METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 6 October 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rise*. Sflts. STANDARD TIME

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF Hlgk Water. Low Water *.rn p.m. fi.m. p.m« STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON Full Moon. October 1. S.P.I n.rn. Last Quarter, October 7. lI.oS l>.iu. New Moon, October If., 0..70 First Quarter, October -I, 0.-4 a.m. Full Moon, October .':o, fI.LS p.tn. BAROMETER READINGS At. S ;t.m. yesterday .. •• «’.0.20in At S p.nii yesterday- • • •• :>t|.l<»in At S a .in. to-day .. •• RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 2-i hours to 0 a.m. •• b.OOin Total for month to date .. MOin Average for October .. • • .M>-hn THE WEATHER To-day's North Island Report Overcast conditions were reported throughout the North Island this morning. '"Light to strong north-westerly breezes wore reported. The barometer ha<l commenced a hilling motoment. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 53 degrees. Tauranga, East l ape. and Wellington 55. Opotiki 55. Gisborne 55. ami Napier 59. Hough seas were reported at Cape Campbell and Castlepoint; elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night’s Forecast Au anticyclone is crossing noiTlteiii New Zealand, while a fresh depression is advancing rapidly across the Tasman Sett. Pressure has risen considerably over Eastern Australia. Winds northerly to north-westerly, strong about, Cook and Fovea it x ML rails, and in places reaching oule force; elsewhere, moderate, but increasing gene rail v south of New 1 lymotith and Napier: a southerly change setting in during to-night in Lie tar south, and extending over the Dominion within the next 24 to 36 hours. K’as rough south of Cape. Egmonl and in C" 1 Cook and Foveaux Strait areas; elsewhere slight to moderate, but Inlet t isiug on the east coast, of the Smith Island. In the eastern Tasman Sett, moderate to strong north-west winds, reaching gale Force at times, backing soon to southerly in the southern portion, southerlies becoming general during to-morrow; seas rough. Weather unsettled in the western and southern portions of the South Island. with rain in many parts; elsewhere fair to line at first, hut ram extending to most districts with the sonthorlv change. Temperatures mild, bill becoming cold during to-morrow. Midday Forecast.

General inference.—A depression is crossing the Dominion to-day, but a secondary is following if across the Tasman Sea. An anticyclone, covers eastern Australia. Forecast. -Moderate to fresh westerly winds. Weather mainly fair to cloudy, hut scattered rains tit times. Setts slight to moderate.

October 6 5.18 a.m. 0.00 p.lil October 7 5.1 G i.m. 0. L p.m October 8 5.15 i.m. 0.2 p.m October 9 5.14 i.m. 0.4 p.m Octolier 10 5.1*2 i.m. l». 4 p.m October :i i 5. 1 1 i.in. 0.5 p.m October rj 5.9 i.m. <*. 0 p.lil October i4 5.8 i.m. 0.7 p.lil October 14 5.0 i.m. 0.8 p.lil October 1 5 5.4 i.m. 0.0 p.lil October I 0 5.4 i.m. 0.11 p.m October 1 7 5. l a.m. (». 1 2 p.m October 1,4 5.0 i.m. 0.1 4 p.m

October 0 . . 9.4 1 111.17 2.2.7 4.00 October 7 to. n 5 1 1.0.7 4.10 4 ,•»;» October K . 11 .25 11.77 5.1 1 5.50 October !) . . o.oo 0.1 S 0.07 0.4 0 October 10 . . o.-io 1 .IIS 7.0 1 7.4 0 October 11 .. October 12 . . October 10 October 11 . ■ i .fir, „ 2.24 a.i i 4.00 1.77 •2.'17 p..r,2 4.21 7.50 8.50 0.40 1 0.31. 8.30 0.20 10.05 10.54 October 1 7 . . 4.50 7.17 1 1.2 1 I 1.40 October 10 5.41 (i.OO 0.00 0.15 October 17 . . 0.30 7.0 1 0.30 ! .01 October IS . . 7.28 7.77 1.15 1.4 0 October 10 . . s.u $."(•> 1.55 2.20