✨ Rainfall Statistics
1858
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 97
Rainfall for November, 1893.
THE following is the rainfall for the month of November, 1893:—
| Station. | Observer. | Total Fall, in Inches. | Days of Rain. | Maximum Fall, and Date (for Previous Twenty-four Hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitaia (Whangaroa Harbour) | W. G. Puckey | 4·74 | 13 | 1·80 on 11th. |
| Pakaraka (Bay of Islands) | Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. | 7·05 | 10 | 2·90 on 11th. |
| Auckland | Government Observer | 7·17 | 17 | 1·64 on 18th. |
| Cuvier Island (Hauraki Gulf) | Lightkeeper | .. | .. | .. |
| Tolago Bay | A. Reeves | 10·65 | 10 | 3·00 on 18th. |
| Omokoroa (Tauranga) | L. A. Shadwell | 11·04 | 15 | 1·65 on 23rd. |
| Te Aroha | C. R. Lusher | 6·51 | 19 | 1·41 on 4th. |
| Rotorua | Dr. Ginders | 11·44 | 18 | 2·93 on 24th. |
| Gisborne | Archdeacon Williams | 7·35 | 18 | 1·14 on 2nd. |
| Mahia Peninsula.. | G. C. Ormond | 7·28 | 14 | 1·15 on 17th. |
| Matahiia (Gisborne) | F. J. Kemp | 11·35 | 20 | 2·40 on 5th. |
| Patutahi (Poverty Bay) | H. N. Watson | .. | .. | .. |
| Waipiro (Gisborne) | S. Dodgshun | 11·65 | 14 | 2·78 on 19th. |
| Te Aute (Hawke’s Bay) | R. Tacou | 8·71 | 20 | 1·97 on 12th. |
| Napier .. | E. Lyndon | 9·91 | 16 | 1·55 on 12th. |
| Te Kowhai (Patoka, Hawke’s Bay) | J. H. Absolom | 15·25 | 19 | 2·97 on 13th. |
| Mangakuri | G. C. Williams | 11·83 | 19 | 3·30 on 11th. |
| Erehwon (Hawke’s Bay) | W. J. Birch | 6·35 | 18 | 1·75 on 5th. |
| Onepoto (Lake Waikaremoana) | F. R. Phillips | .. | .. | .. |
| Waimarama (Hawke’s Bay) .. | Thomas R. Moore | .. | .. | .. |
| Mount Vernon (Hawke’s Bay) | R. Harding | 6·97 | 20 | 1·73 on 12th. |
| Gwavas (Hawke’s Bay) | J. Nicoll | 10·40 | 22 | 2·13 on 13th. |
| Inglewood | Miss N. Trimble | 5·56 | 16 | 1·67 on 16th. |
| Ngatimaru | Miss A. Hutchinson .. | 4·51 | 12 | 1·09 on 10th. |
| Kaimanuka (Upper Waitotara) | E. F. Liffiton | 3·68 | 16 | 1·01 on 9th. |
| Stratford | Miss Bobin | 3·77 | 15 | 0·67 on 16th. |
| Opunake | A. H. Moore | 2·00 | 16 | 0·50 on 20th. |
| Manaia | G. A. Hurley | 1·91 | 11 | 0·45 on 5th. |
| Kaponga (Wanganui) | F. F. S. Canning | 2·23 | 13 | 0·74 on 9th. |
| Hawera (Waipapa) | J. Livingston | 1·68 | 11 | 0·40 on 16th. |
| Wanganui | W. L. Mountfort | 2·41 | 11 | 0·57 on 4th. |
| Kaitoke (Wanganui) | A. Wychodil | 2·78 | 19 | 0·65 on 4th and 20th. |
| Wanganui (No. 2 line) | H. I. Jones | 2·86 | 13 | 0·50 on 4th. |
| Campbelltown | H. Sanson | 1·72 | 8 | 0·42 on 16th. |
| Feilding | S. Goodbehere | 1·78 | 15 | 0·32 on 17th. |
| Colyton (Feilding) | R. L. Pudney | .. | .. | .. |
| Ormondville | J. C. Westall | 9·93 | 20 | 2·25 on 4th. |
| Woodville | E. A. Haggen | 3·68 | 13 | 0·69 on 11th. |
| Palmerston North | Captain S. Brown | 2·91 | 11 | 1·17 on 4th. |
| Ashurst | Henry Barnes | 2·46 | 11 | 0·42 on 12th and 17th. |
| Otaki .. | M. H. Ayre | 2·21 | 14 | 0·77 on 30th. |
| Kereru | Miss Dunlop | 3·38 | 12 | 0·80 on 17th. |
