BELOW THE AVERAGE
OCTOBER’S RAINFALL ONLY EIGHT WET DAYS f ' Although the aggregate rainfall last month was the heaviest since October, 1029, it was considerably below the average for the month. The total fall was 2.25 in., compared with an average for 55 years of 2.69 in. Rain fell on only eight days* during the ; month, this record having been exceeded only twice in the 12 preceding years. The total for the first 10 months of the year was 40.04 in., or seven points more than during the corrc.spouding'period of last year, but nearly IGin. more than during the same months of 1931. The average rainfall ■ for the year is 45.*45in., so that 5.41 in. is required during the remaining two months to reach the average, which, incidentally, has not been exceeded since 1928. Details of the rainfall for the first I JO months of each of the past three years are as follows: —
24.27 39,97 40.04 Last month's rain was distributed as follows: Oct. 1, 9 points; Oct. 8, 22 points, Oct. 9, 44 points; Oct. 14, 7 points; Oct. lf>, 1 point; Oct. 21, J point; Oct. 22, 46 points; Oct. 29, 95 points. Rainfall recorded at the Patutahi Government weather station amounted to 3.41 in. Rain fell on nine days, and ths maximum fall of .90in. was reached on October 29. Three frosts were recorded ;-one of eight degrees on October 2 was the worst. At Te Karaka 3.37 in. of rain was recorded on 11 days last mouth, the heaviest fall being 1.05 in. on October 29. The total rainfall for the 10 months from January 1 ty October 31 amounted to 39.65 in., and was up to the average. Generally the rain falls mostly during Storms, with droughts in between, hub this year it has been well distributed, so that the growth of grass bus born excellent.
1931. 1032. 1033. Ins. Ins. Ins. January .. .. .or, 1.31 4.50 February .. .. .20 12.61 4.08 March .. 4.38 5.48 2,85 April .. 1.12 5.07 .33 May .. 2.05 2.21 11.00 June .. 3.00 loo 3.50 July .. 5.26 4.10 3.76 August .. 1.12 3.04 3.15 September .. 5.93 3.00 3.48 October .. .. .27 1.31 o o-
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18234, 1 November 1933, Page 2
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