By now, you will be aware of how we regard the importance of rainfall to our existence in Reikorangi. While some parts of the country have been having regular showers, our Kapiti Coast region has been experiencing summery weather, even attaining temperatures of 30ยบ
As Prince William, Duchess Kate and baby Prince George alighted from their plane in Wellington yesterday, a blustery wind with drizzly weather greeted the royal party in the Caapital. At that moment at Chartwell, (60 k’s to the north if the crow flew) we had another summery day, although there was a hint of grey clouds approaching, which by nightfall was patchy but noticeable.
During the night, I heard the pitter-patter on the roof outside our upstairs bedroom. At 7:00 this morning I took the reading in the rain-gauge: 4mm – not exactly a downpour, but nevertheless nice water if you can get it. The last time we recorded precipitation was on 15 to 17 March, when 29mm fell.
Based on updated records, I have revised our rainfall data to 250 litres represented by every 1mm of rain. We therefore received 1,000 litres overnight. I am rather confused, as my previous revision indicated a number closer to 300 litres per mm.
The dip-reading at 2:00pm yesterday was 6,000+24mm = 6,000 + (24x9.0909) = 6,218
This morning’s reading is 6,000 + 110mm = 6,000 + (110x9.0909) = 7,000
A reader or two have indicated that they couldn’t really care about how much water we have in the tank, and even less about how much rain we’ve had. By way of explanation: I understand the lack of spell-binding interest, fair enough. But I use this blog as a (sort of) diary – this means that our water data will all be in one place.
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