| Ramatawa (Newman) | W. H. Herbert | 4·38 | 12 | 1·00 on 12th. |
| Pahiatua | W. Tosswill | 3·98 | 13 | 1·01 on 12th. |
| Masterton | B. Couborne | 2·09 | 11 | 0·28 on 1st. |
| Otahua | J. Bennett | 2·45 | 13 | 0·70 on 1st. |
| Carterton | H. Braithwaite | 2·36 | 10 | 1·10 on 24th. |
| Featherston | H. C. Smith | .. | .. | .. |
| Dry River (near Martinborough) | C. Phillips | 1·29 | 9 | 0·45 on 17th. |
| Summit (Rimutaka) | M. Cronin. | 5·33 | 10 | 1·54 on 16th. |
| Upper Hutt | T. Lewis | 2·94 | 6 | 1·00 on 29th. |
| Taita | T. Mason | 2·24 | 14 | 0·55 on 16th. |
| Petone | Sir J. Hector | 1·96 | 11 | 0·56 on 16th. |
| Wellington | Government Observer | 1·28 | 13 | 0·87 on 1st. |
| Pukerua.. | W. Bell .. | 2·12 | 11 | 0·72 on 4th. |
| Wainuiomata Reservoir | Keeper | 2·39 | 9 | 0·68 on 17th. |
| Wellington Reservoir | W. Edmonds | 1·19 | 14 | 0·35 on 1st. |
| Nelson | Dr. Hudson | 2·99 | 11 | 1·50 on 30th. |
| Flaxbourne | W. Tatchell | 1·28 | 7 | 0·41 on 5th. |
| Cape Campbell | Lightkeeper | 0·20 | 2 | 0·12 on 23rd. |
| Kaikoura | Miss E. Collins | 4·78 | 11 | 2·00 on 18th. |
| Kekerangu | W. J. White | 2·30 | 11 | 0·79 on 1st. |
| The Brothers | Lightkeeper | .. | .. | .. |
| Farewell Spit | Lightkeeper | 1·83 | 13 | 0·75 on 3rd. |
| Highfield (Waiau) | J. A. Northcote | 2·45 | 13 | 0·65 on 22nd. |
| Lincoln | P. Marshall | 1·85 | 11 | 0·74 on 22nd. |
| Rhodes Convalescent Home, Port Hills, Christchurch | Mrs. Macpherson .. | 0·97 | 13 | 0·24 on 23rd. |
| Almora (Riccarton) | J. O. B. Beckett | .. | .. | .. |
| Hororata (Selwyn) | Hon. Sir J. Hall, M.H.R. | 2·80 | 11 | 0·78 on 23rd. |
| Kapunatiki (Rangitata) | Hon. W. Rolleston, M.H.R. | 2·63 | 13 | 0·91 on 23rd. |
| Holnicote (Mount Peel, Canterbury) | J. D. Acland | 6·42 | 16 | 2·18 on 23rd. |
| Peel Forest | W. E. Barker | 7·32 | 14 | 2·30 on 23rd. |
| Drayton (Methven) | E. Chapman | 4·06 | 13 | 1·15 on 23rd. |
| Pleasant Valley (Geraldine) .. | Captain E. F. Temple | 4·14 | 17 | 1·04 on 23rd. |
| Winchmore (Ashburton) | R. W. Hart | 3·66 | 11 | 1·54 on 23rd. |
| Dunedin | Government Observer | 7·62 | 15 | 1·90 on 4th. |
| St. Bathan’s (Otago) | J. Ewing | 2·78 | 12 | 0·74 on 10th. |
| Kyebrun (Otago) .. | R. W. Glendinning .. | 3·00 | 13 | 0·79 on 16th. |
| Westport | S. A. Leach | 6·01 | 17 | 2·12 on 16th. |
| Greymouth | J. Conner | 9·98 | 10 | 3·00 on 23rd. |
| Balclutha | C. C. Halliday | 3·62 | 7 | 1·47 on 10th. |
| Bealey | J. Ryan | 4·96 | 12 | 1·53 on 23rd. |
| Kauroo (Maheno) | R. A. Chaffey | 5·44 | 14 | 1·88 on 23rd. |
| Dipton .. | R. D. MacLachlan | 5·42 | 12 | 1·80 on 9th. |
| Wyndham (Southland) | W. H. Rodney | 4·92 | 11 | 0·90 on 9th. |
| Invercargill | J. L. Bush | 3·80 | 8 | 1·05 on 10th. |
| Puysegur Point | Lightkeeper | .. | .. | .. |
| Queenstown | L. Hotop | 2·84 | 8 | 1·46 on 10th. |
| Chatham Islands .. | A. Shand | .. | .. | .. |
Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.
J. HECTOR, Director.
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