RAINFALL IN FEBRUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 March 1920, Page 2

RAINFALL IN FEBRUARY.

An Inglewood correspondent writes: Verily 1920 has started well in the rainfall handicap so far as Inglewood's record goes, for the tally of the first two months of the leap year, viz., 1:).97 indies for January, and 12.8G inches for February, make a record—2Gß3 for any two consecutive months since the score of October and November, 1910,-, when 27-85 inches were recorded. For these figures we have to thank Mr. F. 11. Brown, the local observer, But.now we have to consider what they mean.. 20.8.'! inches—two feet and very" nearly tliree inches of water in 6|j;. days!'•■■V.i' Some moisture! And yet on several pensionsthe borough water cart-was ireqltrisitioneil during that period to lay the dust in the principal business area of the town. Surely a proof . that we can stand a great quantity of water and yet be "drouthy" at short notice. In Hatoera during February the rainfall totalled 0.54 inches. January and February this year have given over 12 inches, as against 11 £0 inches, the aggregate of January, February, tMarch and April lost year. The statistics from Ohawe (Mr. Livingston observer) are: 5.G1 inches for 10 days; heaviest fall, 2.08 inches on February 18; lOlf), 1.9 C inches; 1918, 2.08 inches for 10 wet days. February, 1920, was the wettest since 1897, when 9.60 inches fell for 10 days—Star. Eltiham lainrfal! for February constitutes a record. Rain fell on 11 days, the highest record being on the IBUI, when 2.77 inches fell, the total for the month being 8.38 inches. The average for February extending over 13 years is 2.75 inches, the nrevious highest bein? 4.77 inches in 1912 and the lowest .81 inch in 1909. Last year there were Ave wet days, with a total of 2.70 inches—Star