METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

STJNRISE AND SUBSET (Standard Time.) Rises. Sets.

TIDES AT CttSBORNB WHARF High Water. Low Water a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISEORNE

THE WEATHER Today's North Island Keport Overcast conditions were ' reported this morning at Gisbo'rnc and. Easl Cape, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North [stand. Light to moderate north-easterly broex.es Wer< general. The barometer had continued the falling movement. Tern peratures at !) o'clock were: Auck-" land and Knsl Cape (ill degrees, Tauranga 61, Opotiki and Napier 58, Gisborne and Wellington 59. Rough seas were reported at Tauranga.; elsewhere moderate or smooth, Last Night's Forecast An anticyclone still extends from the west over 'and east of the Dominion, while a depression lies to the north, the centre of which to-day is located- east of Norfolk Island. Winds: Easterly to south-easterly about and north of Cook Strait, light, to moderate mainly, but strong and squally in places north oi Kawhia and Mast Cape, light and vanable in the South Island, later tending northerly. Seas: Rough north of East Cape and rather rough off the west coast north of Cape Egmont : elsewhere slight to moderate but considerable easterly swell between Mast Cape and (.look Strait. Eastern Tasman Sea:, Strong cast to south-east winds and rough seas in the northern portion, light to moderate easterly winds, hacking lo northerlies in the southern portion, with slight to moderate sens. Weather: still cloudy, and with scattered rain in the Auckland province, and on the Knst Coast of the North Island: elsewhere fair to fine, but misty or foggy on parts of the Mast Coast, of the South Island and in the far south. Midday Forecast General inference.--An intense anticyclone, willi its centre to the east, still extends over the Dominion, while depressions are still passing far to (he north. Forecast.—Masterly winds predominating, light to moderate mainly, but strong at times in exposed positions. Weather fair to cloudv for the most part, but scattered 'rains probable, especially in. (he north-east. Temperalures mild. Seas moderate lo rather rough.

April, 16 6.18 11.III. 5.23 p.in April 17 6.1 !> a.m. 5.22 p.Ml April IS 6.20 a.m. 5.21 p.m April 19 0.22 a.m. 5.19 p.m April 'JO 6.23 a.m. 5.17 p.m April 21 0.24 a.m. 5.16 p.in April 22 6.25 a.m. 5.14 p.m April 2'.\ 0.25 a.m. 5.11! p.m April 24 6.26 a.m. 5.32 p.m April 25 0.27 a.m. 5.11 p.m April 20 0.28 a.m. 5.10 p.m April 87 0.20 a.m. 5.3 p.Ill April 38 G.ISO a.m. 5.7 p.m

April 16 0.00 0.20 fi.ll 0.21 April 17 ... 0.-1". 1.08 7.00 7.15 April 18 1 ."OS 1.57 7.50 S.07 April 10 2.25 2. -10 8.42 O.Oli April 20 '. '. "u 7 3.41 0.39 lO.Wi April 21 . . 4.1G 4.40 io.::k 1 1 April 22 5.20 5.4fl 11.30 0.0( April 23 0.25 n.r>r, o.ir. 0.40 April 24 . . 7..".0 7.58 1.20 1.40 April 25 8.:tl 8.50 •2.18 2.30 April 26 9.20 0.50 3.15 '.!.;11

Full Moon April 7, 1 0.1«. an Liist Qnai'ter April If,, S.51 tt.n New j\Iooii April '.!'_', 0.03 a.ii First Quartc-r April •j8, 10.46 p.n

At: S a.m. ye; sterclay ... .. •'!<>.: s::m At 8 p.m. ye s terda y .. ;{(».: Min At S a.m. to- • day . . 30.i !Sln

For 24 hours to ;i a.m. u.aum Total for month to dale 0.79ir Average for April 4.0fiil