METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19456, 15 October 1937, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises. Sets.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF Hizb Water. Low Water, a.m. p.m. a.in. p.m

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to !) aun. . . O.OOin Total for month to date .. O.Llin Averaro for Get. (55 years) 2.69 in TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday .. .. ati.adeg. Minimum last night .. .. JS.Odeg. Minimum on grass .. .. L’G.Sdeg.

THE WEATHER To-day’s North Island Report Blue skies were reported this mornip,!' at Gisborne and in the Bay of Plenty, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light to moderate southerly breezes were general. The barometer had continued the rising movement, 'temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland 58 degrees, Tauranga 59, Opotiki 57, East Cape 53, Gisborne 52, Napier 54, and Wellington 50. Rough Seas were reported between Cape Campbell and Castlepoint and at East Cape: elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night’s Forecast Although a rather intense anticyclone covers Now Zealand to-day, its centre is located east of the South Island, and pressure is still relatively low over the North Tasman. Pressure L now falling over South-Eastern Australia. The forecast is for strong south-easterly winds at first in parts ol central districts, otherwise light to fresh winds, between east and northeasterly prevailing. Seas in New Zealand waters will be rather rough to rough, but later decreasing between Kaikoura and East Cane and in th«. South Taranaki Bight; elsewhere slight to moderate but rising somewhat north of East Cane. In the eastern Tasmar, Sea there will be moderate to fresh easterly winds in the northern portion, with moderate to rather rough seas light north-easterlies in the southern portion, later freshening, with slight to moderate seas. The weather will be changeable, with occasional showers or mistv rain between Cook Strait and East Cape, and scattered rains also in the northern portion of the North Island, but conditions will gradually improve; elsewhere, fair to fine. Temperatures will be cold with some frosts, but conditions will become milder tomorrow. Midday Forecast General Inference.—A rather intense anticyclone still covers New Zealand, the highest pressure being east of the South Island. A cyclonic depression of moderate depth is centred north-east of Norfolk Island, while a westerly depression is located over south-eastern Australia. Forecast.—Moderate to strong southerly winds. Weather, cloudy to overcast, with scattered rain. Temperatures, rather milder. Seas, rough.

October 15 f».f» n.m. (5.9 p.m. October 10 . T*A n.m. r.,10 ]>.m.

October 15 0.11 1.00 0.40 7.IS October 10 . 1.25 1.44 7.20 8.04

New Moon. October 4, 11.28 p.m. First Quarter, October 115, 17 a.in. Full Moon, October ‘JO, 0.1 8 a.in. Last Quarter, October 'J7, 0.50 a. m.

At 8 a.tn. yesterday .. .. 30.23in At S pan. yesterday .. .. 30.21 in At S a.in. to-day . . 3U.22in