METEOROLOGICAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20127, 22 December 1939, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF STANDARD TIME High Watur. Low Water.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE

TEMPERATURES

THE WEATHER Last Night’s Forecast General situation: An anti-cyclone -covers the New Zealand area, but pressure is falling in the south. Forecast: Moderate to fresh northwesterlies prevailing from Cook Strait southwards, elsewhere light to moderate and variable. Seas: In New Zealand waters, moderate to rather rough about Cook Strait and south of Cape Egmont; elsewhere slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: North-westerly winds, light in the northern portion, with slight seas; moderate to strong in the southern portion, with rather rough seas. Weather: Continuing fair to line and warm generally, except on the west coast of the South Island, where scattered rain is likely. To-day’s North Island Report

The barometric pressure was steady at east coast weather stations at 9 a m to-day. There was intermittent drizzle at "Wellington, but elsewhere the weather was line, with blue skies at many ooints. 171 or the second day in succession the 9 a.m. thermometer readings snowed Gisoorne as die warmest spot on the east coast. The readings were: Gisborne, 75 degrees; Tauranga, Onotiki and Castlopoint, 72; Napier and Cape Palliser, 70: Auckland, 85; Wellington, 82. Light wmds were general, with a southerly breeze at Cape Maria van Diemen and Tiritiri, while northerlies predominated from Tauranga southwards. The sea was rough at Wellington, but elsewhere smooth. Midday Forecast

General Situation: An anticyclone still covers the North Island, but pressure has fallen in the south. Forecast: Light to moderate and rather variable winds. Weather: Fair to tine and warm. Seas: Slight.

December a.m. 1.25 p.m. 1.4 4 ft.m. 7.37 p.m. 8.02 Diiri'irilioi' 23 2.00 2.27 8.22 8.44 1 t(!«rab«r 24 2.40 3.12 0.00 0.32 December 25 3.36 4.03 10.00 10.24 December 20 4.28 4.58 10.56 11.20 December '27 5.27 5.58 11.54 — December 28 6.20 7.01 0.16 0.50 December 20 7.20 7.57 1.12 1.44 December !!0 S.22 8.52 2.00 2.30 Decomber 31 9.17 0.40 2.58 3.28

December Rises. 4.2 1 a.tn. Sets. 7.17 p.m. December 23 .. 4.21 a.in. 7.18 p.m. December 24 . . 4.22 a.in. 7.18 p.m. December 25 . . 4.22 a.m. 7.19 p.m. December 20 . . 4.23 a.m. 7.19 p.m. December 27 . . 4.24 a.m. 7.19 p.m. December 28 . . 4.24 a.m. 7.20 p.m. December 29 . . 4.25 a.m. 7.20 p.m. December 90 . . 4.26 a.m. 7.20 p.m. December 31 . . 4.26 a.m. 7.20 p.m.

Full Moon December 20, 10.58 p.m. Last Quarter December 31, 4.26 p.m.

At 8 a.m. yesterday . ■ . . 30.13in. At S lJ.ru. yesterday .. .. 30.12in. At S a.m. to-day .. 30.12in.

For 24 hours to 9 a.in. O.OOin. Total for month to date 1.29in. Average for Dec. (CO years) 2.29in.

Maximum yesterday . . SO.Odeg. Minimum last night ■ 5S.0deg. Minimum mi the grass . so.odeg.