METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19826, 31 December 1938, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

BAROMETER READINGS At S a.in. yesterday .. •• 2!t.Si>in. At n |i.m. yesterday .. •• 30.0+in. At s :i in. to-ilny .. •• I’U.Oiiin. RAINFAEI. AT GISBORNE l.'of '.M linurs to !> n.rn. .. O.ttOin, Total iv,r month to dale .. l.tlllin. Avrin.se I'm- Deo. iild yenrsj T EIVIP ER AT lIR E S Maximum yesterday , .. 7.'l.rides. .Minimum last tiisht . •• ml. Odes. Minimum on'the srass .. till. Odes.

THE WEATHER Last Night's Forecast General Situation: Pressure is rising over the Dominion under the influence of an anti-cyclone of moderate intensity, which is approaching across the central Tasman.

Forecast: Winds west to south-west prevailing, strong at first in some ex-

posed positions but decreasing and, otherwise, light to moderate, a change to north-west probable in places about and south of Cook Strait, during, tomorrow. Seas: In New , Zealand waters rather rough to rough on the west coast and in (he far south, but decreasing and, elsewhere, slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Light to moderate winds between west and south-west, .seas slight to moderate. Weather: Some scattered showers at first in western and far southern districts of the South Island, otherwise, fair to fine. Temperatures: Cool tonight., but Wi.rm to-morrow.

To-day's North Island Report

By comparison with yesterday's, today's barometric readings from various North Island stations showed little variation, and temperatures remained fairly even, with Napier returning the highest reading, at 70 degrees, and other reports ranging down to 59 at Wellington. Southerly winds pre-

vailed north of East Cape, and northeasterlies at most points south, winds being gentle at nearly all points, though Wellington reported a strong breeze from the horllwoasl, Auckland, Napier, and Cape Patliser had blue skies,'.and olher stations were cloudy to 'overcast, but with excellent visibility generally, and smooth to moderate seas everywhere except at Cape Maria, where there was a heavy swell. No overnight rain was reported. ._...' Wfitey Forecast General situation.—-Tiiie anticyclone which, .was advancing from the west yssterd&y bas decreased in ih'tehsiilj and the pressure has become more uniform over the Tasman Sea and :\evv Zealand. A .shallow depression covers the Western Tasman.

Forecast. —Light to moderate and variable winds v .:nort'h-westerly predominating. Weather fair to fine and warm. Seas slight to moderate.-

Rises. Sets. Decemln r :ii t.27 a.m. 7.21 p.hl January l -1 .27 a.m. 7.2! p.ni. .January 2 4 .28 a.m. 7.21 ]i.in. January ■'» . . 4 .20 a.m. 7.21 ji.m. January ■1 ■t .30 a.in. 7.21 p.m. January 5 . . •1 .31 a.m. 7.21 p.m. January 6 4 .32 a.m. 7.21 p.m. ■January 7 . . 4 .33 a.m. 7.21 p.m. January January 8 . . ii •1 4 .34 a.m. .35 a.m. 7.21 p.m. 7.21 p.m. January to '.'. 4 .36 a.m. 7.21 p.m. January 11 . . 4 .37 a.m. 7.21 p.m. January 12 .. I .38 a.m. 7.2 1 p.m. January January January i :i .. it 15 . . ■1 ■1 • .39 a.m. ,40 a.m. .41 a.m. 7.20 p.m. 7.20 p.m. 7.19 p.m. ■January 18 4 ,42 a.m. 7.M) p.m. January 17 . . 4 ,43 ii.ni. 7.10 p.m. January IK 1 .11 a.m. 7.18 p.m. January January January 19 . . 20 '-'I 1 ■1 4 .45 a.m. ,40 a.m. .47 a.in. 7.18 p.m. 7.17" p.m. 7.17 ii.m. January January 23 4 4 .40 a.m. .50 a.m. 51 a.m. 7.10 p.m. 7.10 ii.m. 7 15 p.m. January 25 1 .52 a.m. 1. 15 p.m. January January 27 . '. 4 4 .51 a.m. .55 a.m. 7.11 p.m. 7.13 p.m. January 28 . . TIDES AT ■l.:>i> n.iii. GISBORNE 7.12 p.m. WHAKF High Water. Low Water. Uocembi r 31 a.in. 0.00 |).m. 0.10 5.49 0.19 la nuary 1 0.57 0.00 0.39 7.07 January :i . 1.24 2.1 1 2.35 S.25 X.~> 1 January •i .. 3.00 3.27 0.22 9.45 January "i .. :i.5fi 4.25 1(1.2 2 10.44 January January January January c, ,. 8 .. n .' •1.5 1 i i!r.H 8.00 6.29 7.: i r. R.30 11.20 11.45 0.00 0.21 0.47 1.20 1.45 2.17 January January January January January January January 10 ii 1'-' If! . . 14 . . 1". Hi 8.50 0.51 10.45 11. 38 0.117 1.00 1.52 0.28 10.23 1 1.1 5 0.00 0.28 1.20 •J. in 2. lo 3.10 V.:i:i r.!o2 ;,.:u 5,50 11.20 0.51 7.2.'. 7.45 K.I 8 8.35 January 17 . . 2.37 2. 55 9.08 0.20 January IK . . 10 4.00 3.41 4.28 0.55 10.08 10.45 Hi.:"):; January 20 . . •i!r.K 5.17 11.30 11,40 January 21 5.44 0.1 1 o.oo 0.20 January 22 0.37 7.03 0.2K 1.05 January 211 . . 7.27 7.5:1 1.15 1.4(1 January 2<1 . . 8.15 8.35 1.57 2.2(1 January 8.55 0.10 2.115 3.07 January 20 . . o.:)7 10.00 11.12 3.41 January 27 10.20 10.40 :i..*>5 -1.21 .January 2K [ ! 11.02 1 1.25 4.37 5.05 Add 30 mi nitos for sunn lor iiimi. PHASES OF THE MOON Fall Moon, .la itiary t , 0.00 a.m. Last Quarter .la iiiary 11 , 0.40 a.m. New Moon, .la iiiary 21 0.57 a.m. First Quarto • January 29 , 2.30 a.m