METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19555, 10 February 1938, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

TIDES. AT GISBORNE WHARF

BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.m. yesterday ■■ .. 30.06 in At. 8 ii.m. yesterday .. .. 30.1 Oin At S a.m. to-day . . . . lid.l tin

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For l'4 hours to !t a.m. .. O.OOin Total for month to date . . D.Ttiin Average for Feb. («o years) !i.47in TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday .. .. 72.0 deg. Minimum last night .. .. GO.Odeg. Minimum mi grass .. ~ 53.0 deg.

THE WEATHER Last Night's Forecast An anticyclone of rather slight intensity is moving from the eastern Tasman Sea on to New Zealand. Pressure is very uniform over eastern Australia. The forecast is for south- I eriy winds over the northern half of j the North Island, elsewhere variable

with northerlies later predominating, light to moderate. Seas in New Zealand waters will be slight to moderate. In the eastern Tasman Sea there will be light to moderate east to north winds in the northern portion, and north to west winds in the southern. Seas will be slight to moderate. The weather will be fair to fine and warm. To-day's North Island Report Blue skies were reported in the Bay of Plenty this morning, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light southerly breezes were blowing north of Napier and light northerlies further south. The barometer had continued to rise slowlv. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 68, Onotiki 76, Tauranga 73, East Cape 67, Gisborne 70, Napier 77, and Wellington 72. Moderate or smooth seas were reported everywhere. Midday Forecast General inference. —The r ecent anticyclone is now centred to the east of New Zealand and a very shallow depression is located over the western part of the Tasman Sea. Pressure is falling also in the north of the Tasman, where there is some indication of disturbed conditions developing. Forecast.—Light to moderate northeasterly winds, gradually freshening. Weather, tine, with warm, humid, .'conditions. Seas, slight to moderate.

Rises. Sets. February 10 .. 5.11 a.m. 0.511 p.m. February 11 .. 5.12 a.m. 0.58 p.m. February 12 . . 5.14 a.m. 0.57 p.m. February 13 . . 5.15 a.m. 0.50 p.m. February 14 .. 5.10 a.m. 0.55 p.m.

High Water. L 1W Water a.m. p.m. a in. p.m Feb •uar v 10 . 0.39 1.03 0. 50 7.ir Feb 'Hill' •uar v 11 . Vl'J . 1.30 2.20 1.52 2.40 7. 9. 15 10 8.0" 10.01 Feb uar • la . :i.io :!.:!!". 9. !■_> 9.58 Feb a in 1 '14 4.05 4.V2 10. 10 10.51

PHASES OP THE MOON N. BVV Jloon February 1. i.Ofi i Pi rst Quartet ■ February 8, 0.02 1 Fi ill February ]. r >, 4.4) i l.i ist Quarter February 22, 3.54 i