Ruatangata Rainfall Well Above Average

Northern Advocate, 10 January 1939, Page 5

Ruatangata Rainfall Well Above Average

With rain falh’ng on 198 daiys, the total fall recorded in Ruatangata during 1938 was 69.02 inches.

In 1937, 72.16 inches fell on 181 days.

Wettest month last year was July (13.38 inches); while 10.04 inches fell in May and 10.02 in August. March was the driest month with 0.66 inches. In 1937, June was the wettest month (14.39 inches)' and February the driest (1.25 inches).

For the past 23 years the average rainfall in Ruatangata has been 64.37 inches, and the average number of days with rain, 191.2. Highest annual rainfall was 90.49 inches fn 1917, when rain fell on 206 days. Figures Compared

Details of the monthly rainfall during 1938 as compared with 1937 are as follows, this year’s figures being shown in brackets:—

January 8.86 (2.74); February 1.25 (7.72); March 5.73 (0.66); April 6.55 (6.22); May 9.57 (10.04); June 14.39 (5.51); July 4.44 (13.38); August 7.80 (10.02); September 3.86 (3.66); October 1.48 (2.64); November 5.01 (2.81); December 4.22 (3.62). Total 72.16 (69.02). Seven Year Period A summary of rainfall with the number of days on which rain was recorded during the past seven years is as follows:

The figures were recorded by Mr E S. Tremaine.

Days with Year Rainfall Rain 1932 .. 55.12 176 1933 .. 63.12 171 1934 .. .. 68.69 207 1935 .. 77.70 208 1936 .. 80.15 203 1937 .. .. 72.96 181 1938 . . 69,02 198