METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19881, 7 March 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises, Sets.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water.

Add 80 minutes for summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

TEMPERATURES

THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General situation. —Pressure has fallen in the south with the approach of a depression from the Tasman. A deeper depression is centred oil' the central east coast of Australia. Forecast--Winds north-easterly to northerly, light to moderate over the northern half of the North Island, elsewhere moderate to strong, a change to southerlies advancing later from the south. Seas in New Zealand water-, rather rough to rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits and on the west coast of the South Island, elsewhere slight to moderate. In the eastern Tasman light to moderate but freshening northeasterly winds in the northern portion and southerlies in the southern; sea.becoming rather rough to rough. Weather: Scattered rain in western and far southern districts of the South Island and some drizzle later extending along the east coast. Weather for the most part still fair. Temperatures warm, but becoming cooler over the South Island. To-day’s North Island Report Overcast conditions were reported this morning at Auckland, Opotiki and Wellington, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Moderate southerly breezes were blowing at Napier and Gisborne and light to moderate north-westerly breezes elsewhere. The barometer had commenced a falling movement. Temperatures ai <) o'clock were; Auckland 67 degrees. Tauranga and Opotiki 68. Fast Cape and Wellington 66, Gisborne 64, and Napier 69. Moderate or smooth seas were reported everywhere.

Midday Forecast General Situation; Although a slight disturbance crossed the South Island last night, conditions remain settled over the Dominion. A depression is .still centred oil the New South Wales coast. Forecast: Light to moderate and ■variable winds, south-east to .northeast predominating, some mist Or morning fog possible, but weather mainly fair to fine and warm. Seas: Slight.

March 7 5.59 a. in. 0.20 p.m March 8 5.10 a.in. 0.2 ’> p.i.i Ma roll i) 5.41 a.in. 0.25 ]>.!ll March 10 5.42 a.in. 0.2 1 )'•'» March 11 5.45 a.in. 0.20 ]i.m March 12 5.44 a,m. 0.18 1>1" M arch j 5 5.45 21.211. 0.17 ]>•'» March ii 5.40 a.in. 0.15 ]>•»' March 15 5.47 a.in. 0.1 4 p.m March 19 5.52 a.in.* 0.8 )>■>» M arch 20 5.52 a.in. 0.0 ]’■'»

a.in. l'-m-a. in. p.m. March 7 0.05 0.00 0.28 March 8 . . 7.10 7.44 0.59 1.27 March 9 . . 8.14 8.4;"> 2.0*2 2.25 M arch 10 9.10 9.40 2.58 0.20 March 11 . . 10.(4 10.84 0.55 4.15 March 1*2 . . 10.50 10.27 4.49 5.08 M arch i o 1 1.4*2 0.00 5.45 0.0 1 M arch 14 . . 0.10 o.:n 6.05 0.52 March 15 0.55 l. i 7.20 7.27 M arch 19 0.40 .8.57 10.T4 1 0.25 March ‘20 . . 4.22 4.45 1 0.58* 1 1.18

Full Moon, March 6, 5.30 a. in. Last Quarter, March lit, 9.07 a.in. New Moon, March 21, 1.19 p.m. First Quarter, March 28, 11.46 p.m.

At 8 a.m. yesterday • ■ . . 30.27in. At 8 p.rn. yesterday . . .. 30.1 liin. At 8 a.in. today .. 30. lain.

For 1M hours to !> am. U.OOin. Total l'or month to date O.OJin, Average for March (GO years) 4.31 i n.

Maximum yes terelay . TT.ruleg. M inimum last night . Ml.ThIck. M inimum on the grass .. . 118.0 deg.