BENEFICIAL RAIN
WELCOMED BY FARMERS. The pastures in the Hauraki Plains all appear to have been greatly benefited by the recent rainfall, which has continued at intervals throughout Tuesday and Wednesday morning. During Wednesday afternoon steady rain set in, and continued thrpugn the night. THE RAINFALL. The rain gauge at the Lands Department’s office at Kerepeehi shows that from 8 a.m. on Friday to 8 a.m. on Saturday .73 inches of rain fell; from 8 a.m. on Saturday to 8 a.m. on Tuesday .16 inches was recorded, and from 8 a.m. on Tuesday to 8 a.m. on Wednesday the gauge showed ,a fall of .58 inches, s? .that from Friday to Wednesday morning a total of 1.47 inches of rain fellt. In the table given below, showing the rainfall for the various months of the year, it will be seen that June claims the heaviest rainfall, and May next, while January ,and July are not far behind. January , 3.52in5. February - ,72ins. March .82ins. April 2,27in5. May — 3.63in5. June 4.s©ins, July 3.49in5. August 2.26in5. ' September (to date) l.*s4ins The total for 1921 (to date) is 22.81in5.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4321, 23 September 1921, Page 2
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185BENEFICIAL RAIN Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4321, 23 September 1921, Page 2
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