WEATHER SUMMARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18750, 2 January 1923, Page 9

WEATHER SUMMARY

HEAVY YEAR’S RAINFALL. During the past, year, rain fell on 165 flays, the annual fall, ns recorded by Mr IV. Jacobvsen at tho Pumping Station, Musselburgh, amounting to 28.980 in. In 1921 there wore 141 wet flays, the total fall amounting to 23.375 in, while in 1920, 21.560 in were recorded for 128 rainy clays. 1919 was a wet year, 172 rainy days accounting for an annual fall of 36.360 in. 1918 was also fairly wet, 30,340 m being recorded for 159 rainy days. The following table gives the number of wet days in each month during the past five years; —

Tho rainfall during the past month, when there were 16 wot days, a mounted to 3.440 inches, which is fairly heavy for a monthly period. The rainfall recorded at 9 n.m. daily during- December, 1922. was as follows: 1. 640 ; 2, .080 ; 5, .060: 6, .040 : 8, .060; 11, .210; 13. .300; 14. .670; 15. .345; 16, .095; 19 .140; 21, .040; 25, .020 ; 28, .420 : 29. .320 —equals 3.440 in. In December of 1918 thero were 17 wet days, a total of 3.420 in; in 1919, 13 wet (lavs, which amounted to ,260 in; and in 1920. nine rainy days, the monthly fall being 1.530 in. In the same month of 1921. when--4.120in were recorded, there wore 12 wet days. The heaviest falls recorded in December. 1918. were ,840 in on the Bth. and ,740 in on the 22nd. In the saane month of 1919, ,560 in fell on the 26th; and in December, 1920. ,270 in was recorded on tho 12th. and the same fall was registered on the 31st. In December. 1921, rain fell on 12 days, the highest fall, an exceptionally heavy one, occurring on the 26th, when 1.370 in were recorded. Tho following table gives tho figures for the past five years:—

iniR. loin. 1320. 1921. 1222. January 14 24 12 8 18 Vehninrr 11 4 7 5 7 Miirch 8 12 8 15 20 April n 17 7 12 14 May 10 10 14 n R Juno 20 12 S ii 8 .Inly in 7 n ii 11 August. 13 IS 13 13 10 September 14 17 .17 11 14 October 12 18 .0 12 11 November 15 20 17 13 10 December .17 13 9 12 16 Totals 1.19 172 128 141 165

1618. mm 1020. 1321. 1022. ■Tnnuarv 2.220 6.200 1.200 1.540 3.400 February 1.700 1.120 .240 1.220 1.060 3.700 1.040 .220 3.360 5.650 1.080 4.080 uoo i.noo 1.640 1.270 1.810 2.360 .680 1.360 June ••• 4.620 .380 1.800 1.840 2.420 July •' 2.440 1.820 1.240 1.400 1.780 August 2.460 S.210 2.380 2.020 1.700 September 2.280 4.080 3.680 1.025 1.170 October 1.670 2.200 1.200 3.800 1.320 November 3.(180 3.480 3,620 1.140 4.140 Peccmber 3.420 2.260 1.530, 4.120 3.440 Annual raintaU 30.340 36.360 3r.660 23.375 28.980