THE RAINFALL.
MONTHLY AVERAGE IE_CC_DED.' The rainfaU in. Aucldand for June, according to figures supplied by the official observer, Mr. F. A. Burnett, total 5.41 inches, which is .75 inch above the average for the mottfch. The maximum fall occurred on Friday last, when.LSg inch fell in 24 hours ending with 9 a-n. on Saturday. The total for tha month is 89 points less than thai of last June, when the register was ft 3 inehe_ The following table shows the figure* for each month from January to June of the past four years:— 1914. 1915. m«. K__ January _ 1-32 3.09 • 2.04 3.84 February.. IL6O 0.64 0.51 12.67 March 2-22 7.27 3.7S 2.72 April .._. 4.45 5.88 a3l May 4.91 3.79 5.01 B.Qt June 4.48 6.30 5.41Totals 17.58 23J72 23.52 4_96 A oonsideraWe increase in the rainfafl for Auckland is shown in the figures recorded from July 1, 1916, to June 30, 1917. In this period the total fall, 8_34 inches, exceeds by 1 inch -that for the whole of the 24 months priding on. June 30, 1916, and is nearly 36 inches more than the record for the 12 months end- , ing June, 1916, 49.73 inches.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1917, Page 4
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