METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 13 March 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNBISK AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises. Sets.

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

Add 30 minutoß for summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

TEMPERATURES

THE WEATHER Last Night's Forecast General Situation: An anticyclone envelops New Zealand, the ot highest pressure lying off the East Coast of the South Island. An extensive depression covers south-eastern Australia and the western Tasman. forecast: Winds south-easterly to easterly at first about and north of Cook Strait; elsewhere, north-east-erly and northerly or north-easterly gradually becoming general; force moderate but freshening particularly over the South Island. Seas: in New Zealand waters, moderate on the East Coast, slight to moderate on the west. Eastern Tasman: Light to moderate but freshening north-east to northwest winds; seas, slight but rising in the southern portion. Weather: Cloudy over most of the North Island, with some scattered light rain in the Auckland province, but improving; otherwise, fair to fine, cloud increasing. however, in the far south-west, with rain developing later. Temperatures: Becoming warmer. To-day's North Island Report Blue skies were reported this morning at Wellington and in the Bay of Plenty, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light easterly breezes were blowing ai Auckland and Wellington, and light to moderate southerlies elsewhere. The barometer had risen steadily during the week-end. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 64 degrees. Tauranga 67, Opotiki and East Cape 62, Gisbonie 60. Napier 58, and Wellington 59. Moderate or smooth seas were reported everywhere. I Midday Forecast General situation: An anticyclone of considerable intensity is centred east of New Zealand, while a depression covers the Tasman Sea. Forecast: Light to moderate and variable winds, witli northerly gradually predominating. Weather: Fair to fine with rising temperatures. Seas: Smooth to moderate.

March 13 .. 5.40 a.m. 0.17 p.m. March 14 - ■ 5.-111 »•'»• 6 - 15 P- m - March 15 . . 5.47 a.m. 6.14 p.m. March 16 . . 5.49 a.m. 6.12 p.m. March 17 .. 5.50 a.m. 6.3 1 p.m. March 18 • • 5.51 a.m. 6.9 p.m. March 19 . . 5.52 a.m. 6.8 p.m. March 2(> . . 5.52 a.m. 6.6 p.m. March 21 . . 5.5a a.m. 6.4 p.m. March 22 . . 5.54 a.m. 6.11 p.m. March 23 . . 5.55 a.m. 6.1 p.m. March 24 . . 5.50 a.m. 5.59 p.m. March 25 .. 5.57 a.m. 5.58 p.m.

March 1 :•■ . 11.42 0.0'.1 5.45 0.01 March 14 . . 0.1 0 O.M 6.35 0.52 March 15 . . 0.55 1.1 > 7.23 7.37 March 16 1.11 1.58 8.12 8.24 March 17 . 2.20 2.40 8.50 0.05 March March March 18 3.00 :i.40 11.20 3.57 0.30 1 0.14 0.45 10.25 20 . 21 . 4.22 5. J 4 4.45 5.40 10.58 11.45 11.13 o.oo Ma roll March 6.04 7.05 G.33 7.29 0.03 0.50 0.31 L.18 24 7.57 8.10 1.11 2.0C March 8.40 0.08 2.2 5 2.51

Full Moon, March 0, 5 30 a.m. Last Quarter, March 13, 9.07 a.m. Now Moon, March 21, 1.19 p.m. First Quarter, March 28, 11.40 p.m.

u s a.m. yesterday • • .. 30.: Mill \t s p.m. yesterday . . . . 30.31 in 30.3f)hi U 8 a.m. to-day

For 48 hours to !» a.m. 0.51 in. Total for month to date 0.79in. Average for March (CD years) 4.31 i n,

Maximum yesl Minimum last Vfinlmum Oil erday night the glass . . 64,3d&S . 53.0deg . 46.Gdeg