METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 18 September 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

TEMPERATURES

THE WEATHER

Last Night's Forecast j General Situation: The meteorological situation is dominated by an anticyclone which stretches from Queensland to New Zealand, but which has a series of depressions moving along its southern side. Forecast: Winds fresh but decreasing southerlies in the East Cape area and moderate to strong norihcrlies in the southern half of the South island, otherwise light to moderate and variable. Seas: In New Zealand waters, rough in Foveaux Strait and about East Cape, but decreasing in the latter area, slight or moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong north-west to west winds and rough seas in * ! c southern portion, light to moderate variable winds and moderate seas in the central and northern portions. Weather: For the most part fine. e \nc showers at first, however, in the Poverty Bay and Bay of Plenty area a> d conditions probably becoming unsettled in tiie far south, widespread frosts to-night but day temperatures ini’.oer. To-day’s North Island Report

(Barometric pressure was holding up well at all stations in the North Island this morning, and temperatures were generally lew, Cape Maria Van Diemen and Opotiki being at the top with 54 degrees, Wellington next with 511, Gisborne and Tauranga with 52, and others ranging down to 48 degrees at Napier and Tiritiri. Winds were from the south-west generally, and 'of moderate force, East Capereporting a strong breeze. Blue skies prevailed north of East Cape, and overcast conditions southward to Napier, with clear conditions again from Castlepoint to Wellington. Except at East Cape, where the skies were ugly and threatening, and the visibility' was poor, the range of vision at all stations was good. East Cape also provided the only rough sea report of the morning, seas elsewhere being smooth to moderate. Midday Forecast

General situation: Pressure is high over New Zealand with an anticyclone centred to the north. A series of depressions is passing in the south.

Forecast: Moderate but decreasing southerly winds Inter becoming variable. Weather: Fine with mild day but cold night temperatures. Seas: Slight to moderate.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF Hifth Water. Low Water. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.rr. September 18 . . 9.09 9.27 2.51 2.25 September 19 . . 10.05 10.29 2.17 4.20 September 20 . . 10.55 1 ! .2 t 4.40 5.10 September 21 .. 41.44 0.00 5.22 (>.! 2 \ September 22 .. 0.10 o.;m 0.2 7 7.05 September 22 . . 0.5 S 1.22 7.2 J. i .;i t September 24 . . 1.4 2 2.07 8.11 8.42 September 25 . .. 2.28 2.50 8.5 4 9.27 September 20 . . 2.09 2.20 9.28 1 0.00 September 27 . . n. 52 4.17 10.20 1 0.50 September 28 . . 4.25 5.0 1 1 1.05 1 1.24

Risos Sets September IS 5.4 9 a.m. 5.4 4 ii.ni. September 19 5.47 a.m. 5.41 ji.iM. September 2 0 5.45 a.m. f) , 4 5 ]..m. September 21 5.44 a.m. r>. 4 r» ii.ni. September 22 . . 5.44 a.in. 5.4 0 r-.m. September 215 5.4! a.in. 5.4 7 )i.m. September 24 . . 5.59 a.ill. 5.48 September 2 f> 5.97 n.iii. 5.40 I'.IH. September 2 (i 5.55 a.in. 5.40 11.111. September 27 . . 5.94 a.in. 5.50 p.lll. September 28 . . 5.55 a.in. 5.5 1 ion.

New .Moon, September 13, 11 ,'i'J p.m. First Quarter, September •JO, 11.04 p.m. Full Moon. September 'JO, 1.57 a.m.

At S a.m. yesterday .. .. 30.11 in. At S p.m. yesterday .. .. 30.Osin. At 8 a.m. to-day .. 30.1 Tin.

For -IS houi s to 9 it-ni. O.l’Oin. Total for mi mill to date 0.80in. Average for Sept. (00 years) L\99in.

Maximum yesterday . . .. li..j<lcq\ Minimum last ni.u r lit . . 'id etc. Minimum on Urn {truss . -11 .OcU'Jt.