METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20110, 2 December 1939, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF STANDARD TIME High Water. Low Water, a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET Rises. Sets. December 2 . . 4.18 a.m. 7.1 p.m

PHASES OF THE MOON Last Quarter December l, 8.10 a.m. New Moon December li, 9.15 a.m. First Quarter December 19, 8.34 a.m. Full Moou December 26, 10.58 p.m. Last Quarter December 31, 4.20 p.m. BAROMETER READINGS At S a.m. yesterday .. .. 30.04 in. At 8 p.m. yesterday . . -. 29.95 in. At S a.m. to-day . . . . 29.S7iri. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 9 a.m. .. O.OOin. Total for ihonth to date .. O.OOin Average for Dec. (GO years) 2.29 in. TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday . . . 74.0 deg. Minimum last night. . .. 4f>.odeg. Minimum on the grass . . 40.0 deg.

THE WEATHER

Last Night’s Forecast General Situation: A complex depression- lies over the centre of tiie Dominion, but pressure remains high to the east, winds between north-east and north-west prevailing, moderate to strong from Nelson and Marlborough northwards and moderate but freshening • thence "southwards. Seas: Rough north of East Cape and south of Cape Egmont and about Cook Strait, elsewhere slight or moderate but mainly rising later about Foveaux Strait. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to strong northerly to north-westerly winds, seas rather rough to rough. Weather: Fair to fine east of the Southern Alps, elsewhere cloudy to overcast and. in places, misty with rain in most districts; but more especially westward of the central area where further heavy falls are likely. Temperatures: Mild to warm. To-day’s North Island Report The east coast from Gisborne to Castlepoiiit was favoured with a blue sky and detached clouds this morning, other parts of the North Island experiencing overcast conditions. The breeze was from a northerly quarter, and in Auckland it reached a high wind. Heavy rain was falling at Tiritiri, and there was also rain at Auckland and Wellington. The barometer was rising. Temperatures at 9 a.m. were:—Napier. 72 degrees: Gisborne, 68; Opoliki, 67; Tauranga. 64; Auckland, 72; Wellington. 58. Seas near Gisborne were slight, and elsewhere moderate to rough. Midday Forecast General situation: A complex and very slowly moving depression extends from the west on to the Dominion.

Forecast: Fresh to strong north to north-west winds. Some scattered light rain probable, but weather mainly fair to cloudy and mild. Seas, moderate.

.December 2 9.31 10.05 3.15 3.4.7 December 10.25 10.55 4.05 4.35 December 4 11.16 11.42 4.57 5.27. December r» — 0.08 5.54 0.23 December f. 0.35 0.58 .. 0.49 7.10 December 7 1.20 IW 7.48 8.11 December 8 2.18 8.43 . 9.05 December 9 3.10 3.33 9.38 9.58 December 10 4.04 4.30 10.35 10.53 December 11 5.00 5.20 11.30 11.46 December 12 5.59 6.30 — 0.29 December 13 0.58 7.25 0.43' 1.20 December 14 7.55 8.20 1.35 2.15 December 15 8.43 9.1 0 2.27 2.59 December ie 9.30 9.55 3.12 3.4.5 December 17 10.15 10.30 3.59 4.29 December IS 10.57 11.20 4.40 5.12

December ;; 4.18 a.m. 7.2 p.m. December 4 4.18 a.m. 7.3 p.m. December 5 4.18 a.m. 7.4 p.m. December 6 4.17 a.m. 7.5 p.m. December 7 4.17 a.m. 7.6 p.m. December 8 4.17 a.m. 7.7 p.m. December 9 4.17 a^n. 7.8 p.m. December 10 4.17 a.m. 7.9 p.m. December 11 4.18 a.m. 7.10 p.m. December 12 4.18 a.m. 7.10' p.m. December 13 4.18 a.m. 7.11 p.m. December 14 4.18 a.m. 7.12 p.m. December 15 4.18 a.m. 7.13 p.m. December 10 4.19 *a.m. 7.13 p.m. December 17 4.19 a.m. 7.14 p.m. December IS 4.19 a.m. 7.15 p.m.