WEATHER SIMMARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18468, 1 February 1922, Page 3

WEATHER SIMMARY

RAINFALL IN JANUARY. The rainfall in Dunedin during the past month has been particularly heavy, and was spread out over a period of 18 days. According to the rain gauge kept by Mr W. Jacobsen, at the pumping station, Musselburgh, 3.400 in of rain fell during January, as compared with 1.540 in for the same month in 1921,- 1.300 in in ‘1920, 6.200 in in 1919, 2.220 in in 1918, and 2.850 in in January of 1917. In January of this year there were 18 wet days, in 1621 8 wet days, in 1920 12 wet days, in 1919 34 wet days, in 1918 11 wet days, and in January, 1917, 14 days on which rain fell Rain fell on January 2, and the weather was fine/ till the 9th, when a spell of wet days sot. in, which continued till the 19tb. Rain again set in on the 22r.d and 23rd, but the weather cleared till the 26th and 27th. Up till 9 a.m. yesterday ,200 mof ram were recorded. Several heavy falls were experienced during the past month. On the 11th ,410 in fell, and on the 14th .540 in of rain were recorded. On the 15th the gauge registered .870 in, and the following day at 9 a.m. .filOin were recorded. During the period of wet weather experienced at the beginning of the month the temperature was very high, ranging from 57 to 83 degrees. The rain was showery, with a close and unpleasant heat. As the records of previous years show, .February is the-dryest month, and so-a hot epell of weather may be expected.