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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 64, 5 March 1908, Page 4

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i in records Kepi at tile Cluisuiiii.vd Übscrvaion show liiat tne rainla.l last mouth was .IH-.IU, i-a in ua\ju,j lali.'U on -\ uii 1 übruary i. ■ lie ueiconie ram euiiUnued uiln utile illtcilli.ssiun yesterday. Hie la .ins ill Hie env and -iilnuo- lor luouuis pasl have been oionn paiciie-, bin aie no.v visibly freshened. I lie day was muggy, i.ui tne evening deligiiiiulij cool, aim in tiie streets large pool- ol water le.;ineil i.i ih. "I'litiiying aiii.Jiiui ol ran thai ii.til lalleii. It has been raining in-ee-saiilly liiougii not lieaviiy since daylight, and is still raining. Lincoln College nieteoiological records show that the rainfall Ironi November to February inclusive was li.'Jl inches, wilh HI wci days. The average for the same period lor tu only-live veai's is 7.7-i inches, with :IS wet'day-. November, 10»7, ami February, J 008, had the lowest record for these months, and the February record was the lowest f, ir any individual month in the past live

Wangauui, Wednesday. Heavy rainfall has been experienced over all the Wangamii river watershed, wilh Hie result Hint the water has risen two feet at I'ipiriki. This put an end ;o the diilieultie- experienced in the navigation of the upper roaches. Blenheim. Wednesday. Two hours' soaking drizzle has fallen and there is a prospect of more. The absence of wind makes the rainfall much more valuable. It is expected that rape, and turnip seed and grass will ipiic'ily respond to the rain, the ground being warm. Prospects for winter feed are good. Nelson, Wednesday. Soaking rain set in last night and still continues. Over an inch lias fallen since yesterday.

Wellington, Wednesday. The water in Wainui reservoir lias now reached its normal level. The weather is overcast and occasional showers arc falling.