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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 259, 2 August 1928, Page 6

The vagaries of the rainfall in the Waikato district is made most marked by the difference between the fall at Te Arolia and Matamata (says an Auckland paper), Although the towns are only 20 miles apart, over 12iu. had fallen at le Arolia from a recent Saturday to Wednesday morning, while at Matamata for the same period less than 21in. fell. The recent fall of nearly 20in. of rain in lour days, at Wailii, constitutes a district it not a Dominion record. I lie previous , heaviest fall being ISin, in five days during 1.)O< ; Wlint. is known as the "oltl mnfi flood occurred in I‘JIO, when 12.5(iin. fell m 24 hours. ..Iso probably a record lor I lie period in question. It is estimated, mi Ihe basis of I<>‘> lons of wrter Io the acre for every inch of rain, flint the reel'll, fall means approximately 2000 tons ol water per acre.