METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19888, 16 March 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises. Sets.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water.

Add 30 minutes lor summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON Full Moon, March C, 5.30 n.m. Last Quarter, March 13, 9.07 a.m. New Moon, March 21, 1.19 I'.ni. First Quarter, March 28, 11.40 p.ui. BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.m. yesterday .. • • 30.40 m. At 8 p.m. yesterday . . ■ ■ 30.38 in. At 8 a.m. to-day . ■ • • 30.37 in. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. . . O.OOin. Total for month to date . . 0.79 in. Average for March (00 years) 4.31 in. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday .. 71.0 deg. Minimum last night • • 42.8 deg. Minimum on the grass . . 30.3 deg. THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General Situation: Pressure is again high over all the New Zealand area. In south-eastern Australia il is failing. Conditions are disturbed also in the tropics. Forecast: Winds, strong easterlies in the far north, otherwise light to moderate and variable, with southeast to north-east predominating. Seas: In New Zealand waters, rather rough to rough north of the Bay of Plenty, otherwise slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Light to moderate and variable winds, south-east to north-east predominating; seas, slight to moderate. Weather: Fair to fine in most districts and mild to warm. A little light rain possible, however, in the far north and south-west coastal areas, and some morning fogs. To-day’s North Island Report Blue skies were reported this morning Napier and ■ in the Bay of Plenty, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light variable breezes were reported. Tlie barometer showed little movement at a high level. Temperatures at t) o’clock were: Auckland and Opotiki G 5 degrees, Tauranga G 7, East Oapc G2, Gisborne GO, Napier 63, and Wellington 58. Moderate or .smooth seas were reported- everywhere. Midday Forecast General Situation: Pressure remains high over New Zealand but falling over Tasmania. A tropical depression is centred near Fiji. Forecast: Slight to moderate and variable winds • south-east to northeast prevailing and later freshening from the north-east, some morning fogs and light drizzle possible in a few places, but weather mainly fair and mild. Seas: Slight but increasing somewhat north of Hawke’s Bay.

-Man’ll J.-> r, 47 a.in. (!. 1 4 March 1 (1 « r ) •Ill a.in. 0. 12 J). 111. March 1? 12.20 2.40 8.50 51.05 March 18 . . IS. 00 11.20 0.110 9.45 March Ill ;s.‘io :i.r.7 ] 0.14 10.25 .March •JO . . 4.22 4.45 10.58 i i.i:s

n.m. J'.m. March 15 . O.SS 3.1'. 7.2:3 7.137 March 1(5 . 1.41 1.58 8.12 8.24 March 17 5.50 a.in. 0. 1 1 p.m. March 18 . . 5.51 a.m. 0.9 p.111. March 15) 5.52 a.m. 0.8 p.m. March 20 5.52 a.in. 0.6 p.in.