METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19374, 12 July 1937, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET Ilises. Sets.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water, a. id. pan. a.in. pan.

PHASES OF THE MOON Last Quarter, July 2, 0.83 a.m. Now Moon, July S, .8.42 p.m. First Quarter, July 15, 0.00 pan. Full Moon, July 24, 0.16 a.m. Last Quarter, July 3.1, 6.17 a.m. BAROMETER READINGS At S a.m. yesterday .. ■ • 30.09 in At X pan. yesterday .. . . 30.28 in At S a.m. to-day .. • • 30.22 in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 4S hours to 9 a.m. .. 0.0 Oin Total for month to date .. 1.75 in Average for July (55 years) s,(Kiln TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday .. .. til.sdeg'. .Minimum last night .. .. 34,.Sdeg. Minimum, on grass .. .. 20.0 deg.

THE WEATHER To-day’s North Island Report Blue skies were reported this morning at Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light to moderate north-westerly breezes were general. The barometer had risen slightly during the ' week-end. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland 49 degrees. Tauranga 46. Opotiki 44. East Cape 51. Gisborne 47. Napier 50, and Wellington 52. Rough seas were reported at Wellington and Castlepoint; elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night's Forecast Though pressure is high over most of Australia and thence across the north Tasman Sea and the North Island, a slight disturbance extends from the New South Wales coast towards southern New Zealand, and a fresh depression is approaching Tasmania. The forecast is for winds, between north and west, moderate to strong generally, and of gale force at times in Cook and Foveaux Straits. Seas in New Zealand waters will be rather rough to rough at times about Cook and Foveaux Straits, moderate elsewhere on the west coast and slight to moderate on the east coast, in the eastern Tasman Sea there will be north-west to westerly winds prevailing, light to moderate in the northern portion with slight to moderate seas, moderate to strong in the southern portion with rather rough seas. The weather will be changeable in districts with a westerly aspect, with occasional rain, fair for the most part in eastern districts, but Showers extending at limes to scattered places, more especially south nf Castlepoint. Temperature? will be mild. Midday Forecast General inference.—-Though pressure is still high to the north, a disturbance is approaching across die Tasman Sea. Forecast.—Moderate northerly to westerly winds rising to gale force in sonic exposed places. Weather fair to cloudy, but scattered showers probable, mainly in the ranges. Temperatures mild. Seas moderate,

July 12 7.8 a.m. 4.45 P.lll July 1 3 7.6 a. in. 4.-15 I>.m July 14 7.7 a. m. 4.40 p.in Julv 15 7.7 a.m. 4.40 p.m July in 7.6 a.m. 4.47 p.in Julv 17 7.6 a. in. 4.48 p.m Julv 18 7..’* a,m, 4.40 p.m Jlllv 10 7. A.m. 4.50 p.m July 20 7.4 am. 4.50 p.m*

July 12 8.52 S.58 2.20 2.41 July 1.0 0.27 0.50 0.12 3.38 July .11 . 10.20 10.45 4.05 4.05 July 15 11.12 1 1.05 5.00 5.00 July 1 6 0.00 0.02 5.55 5.28