WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE.
l « 1 So far, the Whangarei district | ( shows no signs of experiencing a i I drought, and the rainfall for [ J November totalled lO.llin as t I against the average for the past ■ J ten years of 3.16 in. J l During the month 15 days were J J fine and 15 were wet, so that an ( 1 average of every other day being ■ ■ fine was enjoyed. The heaviest J J fall occurred on the 3rd when ■ ■ 3.12 in fell, and other heavy indi- J 2 vidual falls were 2.40, 1.13 and 2 ,l 1.07. ■ I 1 1 The total fall for the year to l ■ date 4ias been 68.59, while the J 2 average for the whole year over i i the past 10 years has been 62.81. J j With a month still to go It looks ( i as If a new record will be ere- i ■ ated. The, wettest November in 2 I the past ten years was .in 1933 i I when 7in fell, and the driest in j J 1932 when only .88in v was record- t i ed. i ■ a J At Maungatapere the fall for i ■ November was 9.11 in and the • • total for the eleven months has ( i reached 74.48. I . ?!
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Northern Advocate, 1 December 1936, Page 9
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213WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE. Northern Advocate, 1 December 1936, Page 9
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