METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19915, 18 April 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Wat nr. Low V, a!c

Add 30 minutes for summer time. PHASES OF THE MOON New JMoon, April 20, 4.03 mill. First Quarter, April 37, fi.fi’> a.m. 15AROMETEIt ItEADINIIS At S a.m. yesterday .. .. 3(1.21in At S p.in. yesterday .. 30. Odin At 8 a.m. to-day •• •• 2!).lMiin RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 0 a.m. . . O.OOin Total for month to date . . O.loin Average for April (00 years) 3.!)lin TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday . . . TD.adeg

Minimum last night • ■ - liO.ad Minimum on the grass .. 32.5(1

THE WEATHER

Last Night’s Forecast

General situation.—Pressure is fall ing slowly over the Dominion unde the influence of a series of shallot* depressions advancing across tilt Tasman Sea. Over south-easter! Australia pressure is rising.

Forecast. —Winds north to west and turning later in places, more especially in western and southern districts, to south-west, strong at times about and south of Cook Strait; elsewhere, moderate. Seas: In New Zealand waters, rather rough to rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits and on parts of the west coast of the South Island, otherwise -slight t" moderate. Eastern Tasman See; Winds rather valuable, with northwest to south-west predominatin' . light to fresh; seas, slight to moderate. Weather: Cloudy to overcast m the western and southern portions of the South Island with rain at time;; elsewhere, mainly fair to fhie bin scattered light rains becoming more widespread in districts with a westerly aspect and the Souih [slam,. Temperatures: Moderate. To-day’s North Island Report Overcast conditions were reported this morning at Wellington, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light to moderate northwesterly breezes were general. The barometer had continued to iah steadily. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland and Opotiki 5(5 •degrees, Taurangu, East Cape, and Gisborne GO. Napier .55, and Wellington (11, Moderate or smooth seas were i' l ported everywhere.

Midday Forecast General Situation: Pressure has continued to fall slowly over the Dominion but has risen considerably over Tasmania. Forecast: Light to fresh northwesterly winds prevailing with a change to southerly probable alter about 24 hours, some scattered showers probable in the western ranges, otherwise fair to fine, but fight rain possible following a southerly change. Temperatures: Becoming cooler tomorrow. Seas: Slight to moderate.

April .IS Rises 0.20 a.in. Sets ii.-l 1'. April l •> 0.21 a. hi. ‘•■lii ;>. A j> ri 1 -0 0.22 n.m. r.. i s p. April Li 1 0.2:; a. 111. ■>.1~ !»■ April 2Li 0.24 a.ni. r>.ui pApril Li:i • a.m. .'..1 I p.

April US a. 111. ; 5.45 p.rn. •1.07 a.ni 1 0.1 o P.o 1 0.4 April IP 4.5)7 4.57 i i .oo 1 1 .7 April L‘0 5.7 S 5.54 1 1.57 0.0 April LM 0.70 0.57 0.70 0.4 April ~“J 7.1* o 7.50 1 I 5 l.:. April 8.77 8.15 7.0 I 7.7