THE WEATHER
{Fmou Ouh Own ComsfSPOimcMTt.) Mr W. Jacobsen, engineer a the Drainage Board's pumping station, has forwarded to us tho following rain statistics for 1918:
The figures for past years are:—l9os, 29.640 inches; 1906, 20.175; 1907, 21.158: 1908, 26.790; 1909, 25.930; 1910, 18.380: 1911, 27.200; 1912, 33.160; 1913, 38.690; 1914, 24.645; 1915, 24410; 1916, 22.980; 1917. 36.770.
No . days on ■which Rainfall. rain felL January ... 2.220in 14 February ... ... l.TOOin 11 March ... 3.700in 8 April ... ... ... l.OSOin 9 May '. ... »1.270in 10 June ... 4.520in / 20 July ' , m ... 2.440in i 16 August ... 2.460in 13 September ... 2,280in 14 October ... 1.570in 12 November ... 3.720in 15 December ... 3.420m 17 30.380in 159
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19190108.2.30
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 3382, 8 January 1919, Page 10
Word Count
105THE WEATHER Otago Witness, Issue 3382, 8 January 1919, Page 10
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in