METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19857, 7 February 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises. Sets.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water

Add 30 minutes for summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON Ust Quarter, Pol). 11, "■.■»'-' •'>•"'• New Moon, Feb. H», 7.58 p.m. First Quarter, Fob. 27, 'J.--' l ' p.m. BAROMETER READINGS A 1 s a.m. yesterday .. ■• 29.60 in. At S p.m. yesterday .. .. n. At s a.m. to-day •• ■■ -•'•' , ' l "- RAINFALL AT GIBBOBNE For M hours to 9 a.m. .. o.oojn. Total for month to date . . 0.79 in. Averago for Feb. (60 years) 3.59 in. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday . ■• 7 -;> t ] t .Minimum last night • •• |>lUdcg Minimum on the grass .. u4.ocieg

THE WEATHER Labi Night's Forecast General Situation: The recent depression is now centred near Chatham Island, where pressure is low. An anti-cyclone covers the western Tasman and is moving eastward. Forecast: Winds .south-west to .southerly, .strong at first in some exposed positions, especially in the South Island, but decreasing and, for the most part, light to moderate. Seas: 111 New Zealand waters, rather rough to rough at first on the west coast and in the far south, but decreasing gradually and, elsewhere, slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Light to moderate southerly winds, later turnin" west and north-west in the southern portion: seas, slight to moderate. Weather: For the most part fair, but with considerable low doud and in places fog. accompanied „, som e localities by drizzling ram. Temperatures: Moderate to cool, To-day's North Island Report Blue skies were reported this morning at Napier and in the Bay oi Plenty but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Mock-rate north-westerly breezes were reported at Auckland and light to moderate southerlics elsewhere. I lie barometer had risen steadily since yesterday. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland lit) degrees, Tauranga 61, Opotiki 63, East Cape, Gisbornc, and Napier 65, and Wellington 46. Rough seas were reported at Wellington and Cape Palliser; elsewhere moderate or smooth. Midday Forecast General situation. - - Pressure hn fallen still further off the East Coast, but an onticyelone is now advancilv from the Tasman Sea on to the Dominion. Over snuth-eastci'.i Australia, pressure has fallen. Forecast. Light to fresh but de j creasing south-westerly wluds. A few isolated showers at first, oul weather mainly fair to fine. Temperatures: I Cool 'but rising. Seas: Moderate. >

Fobruary 7 .. 5.8 a.m. p.m. February 8 • • •'• ! ' iun - •— I 1,1 "' February Si . ■ ■'•■I' 1 »•«"• V.i p.m. February 10 ■■ 5.11 a.m. 7.0 p.m. February I I • • .'- 1 -, i '-'"' l ]-™ lu "- February 12 .. 5.1H a.m. ('."7 p.m. February ?•! ■• 5.14 a.m. , , U' 1 p.m. Fcbrnary M .. 5.16 a.m. Ij.'im p.m. February If - 17 aj "- ' ■•** ''•'"■ February 10 . . 5.18 a.m. I...M p.m. February 17 .. 5.20 a.m. '>.•>- p.m. February 18 •• "'-- 1 '''•'"• "■•'" ||JI1, February 10 . . •'• •-- *>■««■ (>.4H p.m.

n.iii. p.m. a.m. P' m " February 7 7.35 8.09 I.-'- 1 --.' :; February 8 8.35 9.08 2.20 -.•> . February H 9.30 10.0. ...17 ... 1 February in 10.25 10.S4 . 4..|J February 11 n.11 11.45 5.14 ;;...■' February 13 0.00 0.07 0.0! 0-B February L3 0.37 0.57 7.04 7,--Pebnmry 14 1.2:. l.-lj. ?..•;•' »■«.»; February 15 2.10 2.2. *.4l S..H February 10 2.54 . .1 - ••;!,] Miraury IV 3.30 ...;- 10.10 «--- P«bnwry in 4. 7 4-8 '■; ■ f February 10 5.05 ..... i !••■•<