Rain —In Terms Of Feet
Astounding Fall Registered
Eleven point four one inches !
That was the rainfall in Whangarei for the 24 hours from 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, making the total for the first two days of February, 12.31 inches.
For the 33 days of 1936 to date Whangarei has (absorbed 21.76 inches of rainfall! The average rainfall per anniftn during the past ten years has just touched 60 inches.
It was the heaviest deluge for 24 hours since meteoi’ological records have been tgken in Whangarei—a period of 20 years. In fact it doubled any previous record for a single day’s fall.
On another private gauge, in Hatea Street, the record was even heavier. When the gauge held 11£ inches, however, it overflowed.
Between 9 a.m. on Friday and the same time yesterday, 10.29 inches of rain were recorded at Ruatangata. The majority of that fell on the Saturday, when the record read 9.31 inches.
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Northern Advocate, 3 February 1936, Page 6
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