METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20021, 21 August 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON First' Quarter, August CO. R.f>l a.in. Full Moon, August 30, 0.30 a.in. BAROMETER READINGS At S a.in. yesterday • ■ • • 29.78 in. At K 11.111. yesterday • • • • CO.liSin. At S a.m. to-day .. .. 1’0.53in. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 4S hours to !) a.m. . . 0.021 n. Total for month to date . . 0.7-tin. Average for August (CO years) 4.25 in, TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday . .. CO.Cdeg. Minimum last night . •• 85.7 deg. Mininnun on the grass iJO.Odeg. THE WEATHER Last Night's Forecast General situation. —A depression is moving on lo New Zealand from the eastern Tasman and is being followed by ethers- of a westerly type. Forecast.—-Wind;, Sight fresh northeasterlies to northcriics predominating. -tout change -to westerly setting in shortly in the north and gradually extending southwards. Seas: In. New Zealand waters rather rough from Cape Egmont .southwards, elsewhere slight r.o moderate. Eastern Tasman Sen: Northerly winds at first in the central and southern portions, but otherwise moderate to 1 red) westerlies prevailing, with moderate to rather rough seas. Wen-iher: Cloudy, and unsettled generally, with some vain and drizzle probable in most districts. Temperatures: Mild in the north, moderate in the south with the nos.-ability , of .frosts to-night.

To-day's North Island I'orceasi A coincidence in connection with the barometric readings at North Island 'Static ns thi:; morning was that no fewer than six returned 1000 millibars, and the dotal range for the island was within four millibars. Pressure was generally low, and temperatures were lower to-day than on Saturday, ranging from. 56 degrees at Cape Maria Van Diemen, and 54 at

n'-i-si Cape and Castlepoint, down to 45 at Gisborne. Light, variable winds prevailed, with a calm at Auckland only, and sky conditions were generally overcast, with a promise of worse weather at various stations, ’ Seas were smooth to moderate, except at Castlepoint, where rough conditions were repealed. Midday Forecast General situation: A n extensive system of Weak depressions covers the Dominion and the Tasman Sea. The situation will probably develop into the westerly type. Forecast. Light and variable wind; later tending north-westerly and freshening, some scattered light rain at first, but weather improving. Temperatures: Mild. Seas: Slight to moderate.

High Water. Low Water. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. August 21 .. 10.27 10.51 4.10 4.42 August 22 .. 11.20 11.45 5.08 5.42 August 22 0.00 0.12 0.02 6.39

Rises RetB August 21 0.31 n.m. 'fcl8 P-iO. August 22 0.30 u.ru. r,.io P-in. August 23 0.28 n.m. 5.10 p.m.