May is wetter than March and April
The first half of May has been nearly as wet in Wanganui as the whole of March and April put together. In the first 15 days of May, 57.6mm of rain fell. The average for May is 71.5mm. This contrasts sharply with the previous two months. Wanganui received only 36mm of rain in March and just 26mm in April, a total of 62mm. By April, Wanganui was...
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