THE WEATHER.
Following on a period of ten days ’ beautiful weather, rain has fallen every day since last Saturday, and oven now it does not appear that the rain has ceased. The 21st (mid-winter day) was a typical winter’s day. the rainfall in Otaki on that day totalling I.lßin, and the 22nd .4fiiii of rainfall, and on the 23rd ,04in, making a total of 2.28 in for the three days. Mr IV. B. Smith informs us that tho barometer reading on the 22nd insi. was 28.92, the lowest for several years. Owing to floods up the Main Trunk line, the express trains were held up , for several hours yesterday. The Te Kuiti water supply lias been damaged by floods, the main being ear- I ried away at one place.
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 25 June 1920, Page 3
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129THE WEATHER. Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 25 June 1920, Page 3
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