BELOW AVERAGE
RAINFALL IN WAIROA AUGUST FALL OF L7OLW (Special to the Herald.) WAIROA, this day, A total of only 1.70 in, of rain' was recorded by the Public Works Department’s gauge in \Vairoa for August, compared with 4.o3ifi. for the corrCSr ponding month last year. The average rainfall for August is 4.02i.n. The total rainfall for the year to date, is 22.26 in„ as r.rainst 56.181 m. for the corresponding period in 1928, while the average fall for (he first eight months <•£ the 'year''since the depart-ment's-feeordsbVere'fi.': t take::-ir. 1906 is 36.36m.' Rain fell on 11 days' last- month, the heaviest'fall being 6h August l, when ,94id. Was recorded.; The fallowing are the individual daily' readings:' August I, ,94in.; August 8, .G7in.; August 31, .12in.; August 15, ,021 n.; August 18. ,02in.; August 21, .12in.; August 24, .2?in.; August 25, .Olin.; August 27, .01 in,; Augu'st 28, ,055 m; August 30, .OTiii. -U ,' 'i
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20032, 2 September 1939, Page 3
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