METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20068, 14 October 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON New Moon, October 13, 8.00 a.m. First Quarter, October 20, 2.54 p.m. Full Moon, October 28, 0.12 p.m. BAROMETER READINGS At S a.m. yesterday • • • • 29.86jn. At 8 p.m. yesterday .. .. 29.86 in. At 8 a.m. to-day 29.Sfdn. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. .. ti. Olin. Total for month to date .. 0.22 in. Average for Oct. (30 years) 2.(>4in. TEMPERATURES .Maximum yesterday . .. tio.2deg. Minimum last night • ■ • 4S.sdeg. Minimum on the grass 46.0 deg.

THE WEATHER

Last Night’s Forecast General situation: Pressure is high over the South Island, while a deoresslon, which ;s forming near Cape Maria Van Diemen, is moving south-eastward on to the North Island Forecast: Winds moderate to strong southerly to easterly continuing in the central provinces, elsewhere moderate north-easterly changing to westerly later in the northern portion of* the North Island. Seas: In New Zealand waters, rather rough to rough north of Farewell Spit and Kaikourn, otherwise slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate southerly winds and moderate sens, but a change to freshening northcr,ies advancing across the southern portion. Weather: Continuing fair over most of the South Island, becoming unsettled again over the North Island with rain spreading from the north and possibly extending as far as Nelson and Marlborough. some heavy falls in the Auckland andjlawlto’s Bay provinces, cool tempera lures. To-day’s North Island Deport Overcast conditions were reported at all weather stations along the East Coast of the North Island this morning and at most places there had been! ligli rain during the preceding 24 i hours. The barometric pressure was steady, and the temperatures were:

Fauranga and Opotiki, 37 degrees; Gisborne, at!; Auckland, 35: Napier, 52; and Wellington, 47. Fresh southerly breezes prevailed generally and the sea was rough about Cook Strait, but elsewhere there was a slight swell - Midday Forecast General ...Situation: An anticyclone covers the South Island, while a depression is moving eastwards off the 'Auckland peninsula." ‘Forecast: Moderate to strong southerly winds. Weather, showery and cool. Seas, rawer rough to rougn.

TIDES AT GISBORNE Hijrh Water. WIIARF ..Dow Water. OctolHT 3 4 5.42 0.1 7 0.00 0.10 October 15 0.45: 7.19 0.35 1.11 October 10 7.48 8.19 1.22 ' 2.08 October 17 8.45 9.12 2.27 3.02 October IS 9.27 10.04 3.21 3.50 October 19 10.28 10.51 4.12 4.47 October ‘JO 11.1 5 11.40 5.02 5.38 October J1 0.00 0.04 5.54 0.31 October 2J 0.2 7 0.49 0.42 7.18 October 22 1.14 1.32 7.24 8.0(1 October 21 1.54 2.15 8.1» 8.47 October 2 r> 2.27 2.50 9.01 9.28 October 20 2.15 2,28 9.41 10.07 October 27 4.01 4.24 10.27 10.53 October 2S 4.15 5.15 11.15 31.11 Oetober 20 5.40 0.11 0.00 0.05 October .70 0.24 7.OS 0.30 0.55 October 71 \ .20 7.59 1.19 1.43

Rises. Sets. October 14 5.07 a.in. 0.07 October lb 5,00 a.m. 0.08 p.m. October Hi 5,04 a.in. 0.09 p.m. October 17 5.02 0.10 p.m. October IS 5.01 n.io. 0.11 p.m. October lit 4.59 a .m. 0.12 p.m. October 20 4.58 tt.m. <5.1 M October 21 4.57 a. in. 0.14 p.m. October 22 4.50 a.in. 0.15 p.m. October 2 2 4.54 a.in. 0.17 ]).m. October 24 4.52 a.m. 0.18 p.m. October 35 4.51 a. ni. 0.19 p.m. October 20 4.50 a. m. 0.20 p.m. October 27 4.49 a.in. 6.21 p.m. October 28 4.48 a.in. 0.22 p.m. October 29 4.47 a.in. 0.2 3 p.m. October 20 4.45 a. in. 0.24 p.m. October it 1. 4.44 a.m. 0.25 p.m.