METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20065, 11 October 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF 1- . - ' L L • ■ • . * ;

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON t New Moon/ ‘ October 13, 8.00 a.m. First Quarter, October 20, 2.54 p.m.' 1 Full Moon,. Qctolmr 28, 6.12 p.m. ' - BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.m. yesterday 5.7; f : " 20.i1l in. At S p.m. yesterday .. .. 29.95 in. At 8 a.m. -to-day .. .. 29.59 in. I RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 . hours--to 9 Total for lponth to date .. 0.19 in. .Average, for'- Oct. (60. years) 2.64 in. TEMPERATURES Maximum' yesterday . C2.odeg. Minimum last night . .. 50.5 deg. Mlnimwili on the,(grass .. 44.0 deg. THE WEATHER e -Vii iy i Last Night’s Forecast General Sitiiatibn: A'weak disturbance is located over the Tasman, but pressure is relatively high. Forecast: Winds, light to fresh and rather variable, "but with westerly directions.predominating in the north. A more definite south-westerly change is probablelihatheiaouthon Thursday. Seas:,Jhi! New .Zealand waters, slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman: Light to ipbperate porth-westerly winds, turning;,' $ southwesterly' in the southern . portion; seas, slight to moderate. Weather: Occasional scattered rain lit Westland and on parts of the East Coast' hbuth of East Cape; otherwise mainly fair to mild; cool to-night, however, with some frosts inland in the. South Island and morning must, or fog on the coast! To-day’s North Island Report 7 Cloudy, to overcast' conditions were reported at all the main East Coast., centres;' except Taurangn. this morning. From Napier northwards . the barometric pressure was steady, but over the lower’part of the island there wok a drop• in the pressure. temperatures at 9 o’clock were: Castlepoint, 63 degrees; Taufahgn, Opotiki and East Cape. 62: Cape. Maria Van Diemen,' 61; Auckland, 58; Gisborne and Napier,- 57; and Wellington, 55. Northerly winds predominated, with a gentle breeze prevailing at most points. The, sea. was smooth to n moderate swell. •Midday Forecast General situation: A week disturbance is advancing from the west on. to the Dominion and is being followed by an intense anticyclone. Forecast:' Light to moderate winds from between north and west. Weather:-Fair to fine and mild. Seas: Slight.

. y>.». High Neater. Low Water. October It If : jl.15 9.Q9 9.39 October 12 4,10 10.08 10.37 October 13 4.41 5.12 11.00 11.35 October 14 5.42 6.17 0.00 (1.10 October 15 , . 0.43 7,19 0 95 l.ll October J(j . . 7.4*8 >8.10 ■/ r 2.08 O.ctober 17 Of'tb'ber IS S.43 9.37 .W lull October lit October 20 . . 10.28 11.13 r ,2 .-.02 4.47 5.38 October 21. . . O.oo 5.54 0.31 October 22 0.2-7 0.-.9 6.42 7.IS

Rises. Sets. October 11 6.12 a.m. 6.04 p.m. Octobet 12 S.l'O'a .in. 6.0.5 p.m. October IS 6 60 a.tn. 6.06 p.m. October 14 6.07 a.m. 6.07 p.r.i. Qctbfeur 16 o.'OtJ R.rn. 6,08 p.m. October If. 5.64 6.00 p.m. October 17 6.-02 a.m. 6.10 p.m. Oetblier ‘IS 5.01 a.m. 6.11 p.m. October lfi 4.60 a.m. 6.12 p.m.' October SO 4.-S* a.m. 6.1.S p.m. October .21 4,57 a m. 6.14 p.m.' October 22 4,56 a.m. 6.15 p.m: