METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19314, 3 May 1937, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

At 8 n.ut. yesterday .. .. M.JOJn At R a.m. to-dii\ RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

For -IS hours to i) a.m. -- "-OOin T ot al for month to date .. 0.00 n Average lor May .. •• '>- J » irl TEMPERATURES

Maximum yesterday SqMpS Minimum last night .. ,™-™*£ Minimum on gross .. .. ■<'■" *-■

THE WEATHER To-day's North Island Report Overcast conditions were reported this morning at Auckland and Tauranga. but blue skies prevailed elsewhere m " North' Island. Moderate to tresh southwesterlv breezes were general, inn barometer showed little movement during. the week-end. Tinperntuvos at 9 ..clock were : Auckland 56 degrees. Tauranga ob, Opotiki 54. East Cape 57. Gwborno bl. Napier 59. and Wellington 51. «ongii sons were reported at Opotiki and tintiri: elsewhere moderate or stnootb. Last Night's,Forecast The last of the present series of westerly depressions is now moving on to Ihe Dominion, while a moderate anticyclone covers eastern Australia. the forecast is for winds, between west and south-west and south-westerlies or south- , eilics. becoming general within 24 hours. ■ of Force, moderate to strong generally and reaching gale force' in places, especially about and south uf Cook Strait. Seas in New Zealand waters, will be rather rough to rough on the west coast and ill | the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas, else- | where moderate, but later rising. In the eastern Tasnian Sea moderate to strong south-west to southerly winds, at times reaching gale force in'the southern por-

tion. Seas will be rather rough to rough, winds and seas moderating. The weather will bo squally and changeable, witli heavy shovels at time in most places.. There will be some snow on the ranges and hail, in places. Temperatures will become cold. Midday Forecast General inference.—A deep depression crossed the Dominion last night and is being followed by a secondary which is now approaching the southern portion of the South Island. Forecast.—Moderate to strong westerly winds backing to southorlios to-morrow. Weather squally and changeable, with, occasional shower;. Temperatures becoming colder. Seas rather rough. ( ~

Sot*. Mat :s . . <'■.:;."• a.m. 5.1 p.m. Mat r, .. <;.:'. 7 ii in. 4.»9 p.m. May « .. «.M ...m. |57 I-.m. Mny 8 .. ».4.fi n.m. 4.55 P-m.

Eif:li Water. Low Water. a.m. p.m.' a.'". P-'»-Mav I! . . 1J -00 11.20 4.48 4.52 May I .. 11.40 0.00 5.80 o.fo vi.,v -, 0.05 0.25 o.l... 6.25 v.*. ', " 0.48 1.10 7.01 7.18 W»v 7 " l.3fi 1-50 7-50 8.10 Mat 8 I: Siao 2.50 8.41 9.10

UM Quarter May A, O.nn a.m. Sow Moon May ' '• °-*$ • i -" 1 ' Plral Qnartm' May IV. 0.10 p.m. |.'„U Moon Mny 25, 7.08 p.m.