MONTH'S RAINFALL.
> 10.69 INCHES. I The total fall of rain In Hamilton for i May, as recorded by Dr. Douglas, was I 10.69 inches. Rain fell on 2 1 days 1 during tiie month, the maximum fall i being 1.50 inches on May I). J The rainfall for May is the greatest I fall for May for the 26 years during I which records have been taken. The j average for May during that period j has been 4.5 i inches. The' previous j highest month during the 26 years was ' in l'J2i, when the fall was S.:i.j inches, j The greatest fall in any month was in ! January, 1007, when i:i.::s inches i was recorded, and tie' next in July, I lt»06, when 11.11 l incites foil. May, ! of Ibis year, therefore, ranks third on vlhe list for quantity.
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Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16811, 1 June 1926, Page 6
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