Month s worth of rain a brief relief for Wairarapa farmers
17 Feb, 2021 11:30 PM
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Wairarapa farmer and Federated Farmers Meat and Wool chairman William Beetham. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age
Wairarapa Times-Age
By: John Lazo-Ron
Wairarapa had three times the amount of rainfall over 24 hours on Tuesday than in the entire month of January, bringing much-needed relief for farmers.
However, it s not meant to last.
MetService meteorologist Andy Best said 41.2mm of rain fell in Masterton from noon Monday to noon Tuesday.
Castlepoint recorded 44mm of rain, while the summit of Remutaka recorded 40mm.
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Only 14.6mm of rain was recorded in Masterton for January alone.
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