METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19880, 6 March 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TiME Rises. Sets.

TIDES AX GISBORNE WHARF HiKli Water. Low Water.

Add 30 minutes for summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

At s a.in. yesterday .. ■• 30.34 in. At S p.m. yesterday • • • • 30.29 in. At 8 a.in. to-day • • • • 30.27 m.

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

¥ov 48 hours to 9 a.m. .. o.oom. l'otal for month to date •• O.Olin. Average for March (CO years) 4.31 in.

THE WEATHER Last Night's Forecast General Situation: Pressure remains high over New Zealand but a shallow depression is advancing across the Tasman and a deeper one is centred off the south Queensland coast. Forecast: Winds north-east to northerly light to moderate and freshening, a change to southcrlies advancing over the South Island tonight and to-morrow morning. Seas, in New Zealand waters, slight to moderate rising north of East Capo and later in Cook Strait. Eastern Tasman: Moderate and strong north-easterly winds turning southerly later in the southern portion- seas, rather rough to roughWeather: Fair to line at first but with increasing cloud later. Some showers or drizzling rain probable in the far northern -and southern districts, exlending along the Fast Coast. Temperatures: Warm to hot, but cooler later in the south. To-day's North Island Report Overcast conditions were reporter: his morning at Auckland. Taurang:. and Fast Cape, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light southerly breezes were blowing at Napier and East Cape and light to moderate north-easterlies elsewhere. The barometer showed little movement during the week-end. Temperature-, at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 67 degrees, Tauranga 68, Opotiki and Wellmgto.i 66 East Cape 63, Gisborne 65. and Napier 69. Moderate or smooth seas were reported everywhere. Midday Forecast General Situation: Pressure is falling in the south with the approach of'a depression across the South Tasman A low pressure centre is oil the north coast of New South Wales hut the barometers are high over Tasmania. Forecast: Light to moderate northoast to northerly winds predominating, some morning fogs possible but weather otherwise fair to tine and , warm. Seas: Slight to moderate. i

March 8 . . 5.U8 a.m. 0.28 p.m. March V . . 5.39 a.m. 13.26 p.m. March 8 . . 5.40 a.m. 6.25 p.m. March il . . 5.41 a.m. 6.23 p.m. March 10 . . 5.42 a.m. (1.21 p.m. March 11 .. r *43 a.m. 0.20 p.m. March 1- . . *l4 a.m. ti.18 p.m. March 18 . . 5.45 a.m. 6.17 p.m. March 14 . . 5.46 a.m. 6.15 p.m. March 15 . . 5.47 a.m. 6.1.4 p.m. March 10 . . 5.52 a.m. 6.8 p.m. March 20 . . 5.52 a.m. 6.6 p.m. March 21 .. 5.53 a.m. 6.4 p.m. March 22 . . 5.54 a.m. H.:i p.m.

a.m. P.m. »••'". p.m. March 6 .. 5.04 5.S2 11.20 11.57 March V . . 6.05 0.3fl 0.00 0.28 March 8 . . 7.10 7.4* 0.59 1.27 March 9 .. 8.14 8.45 2.02 2.2.. March 10 . . 9.10 9.40 2.58 3.23 March 1 l .. 10.04, 10.II4 11.55 4.1.. March 12 . . 10.5a 10.22 4.49 5.08 March 13 . . 1 1.42 0.03 5.4:. 0.01 March II . . 0.10 0.31 0.35 15. >'. March 15 . . 0.55 1.1 '■ 7.23 > -'_ March 19 . . 3.40 3.57 10.14 10.^5 March 20 .. 4.22 4.45 10.58 11.13 March 21 .. 5.14 5.40 11.45 0.00 March 22 .. 6.04 6.33 0.03 0..J1

Full Moon, March o, 5.30 a.m. Last Quarter, .March 13, 9.07 a.m. New Moon, March 21, 1.19 p.m. First Quarter, March 28, 11.46 p.m.