Meteorlogical Vagaries
Mr Turner, of the Department of Agriculture, has kindly furnished to us the following statement of rainfall about Invercargill during tho six months ending 30th June. It is interesting as showing the singularly erratic weather prevailing, January having been tho wettest month and June the driest of the six :
That Invercargill escaped the downpour which caused the disastrous floods in the first week of July is shown by tho following readings in inches :—Ou Wednesday, the Ist iost., o'2o ; 2nd, o’4o ; 3rd, o'7o ; 4tlj r 2 00; sth, o'o3.
MONTH NO. OF DRY DAYS. Rainfall in incubs January 5 7'09 February 12 3-87 March 14 1-82 April 13 4-04 May 13 3’61 June 18 129
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Southland Times, Issue 13502, 20 July 1896, Page 3
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