METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19882, 8 March 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises. Sets.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water, a.in. I'.in. a.m. p.m.

Add 80 minutes tor summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

TEMPERATURES

THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General Situation: Pressure is again high and fairly uniform over New Zealand. The depression on the east coast ol' Australia yesterday is now centred south-east of Sydney. Forecast: Winds light to moderate north-easterly prevailing and freshening somewhat. Scats: In New Zealand waters, slight to moderate; Eastern Tasman, light to moderate but freshening east to north winds and moderate but rising seas. Weather: For the most part fair tc line and warm. but. some morning mists or fogs probable. To-clay’s North Island Report Overcast conditions were reported :1( Wellington this morning, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North island. Light southerly breezes were reported at Auckland and light to moderate north-westerlies elsewhere. The barometer had continued a slow falling movement. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 73 degrees, Tauranga 68, Opotiki 66, East Cape and Napier 67, Gisborne 63, and Wellington 65. Moderate or smooth seas were reported everywhere. Midday Forecast General Situation: Pressure has risen again over the South Island. The depression oIT the New South Wales coast yesterday is moving towards southern New Zealand, but is filling up. Forecast: Light to moderate and variable winds, considerable low cloud probable, but weather otherwise fine and mild to warm. Seas: Slight

March 8 5.40 a.in. 0.25 p.m. Mil rcli 9 5.41 a.in. 0.22 ]Uii. March 10 5.42 a.in. 0.21 ]>.in. March 11 5.12 a.in. 0.20 jun. March 12 5.14 a.m. 0.18 p.m. March i :j 5.45 a.in. 0.17 ]).m. March 11 5.40 a.in. 0.15 3 >. in. March 15 5.47 a.in. 0.14 p.m. .March lo 5.49 a. in. 0.12 p.m. Ma veil 1 7 5.50 a.in. 0.1 l p.m. March 18 5.51 a.in. 0.9 TUII. March :i 9 5.52 a.in. 0.8 p.m. March 20 5.52 a.in. 0.0 p.m. March 21 . 5.52 a.in. 0.4 p.m. March 22 5.54 a.m. 0.2 p.m. March 22 5.55 a.in. 0.1 p.m. March 24 5.50 a.in. 5.59 p.m. March 2 r» 5.57 a. m. 5.58 p.m. M arch 20 5.58 a, m. 5.50 p.m. March 27 5.59 a. in. 5.54 p.m. March 28 0.0 a.in. 5.5 2 p.m. March 29 0.1 a.in. 5.51 p.m. March 20 0.2 a.m. 5.50 ]i.m.

March 8 . , 7.10 7.44, 0.59 1.27 March 9 . . 8.14 8.45 2.02 2.25 March 10 0.10 9.40 2.58 3.23 via reli 11 . . 10.01 10.24 3.55 4.15 March 11* . . 10.5!! 10.22 4.49 5.08 March i :** 1 1.42 0.00 5.45 0.01 March H . . 0,10 n.:n 0.35 0.52 March i 5 0.55 1.17 7.23 7.37 Mu rch 1 o . . 1.11 J .58 8.12 8.24 March 17 2.20 2.40 8.50 9.05 March 18 :i.oo !!.20 9.30 9.15 March 10 . . :i.4o :t.r>7 1 O.Tl 10.25 March 20 4.22 4.45 10.58 11.13 March 21 5.14 5.40 l 1.45 0.00 March 22 . . 0.04 ' 0.:)!! 0.03 0.31 March 23 . . 7.05 7.20 0.50 1.18 March 24 . . 7.57 8.10 1.44 2.06 March 2 r> . . 8.4!) 0.08 2.2 5 2.51 March 20 . . !).;!5 0.57 3.14 3.35 March 27 . . 10.2 1 10.42 1.02 4.2! March 28 . . 1 1.08 1 1.21 4.49 5.14 March 20 . . ! 1.55 0.00 5.40 6.00 M a roll 30 . . 0.18 0.11 6.30 6.54

Full Moon, March 6, 5.!!0 a.in. Lust Qunrtor, March l',5, $>.07 a.in. Now M oon, March HI, 1 .1 !> p.in. First Quarter, March H8, 11.40 j).m.

At S a.in. yesterday . . .. 30.15in. At. S ]),m. yesterday . . .. 30.12in. At S a.in. to-day .. 30.11 in.

Kor 24 hours to 0 am. O.OOin. I'otal for month to date 0.01 in. Average for March (00 years) 4.31in.

Maximum yesterday . . 7<i.Sdey. .Minimum last niylit • . -tiMldey. M inimtnn mi the yrass . odcy.