METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19893, 22 March 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME Rises Sets

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF Hich Water, how WatoT

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

TEMPERATURES ,

THE WEATHER Lust Night's Forecast General Situation: A depression is moving eastward oil' the Dominion and pressure: is again rising. Forecast: Winds .south-west to south-east, strong at first in parts of the Cook Strait area, but decreasing and otherwise light to moderate. Seas: In New Zealand waters rough at first in Cook Strait but moderating to-night; elsewhere, slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Light to moderate south-east to north-east winds and slight to moderate seas. Weather: A few scattered light showers probable at first in the eastern and northern districts, but weather otherwise fair to fine. Temperatures: Cool to moderate. iTo-day's North Island Report Blue skies were reported in the Bay of Ffcmty this morning, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light ito moderate southerly breezes were general. The barometer had commenced a rising movement. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland 63 degrees, Tauranga (i 4, Opotiki 65, East Cape GO, Gisborne and Napier 61, and Wellington 59. Rough seas were reported at East Cape: elsewhere moderate or smooth. Midday Forecast / General Situation: An anticyclone covers the Dominion, its centre being off the east coast of the South Island. Forecast: Moderate to fresh southerly winds gradually decreasing. Weather: Fair to cloudy. Temperatures: .Rising. Seas: Rather rough at ■first, but decreasing.

March 22 . . 5.54 a.m. (U )>.m. March 23 .. 5-05 a.m. IS.l p.m. March 24 . . '5.50 a.m. 5.59 p.H), March 25 . . 5.57 a.m. 5.58 p.m.

a.m. p.in. n.in. p.m March 22 . . (i.04 tf.38 o.o:s 0.31 March 28 . . 7.05 7.2!) 0.50 l.lfi March 24 7.57 8.19 1.44 2.Of March 25 . . 8.4!) 0.08 2!25 '2.51

Moon, March 21, 1.19 P .in first Quarti ;r, March 28, 11.46 ]i .m Add 80 mtmitBB for sum mer thin

U 8 a.m. vt 8 p.m. \i 8 a.m. yesterday • • yesterday . . to-day . . 30.01111 .. 30.17in . . 30.28in

For 24 hours to !> a.m. Total for month to date Average for March (GO year O.OOin 0.7'Jin s) 4.31in

Maximum yesterday . 73.0d( "A Minimum last night , ■ . B5.5d( "A Minimum on the grass . 50.0d( '"A