RAINFALL
MONTH OF FEBRUARY The total rainfall taken on the Plains (Edgccumbe) for February was 3.91 inches. There were 11 rain days, the heaviest fall beipg on the 18th when 2.32 fell. For the year so Jar 6.13 inches have fallen and this compares with the 1.57 inches which fell in February 1943 against 2.31 inches for the corresponding two months last. year. Since 1935 February has had the distinction of being the month of extremes in recording. While the February average for that period has been 4.93 inches, February 1938 recorded, a maximum fall of 15.03 while February 1939 recorded a minimum fall of .29 inches. The rainfall in Whakatanc was 3.25 inches, the greatest fall being on the 18th with 2.43 inches iu a single 24-hour period.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 54, 9 March 1943, Page 4
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129RAINFALL Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 54, 9 March 1943, Page 4
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