THE RAINFALL AT BIG BAY.
Mr Robert Paulin, of St. Clair, forwards us the following notes of the rainfall measured at Big Bay, West Coast: —
In November, 1890, over 23in fell, the details of which have already been published. The particulars of the rainfall in December and January are the following:— December. January. Date. Inches. Indies. 1 l'Oa 0 00 2 0 23 019 3 0 33 111 4 0-19 011 5 0 50 o'os 6 000 o'o7 7 000 1-63 8 0 00 O'OO 9 0 00 O'OO 10 0 00 300 11 0-55 0 49 12 0.15 O'OO 13 013 0 00 H l'lo 0 70 15 096 22i 18 l'O7 000 17 o'l4 0 00 18 0-94 0 00 19 2SB 0-27 20 176 231 21 1 63 0 00 22 2-37 0 00 23 0 00 199 21 3-37 073 25 1*25 CHB 28 0p(J0 0 00 27 173 0 08 28 2'll l-io 29 o'oß 1-09 30 0-00 0 01 31 0-50 0 00 Total ... 26 60 1827 This gives an average of about ejffc of rain for three months. In January the rain fell in falls i of a few hours' duration, and there were only j three days which could ba called wet, 22 days i being very fine. Most of the rain fell between 1 sunset and sunrise. >
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 9041, 17 February 1891, Page 4
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