METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF STANDARD TIME

SUNRISE AND SUNSET

PHASES OF TIIE MOON Full Moon November 27, 9.24 a.ui. BAROMETER READINGS At S a.m. yesterday .. .. 2!>.79in. At S p.m. yesterday . . .. 29.80 in. At S a.in. to-day .. .. L’lkSTin. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. .. ' O.OOin. Total for month to date .. l.HSin. Average for Nov. ((JO years) 2.SSin. TEMPERATURES .Maximum yesterday . ■ • (hi.(blog. .Minimum last night . ■ ■ 43.(b10g. .Minimum on the grass .. 2(i.odeg.

THE WEATHER

Last Night's Forecast

General Situation.--A depression is moving eastward off the Domini >n and the barometers are now rising slowlv over most of the country.

Forecast. —Winds chiefly From between west suid south, force moderate to fresh but decreasing exceot on parts of the east coast. Seas in New Zealand waters slight or modenrie. with moderate southerly swell south of Castlepoint. In the eastern Tasman Sea. light to moderate winds from the westerly quarter, but with northerlies freshening later in the southern portion. Seas slight to moderate. Expect some further scattered rain in eastern districts south of the Bay of Plenty, otherwise mainly fair to cloudy. Conditions gradually improving generally, however, and temperatures rising slowly.

To-day’s North Island Report

Cloudy and overcast conditions were general in the North Island this morning, the wind having dropped to light southerlies, with an easterly tendency to the south of Gisborne. The barometer had a rising tendency. Temperatures at 9 a.m. were:—Auckland, 59 degrees; Tauranga, 78; Opotiki, 04; Gisborne, 05; Napier, 57; Wellington, 51. Seas were smooth to slight to the north and moderate to rough to the south. Midday Forecast General Situation: Pressure continues to rise slowly over the Dominion and a weak anticyclone is now centred in the south. Forecast: Light to moderate southerly winds predominating, some further rain but conditions improving. Temperatures: Moderate. Seas: Slight.

High W«tm\ I.ow Water. a.m. ji.m. a.m. p.m. November ‘2 1 2.40 3.01 9.01 0.25 November 25 2.24 3.47 9.45 10.10 November 20 4.10 4.37 10.35 11.01 November 27 5.02 .7.35 11.31. .1 1.55 November 28 (>.00 0.33 — 0.25 Novembe r 211 0.57 7.30 0. 10 1. J 0 November 20 7.50 8.24 1.37 2.

Kisus. Sets. November «•! 4.22 ii.in. 0.53 p.m. November 2 5 4.21 a.in. 0.54 p.m. November 20 .. 4.21 a.in. 0.55 p.m. November 27 4.21 a.in. 0.50 p.m. November 28 . . 4.20 a.in. 0.57 p.m. November 2b . . 4.1!) a.in. 0.58 p.m. November ISO 4.19 a.III. 0.50 p.m.