DRIEST ON RECORD
RAINFALL FOR MARCH only .39 Inches in month NO FROSTS EXPERIENCED YET Although all have appreciated the fact that March has been a particularly dry month few have realised that it was the driest March known in the town, the records going back to 1917. Only .39 inches of rainfall were recorded in Paeroa for the month, the next lowest being .64 inches in 1939 and .66 inches in 1930. Actually rain was recorded as falling on seven days during the month but on no occasion was the fall more than a very light shower. On March 10 the heaviest fall of the month, .14 inches, was recorded, while on March 11, 15, 18 and 25 .01 inches were registered. The other two days in the month when rain fell were March 24 and 31, when .12 inches and .09 inches respectively were recorded.
Sunshine was recorded on 17 days in the month, the readings being ■taken at 9 a.m. each day. Heavy Dews A special feature of the month was the heavy dew which fell on nine days, March 4,6, 7,9, 10, 18, 19, 20 and 30. Fog was also experienced on five days during the month, March 4, 13, 17, 28 and 29. No wind worthy of mention was experienced during the month. Although frosts were experienced in other parts of the Thames Valley during March Paeroa escaped although the thermometer fell fairly low on several occasions. There was considerable .variation in the readings from the thermometer, the highest being 70 degrees on March 6, while the lowest, 54 degrees, was recorded on March 12 and 13. Comparison of .Rainfall Barometric pressure showed little fluctuation, the lowest recording being 29.73 inches on March 10, while the highest was registered at 30.24 inches on March 30. A comparison of the rainfall since
.March, 1924, is as follows:— Year Inches Raindays 1924 4.45 15 1925 1.03 7 1926 2.93 8 1927 5.87 20 1928 r 8.86 9 , 1929 5.78 12 1930 0.66 , 4 1931 1.32 . 11 1932 1.92 12 1933 1.67 9 1934 2.74 12 1935 7.50 16 • 1936 5.96 18 1937 4.21 15 1938 1.06 2 1939 0.64 6 1940 0.70 11 1941 8.11 22 1942 1.18 12 1943 0.39 7
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3247, 2 April 1943, Page 5
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375DRIEST ON RECORD Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3247, 2 April 1943, Page 5
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