Rainfall Averages for District 1888 1927 and Wheat Period
The record shows district rainfall averaged 16.68 inches for 1888 to 1927. For the wheat growing period May to October over the same years the average was 10.21 inches.
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1927
Page
3
The record shows district rainfall averaged 16.68 inches for 1888 to 1927. For the wheat growing period May to October over the same years the average was 10.21 inches.
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