METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18974, 26 March 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET

TIDES AT GISBORira WHARF High Water. Low Water

PHASES OF THE MOON Eull Moon. March 8, 4.44 p.m. Last Quarter, March IG, 8.05 p.m. New Moon, March 23, i».<U p.m. i'irst Quarter, March liQ, 8.52 a.m. BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.m. yesterday .. .. 30.17 in At 8 p.m. yesterday .. .. 3.0.1ain At 8 a.m. to-day .. •• 29.93 in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours-to 9 a.m. .. O.OOin Total for month to date .. 4.64 in Average, for March .. .. 4.41 in *:' the weather. To-day's NprtU Maud E e P ort Overcast and unsettled conditions were general in the'North Island this morning. The only report available from north of Fast "Cape was from Tiritiri, whore a strong gale .was blowing. Further souiii moderate to strong northerly 'breezes wore general. ' The barometer' had continued the tailing movement. ■ Temperatures at &" o'clock were: East cape .and Gisborne HI decrees, Napier ('»2","and U'eJliTigton 37. • "Rough seas were reported at Cape Campbell, Cape Padiser "and Casttepoint; elsewhere uiodura,t,e or smooth. Last Night's Forecast

An anticyclone extends acioss the Tasmau aea and soutliern Xew Zealand, liui a deep cyclonic disturbance is a,dvaucing irom uie north-west towarus the r.orthern aistricts. and will shortly be attectihg most ol the Dominion. Winds: Strong nprt'n-easteriy to easterly winds to gates and rising in places to heavy gales in the northern half of the Xortti island; moderate to strong winds nenveeit north-east and souto-east, thence southwards to Nelson and Martoorougti, later reaching gale lorce; elsewhere moderate but" freshening south-westerly to south-easterly. Seas: High north ot East Cape and rough to high north ot K.awliia; elsewhere, moderate, but rising rapidly from Cook Strait northwards. Eastern Tasman Sea: Easterly, chungmg shortly to southerlies in the northern portion, with high seas; strong southeasterly to southerly winds, and rough sens m the southern portion. Weather: Dull and'misty, with rain iu the northern part o fthe North Island and extending southwards to "Nelson and Marlborough; heavy falls probable with much -floodmg and stormy conditions especially in the northern half; elsewhere fair at first, but clouding over and later lain developing also in tihe eastern districts of the South Island. Midday Forecast General inference.—The northern cyclone is now centred .west of the Auckland peninsula and is still very intense. Forecast.—Strong winds to gales between north-east and east. Weather boisterous, dull and misty, with heavy rains and much flooding. Seas rough to i luKl>-

BROADCASTING

(Standard Time.) Rises. Sets. .March 26 Maxell 27 March 28 March '29 March 80 March 31 5.58 a.m. 5.59 a.m. 0.0 a.m. 0.1 a.m. 0.2 a.m. G.y a.m. 5.54 l>.ni 5.52 p.iu 5.51 jxni 5.49 R.II) 5.46 p.Ill

a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. March 26 . 7.5fl 8.2?. 1.40 2.07 March 27 . S.;17 0.20 2.40 :s.04 March 28 . •J.50 10.14 :i.!!8 8.5.7 March 29 . . 10.45 11.07 4.8T. 4.;">;s March SO . . 11.38 11.57 f>,28 5.4.7 March HI . 0.00 C.23 6.22 0.4»