.00 March IS 0.20 0.40 0.39 0.4 0 March IP 1.10 1.30 7.20 7.30 March 20 1.57 2.17 8.15 8.28 March 21 2.4 (i .",.08 9.07 9.25 March 22 3.38 1.01J 10.04 10.25 March «>;> 4.40 5. Of. 11.05 11.31 24 5.44 0.12 0.00 0.07 March 6.50 7.20 0.38 1.08 March 26 7.5(1 8.23 1.40 2.07 March 27 8.57 9.20 2.40 3.04 March 28 0.50 10.14 3.38 3.57 March 29 . 10.45 11.07 4.35 4.53 March 30 . i i.nn 11.57 5.28 5.47 March HI 0.00 C 23 0.22 0.40 PHASES OF THE MOON First Quarter Febr jwi-y 20, 8.58 p.m. Full Moo n, March 8 4.44 p.m. Last Qui rtcr, .March 1 (i 8.05 p.m. New Mo in. A larch 23 3.44 p.m. Firs Quarter, March 30 , 8.52 a.m. BAPvOMETER READINGS At S i.m. yesterday .. .. 29.31 in At 8 l.m. yesterda y • • . . 2!).7!>in At 8 a.m. to-day . . 30.00in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 2 4 hours to !• a.m. 0.05in Total for month Vi date O.OUin A v erase 'or Marc h . . 4.41 in