METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19099, 21 August 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

THE WEATHER To-day’b North Island Report Blue skies were reported this morninn- at Napier and Gisborne, but overeast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Moderate to fresh northerly breezes were general. The barometer had continued the falling movement. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland and Opotiki 59 degrees, Tauranga (id, Mast Cape ;>e, Gisborne and Napier AS, and Wellington :V>, Hough seas were reported at ( ape Campbell and Tanrnnga: elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night’s Forecast An in louse anticyclone is centred today east of Chatham island, while a deep depression extends from south-east Australia across the Tasman. Winds.—. Northerly moderate, but iresbening in and south of Cook Strait. Seas. —Moderate generally, but later rising about Cook Strait, and on the west coast of the South Island. Eastern Tasman Sea. -—Moderate, to strong north to west winds, rising to gale force in the southern portion: seas rather rough to rough. Weather.--Cloudy to overcast in places; misty, with rain, in most parts; sonic heavv falls probably in the western districts, blit light and scattered mainly in the eastern districts. Temperatures still mild. Midday Forecast. General inference. — Barometers are slid very high to the east, while, a depression covers the Tasman Sea. Forecast. —Moderate to fresh northerly winds. Weather cloudy to overcast, and mild, with rain probable. Seas moderate.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rises Sets August 21 0.20 a.m 5.18 ]).m, August 22 0.20 a.m 5.10 p.m. August 22 . . 0.27 a.m 5.20 p.m. August 2-1 .. 0.20 a.m 5.21 p.m. August 25 . . 0.25 a.m 5.21 p.m. August 25 0.22 a.m 5.22 p.m. August 27 0.22 11. Ml 5.22 p.m. August 28 , , 0.20 a.m 5.24 p.m. August 20 0.10 a.m 5.25 p.m. August 20 .. 0.17 a.m 5.20 p.m. August 21 .. 0.10 a.m 5.27 p.m. TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water Low Water a. io. p.m. a.m. p.m August 21 8.20 8.55 2.15 2.40 August 22 0.20 0.40 2,00 2.28 August 22 . 10.02 10.21 3.44. 4.11 August 21 .. 10.44 11.02 4.24 4.5 5 August 25 ., 11.21. 11.44 5.02 5.40 August. 20 0.00 0.01 5.44 0.21 August 27 August 28 0.24 0.40 1.05 1.25 0.24 7.05 7.05 7.40 August 20 1.45 2.00 7.40 8.21 August "0 2,20 2.55 8.25 0.20 August 21 2.15 3.44 0.25 10.14 PHASES OF THE MOON Full Moon, August 2, 3.17 a.m. Last Quarter, August 10, 8.20 a.m. Now Moou, August 17, 2.51 p.m. First Quarter, August 25, 5.19 p.m. BAROMETER READINGS At S a.m. yesterday .. .. 30.23m At S li.in. yesterday . . .. 30.23in At S a.m. to-day .. 30.2iiin RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 2-1 hours to 0 a.m. .. O.OOin Total for month to date .. 0.46in Average for August .. .. 4.32in