METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19884, 10 March 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET .STANDARD TIME Rises. Sets.

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

Add 80 minutes lor summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

TEMPERATURES

the weather Last Night’s Forecast General Situation: Pressure remains high over the Dominion with a rather shallow depression over the central Tasman. Forecast: Winds south-east to north-east predominating, strong in some exposed positions especially the middle of the Dominion, mostly light to moderate. Seas: In New Zealand waters, rather rough to rough in the Cook Strait area and on parts of the coast south of East Cape; elsewhere, slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Moderate to strong' south-easterly winds with rather rough seas in the south; elsewhere, moderate north-east to north-west winds and slight to moderate seas. Weather: In Auckland province, mostly fair; elsewhere cloudy to overcast, with occasional rain, some moderate to heavy falls 1 over the central and southern portions of the South Island; elsewhere, mainly light. Temperatures: Cool to , moderate. To-day’s North Island Report Overcast conditions were general in ; the North Island this morning with ' light rain at Auckland, Wellington, and Opotiki. Light to moderate northerly breezes were general. The .barometer had fallen sharply since h'esterday. Temperatures at 9 o'clock ! were: Auckland 67 degrees, Tauranga 65, Opotiki 62, East Cape and Napier ■ 64, -Gisborne 60, and Wellington ...ah. Rough seas were reported at Castlepoint; elsewhere .moderate or smooth. i Midday Forecast Oeneral situation. —‘Pressure has fallen over much of the Dominion and especially the South Island, otherwise there is little change in the situation. Forecast.—Light to moderate,'•north-, etiy winds predominating. W.eaUv"’ cloudy to overcast, with scattered light rains, blit improving. Temperatures mild. Seas slight to moderate.

March 10 5.42 a.ai. 6.21 p.m. March 1 1. 5.43 a.m. 6.20 li.ni. March 12 5.44 a.in. 6.IS p.m. March IS . 5.45 a.in. 6.17 p.m. March 14 5.40 a.in. 6.15 p.iuMarch 15 5.47 a.ni. 6.14 p.m. March 16 5.49 a.m. 6.12 p.m. March J 7 5.50 a.m. 6.11 p.m. March 18 5.51 a.m. 6.9 p.m. March MO 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.nu March 22 5.54 a.m. 6.3 p.m. March 23 5.55 a.in. 6.1 p.m. March 24 5.56 a.m. 5.59 p.m.

March 10 . . 9.10 9.40 2.58 3.28 March 31 10.0*1 10.114 o.5;> 4.1;> 5.08 G 01 March 112 10.511 10.22 4.41) March 1 li . . 11.42 0.00 5.45 March 14 . . 0.10 d.m 0.35 7 :i7 March IS 0.55 i.i< (/*■ '* 8.24 0:05 0.45 10.25 11.1 :v 0.00 0.2.1 1.18 2.00 March March March March March March March March March 111 1? IS . . 19 . . 20 . - 21 . . 24 . . I. 2.20 0,00 II. 4.22 5.14 0.04 7.05 ■ 1.58 2.40 ;;.20 3.57 4.45 5.40 0.1111 7.20 s.in 8.12 8.50 vi.no 10.14 10.58 11.45 0.0:1 0.50 J .44

Full Moon, March G, 5.30 a.in. 1-illSt Quarter, March 1.3, 0.07 a.in. New Moon, March 21, 1.19 p.m. First Quarter, March 28, 11.4b p.m.

, ‘in *>2in At S a.m. yesterday .. • • ; ■ - u s "•■»• ■■ ■■ Si”A.l S a.m. today

For 24 hours to 9 a.m. • ■ Total for month to date • • • Average for March (60 years) 4.3Un.

Maximum yesterday . •• “• “• Minimum last night ■ • • ® Minimum on the grass . ■ uae —