METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19454, 13 October 1937, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises. Set*.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF Hi'tli Water. Low Water, a.m. p.ta. B.iu. p.m.

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS Vt S am. vesterdny .. • ■ SO.lSin At S p.m. yesterday .. .. 3.0.071 n At S a.m. Lo-duy .. •• 30.12 in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE Km- 24 hours to 0 a.m. .. O.OOin Total for month tn date .. 0.09 in Average for Oct. (Gf> years) 2,G9in TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday .. .. l>2.Gdeg. Minimum last niglu . . .. 39.2deff. Minimum on grass .. .. 28.9de£.

THE WEATHER To-day's North Island iteport Blue skies were reported this morning at Wellington and north of Gisborne. but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light to moderate southerly breezes were general. The barometer showed little movement. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 58 degrees, Tauranga GO. Opotiki 59, East Cape and Gisborne s(i, Napier 53. and Wellington 50. Hough seas were reported between Cape Campbell and Castlepoint; elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night's Forecast A shallow depression is passing away eastwards and an anticyclone, with its centre near Tasmania, now extends across the south Tasman on to the South Island. A shallow depression is located over the northwest portion of the Tasman. The forecast is lor southerly to southeasterly winds, light to moderate generally at first, but freshening and becoming strong In some exposed positions, more especially in eastern; districts and about Cook Strait. Seas in'New Zealand waters will be rather rough in parts of the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas, elsewhere slight to moderate, but rising somewhat soinh of East Cape. In the eastern Tasman there will be moderate to fresh winds, between east and south-east, prevailing, with moderate to ,rather rough seas. The weather will be fine on the west coast of the South Island, elsewhere changeable, with scattered and mainly light rains, more especially in districts with an easterly aspect and the northern portion of Ihe Norlh Island. Temperatures will be cold. Miihlay Forecast General inference. -A rather intense antievclone extends across the south Tasman Sea on to the South Island. but pressure is relatively low over the north Tasman. Forecast.--Moderate to strong southerly winds. Weather cold and changeable, with scattered showers or misty rain, Seas rough.

October 13 . . 5.8 a.m. 6.7 p.m. October 14 . . 5.7 a.m. 6.8 p.m. October 15 .. 5.5 a.m. 6.9 p.m. October 1 6 .. 5.4 a.m. 6.10 p.m. October 17 . . 5.:! a.m. 6.11 p.m. October IK 5.1 a.m. 6.12 p.m. October Id . . -I.".!' a.m. «$.1« p.m. October -JO . . .."■« a.m. 6.14 p.m. October 'J I . . ■1.56 a.m. 6.15 p.tn October 22 . . -1.55 a.m. 6.1G p.m. October '-':'• . . 4.54 a.m. 6.17 p.m. October IN . . 4.52 a.in. 6.10 p.m. October '!.'. . . -1.51 a.m. 6.20 p.m.

October 1.1 . . I I."8 0.00 "- 17 r> - 5 - 1 October II U.00 0.18 0.57 C'.Zvi October 1 .'• .. 0.11 J'.00 0.40 7.18 October Ifi . . 1.2.1 .1.1 I 7.20 8.04 Orto1.iT 17 2.08 L'.I'.O S.lf. 8.50 October IS . . 2..M3 ».22 0.10 9.4". October 10 '■'■ M -t 18 10.08 10. 'II October "J) -I I I f'.'-O 11.09 11.40 October 2 J ' ! 5.-16 0.24 0.00 0 10 (,,,,,1,,,. ■'■■ fi.48 7.2G 0.40 1.10 October 21! . 7.48 8.23 l.«7 2.08 October 21 . . 8 45 9.19 2-30 3.01

New Moon, October 4, 11.28 p.m. First Quarter, OetobM lit, !U« »■'»• Full Moon. October 20, 0.13 ft.m. Lata Quarter, October 27, 0.56 a.m.