The heaviest rainfall of the season, and as for that for many years, fell here last night, The rain lasted for more than two hours at its heaviest. The storm began about 7 o'clock and lasted till after 9. The rainfall last night was 3 inches and for the entire day was 3 1/2 inches. According to Mr. Zoeller's weather record, the rainfall for th emonth of June was 12.49 inches up until last night. The average rainfall for the month is 4.42 inches. these figures show an increase of 8.07 inches.
Last night's rainfall was not over the entire county but seemed to center at Tarboro, where there was a tremendous cloudburst.
From the front page of The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, N.C., June 20, 1922
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