THE RAINFALL.
MEASUREMENTS VARY—UP TO BJin. The gauge at the Lands and Survey Office in Dunedin recorded a fall of B.2in from Saturday evening till 8.30 this morning. The record at Sunshine was Blin up to 7 a.m. Mr J. D. Paulin supplies details of his observations at Roslyn : Pts. Saturday, 3 p.m., till Sunday, 8 a.m. 98 From 8 to 11 s.ra ... 76 From 11 till 1 p.m 75 From 1 till 5 p.m 164 From 5 till 9 p.m 125 From 9 yesterday til! 7 a.m. to-day 191 This makes a total o? 7.42 m, and to give some idea of what that moans it may bo stated that it is over 740 tons of water per square acre.
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Evening Star, Issue 18257, 23 April 1923, Page 4
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121THE RAINFALL. Evening Star, Issue 18257, 23 April 1923, Page 4
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