METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19132, 29 September 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rises Bets. STANDARD TIME September 30 .. 5.38 Bail. 5:53 p.m.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF HtKh Water. Low Water a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON Pull Moon. October 1, 8.111 a.m. J.ast Quarter, October 7. 1 l.ob l>-'n. New Moon, October 15, 0.50 ~.m. Pi, .St Quarter, October 44, <b-4 a.m. Pull Moon. October :10, o.'-’b ]).in. BAROMETER READINGS At * ti.m. yesterday .. •• At S D.m. yesterday . . • • • At S ti.m. to-day •• •• RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For it 4 hours to It ti.m. ?'!!>,■!! Total for month to date • • * Average for September .. o.OOin * the weather To-day's North Island Report Overcast conditions were reported this: morning at Gisborne and \\ ellmgton, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere m tin North Island. Moderate to lrcsli southerly breezes were general. the baiometev had risen steadily since yosteulay. Temperatures at 9 o’clock 'ver°: 4 uc - bind'degrees, Tauranga 51, Opotiki, Gisborne aml Napier 49, and Wellington 46. Hough seas were reported at wet lington and Castlepoinl; elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night’s Forecast An intense depression extends from New Zealand eastward with Hs. centio moving south-eastwards, while an anticyclone is advancing across, the lasman Sea. Winds, moderate to strong, south-westerly to southerly, reaching gale force, at times from Look St ait northwards, and on parts of tho > ast coast, of the .South Island. Seas, modelate south of Farewell Spit, moderate to rather rough north of b ast (Aipe, olstwhere rough,, with a heavy soul l.erU swell. In the eastern Tasman Foa. sonthwesterly winds, strong to gale loice. but gradually moderating; seas rough. Weather, mainly fair on the west coast of the South Island, otherwise, changeable, with scattered showers, more-especi-ally in the northern portion of the Norm Island and the eastern coastal areas; hail probable also in places, lompernl.ures cold with some sharp mlano frosts. Midday Forecast. General inference.—The recent depression has passed away eastwards and a rather intense anticyclone is approaching across the norlli Tasman Sea. Forecast,.— Moderate to strong southwesterly winds, gradually decreasing. Weather mainly fair, but a, lew isolate, showers at first on i the, coast. Co < night, with sharp inland frosts. Seas rough, but decreasing.

October 1 a; in. r..r,r> p.m. October 2 5.2 5 a. in. p.m. October n 5.22 a. m. r>.57 p.ni. October 4 0.21 a. m. r».r»s p.m. October r, 5.20 a. m. r,.r»o p.ni. October c 5.18 a.m. o.oo p.m. October 7 i r. a.in. 0.1 p.m. October 8 a. m. 0.2 p.m. Oct ober 0 5.1:; a.in. 0,.» p.m. October 10 5.12 a. in. 0.4 p.m.

Sept. 30 r.-io 4.14 9.59 10.29 October 1 . . -t .00 r».r;» 11.02 1 1.40 October October October October 4 . . 5.10 0.45 7.40 8:4 0 r».20 8.20 9.24 0,00 0.29 1.20 0.05 1.09 2.00 2.04 October r» .. 0,4 1 io.i:> 11.25 4.0 0 October 7 .. to.:15 1 1.05 4.19 4.55 5.50 6.46 7.4 0 October October October 8 . . 9 .. 10 .. 1 1.45 0.00 O'. 40 11.55 0.1 8 1.08 5. \ l 0.07 7.04