METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20093, 13 November 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS At S a.in. yesterday .. .. 2!)."Sin. At S p.m. yesterday .. •• 2t).Sliin. At S a.iii. to-day •• •• ikUHin. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For -IS hours to !i a.m. . . O.flOin. Total for month to date 1.1 Sin. Average for Nov. (GO years) I’.SSin. TEMPERATURES .Maximum yesterday . . . ill. Odes. -Minimum last night . liil.Odeg. -Minimum on the grass .. 31. Odes.

THE WEATHER

Last Night’s Forecast General situation: The last of the recent westerly depressions has passed rapidly eastward and is being followed by an extensive anti-cyclone. The disturbance which was forming yesterday in the north Tasman Sea is now north of Cape Maria Van Diemen. Forecast: Winds, moderate to strong south-easterly in the northern and north-eastern portions ot the North Island; elsewhere fresh but gradually decreasing' south-westerly to southerly. Seas: iln New Zealand waters, rough in the South Taranaki Bight and becoming rather rough north of Castlepoint; slight to moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to fresh southerly winds and moderate seas. Weather: Intermittent rain probable in the North Auckland and in the Hawke's Bay-Bay of Plenty area, otherwise cool and changeable but improving, especially in western districts; some sharp frosts probable to-night inland in the South Island. Tewed,?. To-Day’s North Island Report The barometric pressure at Gisborne this morning was rising and at most points along the East Coast the 9 a.m. readings were a shade above normal. Temperatures generally were cold, the maximum being 5G degrees at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Cape Palliser and Cape Campbell, while other readings were: Auckland, Napier and Wellington, 55 degrees; Tauranga and Opotiki, 5.1, Gisborne. 51. Strong southerly winds prevailed over the northern part of the island, while in the Wellington district light, breezes were reported. Heavy rain fell overnight between Gisborne and Opotiki. with a tally of LOtlin. at East Cape. The sea was rough at East Cape and Cape Maria Van Diemen, with slight seas elsewhere. Midday Forecast General Situation: A depression is centred to the north-east, but an anticyclone is moving on to the Dominion from the west. Forecast: Moderate to strong southerly winds. Weather: Cloudy and unrettleri and some further rain probable. Temperatures: Cool. Leas: ..i„, r»rntr» but rising.

High Water. Low Water. a.m. ]>.m. a.m. poa. November 10 0.25 0.50 0.11 0.40 November it 7.25 7.55 1.00 1.45 November 15 8.2 0 8.47 2.02 2.80 November lb 9.11 9.88 2.54 0.27 November J 7 9.50 10.24 8.40 4.15 November J 8 10.47 11. L 0 4.8 1 5.04 November 19 i i.oo 11.54 5.18 5.50 November •JO — 0.14 0.05 0.87 November J 1 0.00 0.57 0.50 7.20 November 2 J 1 .20 3.87 7815 8.08 November j;j 1.50 2.19 8.10 8.45

Ris s. Sets. November 13 4.30 .m. 0.40 p.m. November i i . . 4.20 .m. 0.41 ]).m. November if» . . 4.28 .m. 0.4 2 p.m. November 10 . . 4.27 .m. 0.43 p.m. November 17 . . 4.20 .Ml. 0.44 p.m. November ! 8 4.2(5 .Ml. 0.45 p.m. Novembe r 1 0 .. 4.25 .Ml. 0.4 7 p.m. November •JO . . 4.24 .111. 0.48 p.m. November 2 I . . 4.24 .111. <5.40 p.m. November 22 •1.23 .Ml. 0.50 p.m. November 2 3 . . 4.23 .III. 0.51 p.m.

New INloon November 11, 7.2-1 p.m. First Quarter ■November 10, 10.51 a.m. Full Moon November 27, 9.24 a.m.