METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19883, 9 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: A shallow depression is still located over the south and central Tasman, but pressure has risen over the South Island. Forecast: Winds light to model ate and variable, with south-east to north-east predominating. Seas: In New Zealand waters, slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Southeast to north-east winds predominating, strong in parts of the western and southern areas, with rough seas; elsewhere, light to moderate with slight to moderate seas. Weather: Fair to fine over the northern half of the North Islana; elsewhere, cloudy to overcast, with showers or drizzling rain m but mainly light. Temperatures: Mild over the North Island, moderate o\ei the South. To-day’s North Island Report Blue skies were reported at Auckland this morning but overcast ana unsettled conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light to fresh southerly breezes were genera i. The barometer had commenced a rising movement. Temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Auckland and Tauranga 67 degrees, Opotiki 71, East Cape 6o Gisborne 62, Napier 60, and Wellington 54. Rough seas were reported at Cape Campbell and East C.apc, elsewhere moderate or smooth. Midday Forecast General situation.--An intense anticyclone is centred cast of the South Island, while a shallow depression covers the central Tasman Sea. Forecast.—Moderate to .strong winds between south and east. Weather: Dull, with intermittent misty rain, but improving gradually and becoming wormier. Seas: Rather rough but decreasing.

March 0 5.41 a.m. 0.23 p.m. March 10 5.42 a. id. 0.21 p.m. March 31 5.42 a.m. 0.20 M arch 12 5.4 4 a.m. 0.18 p. in. March j:; 5.15 a.m. 0.17 p.m. March 3 1 5.4 0 a.m. 0.15 j).m. March 15 5.47 a.m. 0.14 p.m. March 1 0 5.49 a.m. 0.12 l».m. March 1 7 5.50 a.m. 0.11 p.m. March 18 5.51 a.m. 0.0 p.m. March 19 5.52 a.m. 0.8 P' 11 - March 20 5.52 a.m. 0.0 p.m. March 21 5.5 2 a.m. 0.4 p.m. M arch 22 5.54 a.m. 0.11 p.m. March 22 5.55 a.m. 0.1 p.m.

a.in. I'.in. a.in. P III. March 1) . . 8.14 8.4 5 2.02 ‘2 25 March 10 9.10 9.4 0 2.58 2 2 March 11 . . 10. o-i 10.24 2.5:) 4 1 ;> March .March 12 . . 1. . 10.5:*. 1 t.42 10.22 0.00 4.49 5.45 0 08 01 March j i . . 0.1 0 0.2 0 ;;7 March ! f> 0.55 1.1 » i .2-* { March 10 . . 1.41 J .58 8.1 2 2 4 March 17 . . 2.20 2.40 8.50 ‘•j March .March March March 18 . . HI 20 . . 21 . . 2.00 2.40 4.22 5.14 2.20 2.57 4,4 5 5.40 9.20 10.T4 1 0.58 11.45 9 10 II 0 12 00 March 22 0.04 0.22 0.02 ( - .. 1 Ma rah 20 . . 7.05 7.29 0.50 1 1 8

Full Moon, .Mareh 0, r>.r»o a.m. Lust Quarter, Man'll i", 9.07 a.in. Now Moon, March -1, 1.19 p.m. First Quarter, March liS, 11.40 }>.m.

At. 8 a.in. yesterday .. .. 30.1 I in At S p.ni. yesterday .. 30. 2in At 8 a.m. to-day .. 30.: 2 i n

For 24 hours to it O.Nin. Total for month to date o.i sili. Average for March (00 years) 4.2 tin.

Maxim um yesterday 7 (i. "deg, Minimum last night . . . 7>7.0ileg. Minimum on the grass -tallies'.