RAIN STATISTICS.
Mr W. Jacobsen, Drainage Board engineer, supplies the following raiii statistics for the past week, past month, aiid past year:—The week: December 27, .245 in ; December 28, .555 in ; December 99, ;230in; December 30, .005 in j December 31, .615 in ; January 1, .045 in; tola], 1.720 i- The month: llain fell on thirteen days, tlie heaviest fall was registered between 30th and 31st. wlien .615 in fell. Total for tho month, 3.255 in. The followihg is each month's rainfall for the past twelve ioonths : —January. I.6ooiii; February 1.400ih; Jlaa-ch, 2.460 in ; April, 2.180 i n; May, 1.320 in; June, 3.300Lh ; July, 4.003 in: August. 2190 in ; September, .670 in ; October, 2.870 i n; November. 1.455ui; December, 3.255 in. Total fall registered for 1908, 26:700 in. Mr Paulin supplies the following figures for the year, taken by .himself at Opbho : Jairuady", 2.71 in, 8 days; Febriiary, 1.78 in, 5 days; March, 3.42 in, 16 days; April 2.95 iii, 12 days; May, iHSftj 12 days; June, 4.66idj 14 days; jtily; 6;2oin, 16 days; August, 2.35 in, il dare; September, .89in, 7 diivg; October; 4.B'2ui, 20 days • NdvetKtef; 1.29 in, 8 Says} December, 4.2&n, 13 days. TWU i&tl&iftj.a&tei 1«T dajas.
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Evening Star, Issue 13149, 4 January 1909, Page 4
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200RAIN STATISTICS. Evening Star, Issue 13149, 4 January 1909, Page 4
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