SIX YARDS OF RAIN
MILFORD SOUND'S REFOLD. With a total ' rain til 11 last year of 214.9 inches, or marly six yards, .Milford .Sou ml was easily the wettest place i n the country. The rainfall records are kept there by (the manager of the hostel, and his 'figure for the ywir, which v, as published In the "(fazette, had a clear-cut w.in over the many figures supplied from other parts of New Zealand. Ipper Mangorei came second with 157 inch s, and Otira 'third with H 0.04 inches. The record Tor the wettest day goes to Maraehako, Opotiki, where on February 15, 11 inches of rain fell. Otira and .Arthur's Pass are next with about 10 inches apiece on rainy days in dnnu-
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1931, Page 8
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124SIX YARDS OF RAIN Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1931, Page 8
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