A Dry Year in Hawke’s Bay
Following on a phenomenally wet year, Hastings experienced during the past 12 inonths one of the driest years in the past decade. The total fall last year was 21.86 in., compared with 59.47 in. for 1938. Last year’s total was the third lowest recorded in the last 10 The lowest rainfall for nine years was recorded in Napier in 1939. The rainfall for December amounted to 1.55 in., bringing the total for the year to 24.95 in. I
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20136, 4 January 1940, Page 8
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84A Dry Year in Hawke’s Bay Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20136, 4 January 1940, Page 8
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