METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20069, 16 October 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON First Quarter, October 20, 2.54 p.iri. Full Jloon, October 28, (i. 12 p.m. BAROMETER READINGS At S a.in. yesterday .. .. 29.92jn. At 8 p.m. yesterday .. •• 2D.97in. At S a.in. to-day .. .. 30.06 in. RAINtfALL AT GISBORNE For 4S hours to 9 n.m. .. 0.02 in. Total for month to date .. 0.2-Vin. Average for Oct. (60 years) 2.64 in. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday . . . GO.Cdeg. Minimum last night . •• 37.Odes'. Minimum on the grass .. 30.0 deg.

THE WEATHER

I-ast Night’s Forecast General situation; A weak anticyclone now covers the Dominion, but pressure is commencing to fall in the far south with the slow approach of a depression across the South Tasman. Forecast: Winds, soutll- westerly at first in the Auckland province, otherwise north to north-west prevailing; moderate mainly, but freshening about and south of Cook Strait. Seas: In New Zealand waters, becoming rough south of Cape Egmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; slight to moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman: Light, variable winds and slight seas ]in the northern portion; freshening | northerly winds and rising seas in the southern portion. Weather: For the I most part fair to fine, but unsettled i conditions developing later in West- | land and Southland; frosts probable I to-night in the South Island, but tem- ! peratures mild to-morrow. i To-day’s North Island Report The barometric pressure showed a marked rise over the northern part of the North Island during the" week-end and at Gisborne it was still rising this morning. The pressure was steady in the Wellington district. Gentle north-westerly breezes predominated and blue sky was reported at Tauranga, Opotiki, Gisborne and Napier, but conditions were cloudy to overcast at Auckland and Wellington. The temperature at 9 a.m. reached 63 degrees at Opotiki, and other readings were: Tauranga and Wellington, 59; Napier, 58; Auckland, 57, and Gisborne, 56. The state of the sea at most points along the east coast was smooth Midday Forecast ! General Situation: An anticyclone is located to the north, while a depresI sion, centred well lo the south is ! approaching from the west. Forecast: Light to moderate westerly i winds predominating. Weather: Fine i and warm. Seas: Slight.

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF High' Water. Low Water. October 10 . . 7.48 8.19 1.32 2.08 October 17 8.45 9.13 2.27 3.02 October 18 9.37 10.04 3.21 3.50 October 19 .. 10.38 10.51 4.12 4.47 October *20 .. 11.15 11.40 5.02 5.38 October •21 O.0U 0.04 5.54 0.31 October •2‘2 0.3 7 0.49 0.42 7.18 October •JO 1.14 1.33 7.34 8.00 October •2 1. 1.54 2.15 8.19 8.47 October 3.37 3.50 9.01 9.28 October uo 3.15 3.38 9.41 10.07 October •27 4.01 4.34 10.27 10.53 October •28 4.45 5.15 11.15 11.41 October •29 5.40 0.11 0.00 0.05 October ao 0.34 7.08 0.30 0.55 October 31 . . 7.36 7.59 1.19 1.43

Rises. Sets.October 10 5.04 a.m. 6.0ft p.m. October 17 ■ 5.02 a.in. 6.10 p'.iri. October IS 5.01 a.in. 6.11 p.m. October 19 4.5ft a.m. 6.12 p.m. October 20 4.58 a.in. 6.13 p.m. October 21 4.57 a.m. 6.14 p.m. October 22 4.56 a.m. 6.15 p.m. October 23 4.54 a.m. 6.17 p.m. October 24 4.50 a.m. 6.18 p.m. October 2 5 4.51 a.m. 6.1ft p.m. October 20 4.50' a.m. 0.20 p.m. October 27 4.49 a.m. 0.21 p.m. October 28 4.48 a.m. 6.22 p.m. October 29 . . 4.47 a.m. 6.23 p.m. October 20 4.45 a.m. 6.24 p.m. October 31 4.44 a.m. 6.25 p.m.