METEOROLOGICAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 3, 5 January 1915, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL.

Rain fell at Inglewood on sixteen days during the month of December, the total number of points registered being 12.62, according to Miss N. Trimble’s record. The heaviest' falls were on the 13th (3.58), 15th (2.96), 7th (1.68), and 20th (1.54). During the period 25th to 31st rain fell oh the 29th only .07 point being registered. During the year, rain fell on 174 days, the total being 81.51 points. The heaviest falls were on December 13th (3.58), March 14th (3.55), and March 20th (3.13>. Details for the year:—

WHANCAMOMONA. Whaugamomoua lias been unjustly .nsidered by many as the wettest pot in Taranaki. The rainfall lor i)c<‘tuber, however, was fairly small, ~J 3 points being registered for the nonth. llain fell on seventeen days, .10 heaviest fall being on the 13th, \ hen 2.67 points were recorded. In ne corresponding mouth of the pro- . ions year the fall was 9.07, while in lecember 1912, only 1.81 points fell, following is the rainfall for 1914, as ompared with 1913 and 1912:

c ° T 3 2 OC - d Ub FT u [H* r—< y c: rH P HH y. January ... 6,51 ii February ... 4.50 9 March ... 1.89 12 April ... 16.04 18 May ... 10.84 20 jr.ue ... o95 IS July ... 5.36 22 August ... ... 2.30 13 September ... 2.48 10 October ... 4.07 10 November ... 8.95 15 December ... 12.62 16 Total ... 81.51 174

1914. 1913. 1912. January ... 4.20 8.92 4.19 February ... 0.40 3.97 6.94 March 2.09 4.78 5.51 April 12.56 2.09 9.40 May 11.80 6.66 3.96 June 4.19 4.60 11.06 ■July 5.80 8.70 6.21 August 1.51 3.51 4.31 September 2.43 6.58 13.90 October 3.46 9.60 6.54 .November 4.97 13.57 11.08 December 9.03 9.07 1.81 Total in in. 68.44 82.05 84.91