METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High Water. Low Water.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER ItEADINGS At 8 a,m. yesterday •• •• 20.32’n. At S vi.iii. ycsterilayy . . . • 29.-Klin. At S'ii.ni. to-day .. .. 29.12 m. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

For 24 hours to 9 a.m. .. O.OOin Total for month to date .. O.liSin. Average for August (00 years) 4.25 in. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday .. .. afi.Odeg. Minimum iast night . . •• 42.0 deg.

Minimum on the grass ■ • Sii.Odcg.

THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General Situation: Pressure very low to (he south-east and high to the north-west. A series of shallow depressions is cropping the Tasman and New Zealand.

Forecast: Winds, south-westerly to westerly predominating, fresh to strong, generally and of gale force in exposed post'ions, more especially in

the North (Island. Seas: In New Zealand waters, moderate inshore between East Cape and Banks Peninsula, otherwise rough to very rough north of Farewell Spit. Eastern Tasman: Westerly to south-westerly winds,

strong to gale force, and very rough seas. Weather: Mainly fine east of the ranges frem Hawke’s Bay lo Canterbury. otherwise changeable and squally, with passing showers and . bright intervals: hail in some places, and some snoyv showers probable m :

the ranges and, in the far south. Temperatures: Cool in the north, cold m the south, with frosts to-night,

To-Day’s North Island Report

The barometric pressure at all North Island stations was slid at a low level this morning and at Gisborne it had dropped a - shade overnight. Tim temperature, was warmer than yesterday at several places, 55 degrees being recorded -at Cape Maria Van Diemen and Auckland, with' other readings as follows: Tiritiri 5.3, Napier 53, Gisborne 51, Tauranga 49, Opotiki and Wellington 47. Cape Pa’ll ister 45 and Cape Campbell 43. The wind was generally from the west and the force-ranged from a high wind ni Cape -Maria Van Diemen kv calm at Cape Campbell. Blue skies were reported- at Auekland.Tiritiri. Cape PaUiser, Woilington and Cape Campbell, .while at other places the sky was cloudy to overhast. The sea was very vouch at Cape Maria Van Diemen, and elsewhere smooth ib moderate. Heavy rain fell at -Auckland last night. Midday Forecast General Sitmticn: \ series of shallow westerly depressions continues, to cross the Dominion. ; Forecast: Moderate to strong westerly winds predominating. Weather: Fair to fine but showers still probable in the high country. Temperatures: Moderate. Sea: Rather ro.ugh offshore.

August 15 a.m. . . 4.26 P-m. 4.57 a.m. 10.4,6 p.m. 11.25 August lfi 5.27 0.50 11.48 0.00 August 1 7 . . 6.29 7.05 0.25 0.49 August :i JS 7.22 8.05 1.24 5.48 August 10 8.02 0.04 2 . 10 2.47 August *J<> 9.2 l 0.50 2.14 2.46 August I .. 10.27 10.51 4.10 4.42 August . . I 1.20 1 1.15 5.08 5.42 August 2U 0.00 0.12 6.02 6.29

Ilisns Sets August ]. r > 0.2,9 a.in. r».i2 p.m August 1 <> 6.28 u. III. r>.i i» p.m August VI7 0.27 a.m. 5.14 p.m August 18 0.00 a.m. 5.1 r> p.m August 19 6.22 a.m. f).ir> p.m August 20 0.22 a.m. r». 1 7 p.m August 21 0.91 a.m. 5.18 p.m August 22 0.20 a.m. 5.10 p.m August 20 0.28 a.m. 5.10 p.m

New ]\foon. August 15. a .2 a 1>.IU. First Quarter, August 2*2, 8.M n.m. Full ]\Ioon, August 30, 0.30 a. m.