METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19990, 15 July 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

SUNRISE AND SUNSET •STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON 7 New Moon duly 17, 5.83 n.m. First Quarter July 22, 11.04 p.m. Full Moon July 31, (5.07 pan. BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.m. yesterday . • • • 2t).64in, At S p.m. yesterday .. .. 29.Slin, At 8 a.m. to-day .. .. 29.69 in. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE .For 24 hours to !) a.m. . . 0.00'.n. Total for month to date .. 2.28 in. Average for July (GO years) C.OOin. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday . ■ • so.r»deg. Minimum hist, night . 22.0 deg. Minimum on the grass . • 27.0 deg.

THE WEATHER

Last Night's Forecast

General situation: An anticyclone, the centre of which is at present over New South Wales, is advancing towards the Dominion. Pressure is falling however, over Tasmania. Forecast: Winds light to moderate southerly prevailing, nut a change to freshening westerlies or north-west-erlies advancing later from the south. Seas: In New Zealand waters, slight or moderate. Eastern Tasmaji Sea: Moderate southerly winds at first and moderate seas, winds turning to north-westerly in the southern portion and becoming strong later. Weather: A few isolated showers on the East Coast and in the far north and south, otherwise fine generally, probably becoming unsettled, however, in the south-western portion of the South Island before Sunday. To-day’s North Island Report Overcast conditions were reported this morning at Auckland and Wellington, but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light northerly breezes were reported at

Wellington: and light southerlies elsewhere. The barometer had continued the slow rlsi:tg movement. Temperatures at t) o’clock were: Auckland 50 degrees, Tauranga and Wellington 43, Opotiki 40. East Cape 4-8. Gisborne 42, and Napier 41. Moderate or mocth seas were reported everywhere. Midday Forecast General Situation: An anticyclone ' ■ centred to toe north-we-A, while a series of westerly depressions is pasting in the south. Forecast: Ugh. to moderate southwc ; to wo Icrly winds. Weather. Ore. with moderate day. bui cold night temperatures. Seas, moderate.

High Water. Low Water. u.m. ji.m. a.m. l>-i'i. July 15 U.05 It.lit) 0.20 0.55 July 1(> ;;.57 4.1! 5 10.15 10.52 J uly 17 4.54 5.24 J 1.12 J 1.50 Jill v IS 5.5 1 li.25 ..... 0.11 July 1!) 11.41) 7.2 7 0.41) 3.10 •July ‘JO 7.58 8.2 7 1.47 2.09

July i ■> Rises a.in. Sets 4.10 p.in. J illy i r. 7.7 a. in. 4.17 p.ni. July 17 7.0 a. in. •MS p.m. July IS 7.0 a.in. 4.4 S )>.ni. J illy 10 7.0 a.in. 4.49 p.m. July ‘JO 7.4 a.in. 4.00 p.m.