METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19044, 18 June 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF Blgh Wdt«r. l-uw VVhtni

PHASES OF THE MOON Pull Moon, June 5, 4.52 a.m. Last Quarter, June 12, 11.35 B.ni. NeW Moon, June 19, 4.45 p.m. First Quarter, June 27, C. 53 a.m.

BAROMETER READINGS Total for month to date .. l.Slin At S a.m. yesterday .. .. 29.3 Gin At S p.m. yesterday .. .. 29.75 in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE At 8 a.m. to-day .. . . 29.83 in For 24 hours to 9 a.m. .. 0.04 in Average for June .. . • 4.90 in

THE WEATHER

To-day's North Island Report

Blue skies were reported throughout the North Island this morning. .Moderate to strong south-westerly wind:; were general. The barometer lnui risen steadily since yesterday. Temperatures at !» o'clock were: Auckland arid Napier . r >. r . degrees, Tauranga anil Wellington 53, Opotiki 43, East Cape 47, and Gisborne 52. Rough Seas were reported at Capo Campbell and Castlepoint; elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night'p. .Forecast A deep depression still lies to the east of.the. North Island, but its after effects have been modified by a series of secondary depressions advancing across the south of the Tasman Sea, one of which is now moving on to southern New Zealand. An anticyclone covers Australia and the north of th,Tasman Sen. Winds: Strong but de creasing south-Westerly north of New Plymouth and Napier"; elsewhere northwesterly to westerly, bucking shortly again in places to south-westerly; moderate but increasing, especially about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Seas : Rough between Castlepoint and East Cape but decreasing • rough also north of Cape Kginout and about Foveaux Strait; elsewhere moderate, but rising south of Cape Egrnont. Eastern Tasman Sea : Moderate to strong west to southwest winds with rather rough to rough seas. Weather: Fair at first in the eastern districts of the South Island, and improving on the east coast of the North Island; otherwise weather changeable, with scattered showers, especially in the western areas; some hail probable in the far south and south-west. temperatures cold. Midday Forecast

General inference.—Though pressure is High over Australia and the north Tasman Sea, a rather vigorous depression is passing in the south. Forecast, —Moderate'to strong westerly winds, backing to-night to south-west. Some scattered rains in the high country, hut otherwise, fair to fine. Temperatures, becoming colder. Seas', moderate in coastal waters, but rather rough to rough offshore.

Rises. aeis. June 18 7.0 a.m. 4.35 p.m June 10 7.0 a.m. 4.35 p.m June 20 7.10 a.m. 4.115 p.m June 2 1 7.10 n.m. 4V35 p.m J line :"_' 7.10 a.m. 4.35 p.m Juno 23 7.10 a.m. 4.35 p.m June 24 7.11 a.m. 4.35 p.m June .. 7.il n.m. 4.30 p.m June 26 7.11 n.m. 4.36 p.m June 27 7.11 a.m. 4.3f> p.m June 28 7.11 a.m. 4.37 p.m June 20 7.U a.m. 4.37 p.m June 30 7.11 a.m. 4.37 pjn

a.in u P.m. a.m. (■in Juno JR 3.37 4.04 0.55 10.38 Juno 1$) 4.34 5.00 1 0.54 11.85 .Juno 20 5.34 0.01 11.50 0.00 Juno 21 6.35 7.on o.:: l 0.40 Juno •JO 7.35 8.no 1.28 1.44 Juno 2;; 8.32 8.50 2.24 2.39 Juno 24 0.25 9.40 3.14 ."..;s'j Juno . 10*10 io.:'.r» 4.05 4.25 Juno 20 . 11 ,or> 11.24 4.54 5.20 Juno 27 . 11.50 0.00 5.44 0.14 Juno 28 0.09 0.30 6.31 7.05 Juno 20 0.55 1.20 7.15 7.00 Juno •JO l.SG 1.59 7.56 8.32