RECORD RAINFALL AT TEMUKA

Press, Issue 22599, 3 January 1939, Page 1 (Supplement)

RECORD RAINFALL AT TEMUKA

— ♦ .. ■ NEARLY FORTY-FOUR , INCHES

Almost 44 inches of rain, the highest total for more: than 30 yew*, in Temuka during 1938, a yew, which will be remembered for its two extremes—the waterlogging of the coup-' try in the early part of the year *»« the severe drought which thre»teqed wheat crops, stack, and pastures, a th An P ££rage of 30 inches .is considered ample for the the district. The heaviest faUs w** in AnriL when 7.02 inches fell, and in December, when 7.66 inches the highest monthly recording smet F ¥he a month 3 ly totals for 1938; with 1937 figures in parenthesis for, comparisori: are as follows:— January,? 5.36 13(54)* February, 2.20 (2.37); -^ a rch» 248 (131) -April 7.02 (1.31); May/ .54 ?2 09); Junt P 5.74 (1.05); July. 4.60 (44) ; August, .38 (.64): September, 2,|S (194)* October, 2.14 (.40); November, 338 C 67); December, 7.66 (7.31).. The year’s total was 43.82 itichsfc compared with- 23.17 inches for 1937, an increase of more .than 20 incitesThe lowest total of rainfall since MZ?, when the first continuous recordings were kept, was 16.38 inches, in 19yl* Another year with a low total 1924, with 19.14 inches. The only yeSTf with totals of more than 30 uiches WS 1936, 1937, find 1938, with totals of 31.37, 31.54, and the record of 43.83 inahes of :ramfall.