New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 2

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2

Rainfall for November, 1895—continued.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, in Inches. Days of Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date (for Previous Twenty-four Hours).

SOUTH ISLAND.

(A.) NORTH ASPECT—CAPE CAMPBELL TO KAIKOURA.

Nelson .. .. .. | Dr. Hudson .. .. | 7·63 | 19 | 2·48 on 13th.
Stephens Island* .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 6·70 | 15 | 1·28 on 17th.
The Brothers† .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 5·07 | 11 | 1·68 on 17th.
Blenheim .. .. .. | N. Prichard .. .. | 5·88 | 19 | 0·97 on 13th.
Cape Campbell .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 7·22 | 13 | 1·20 on 13th.
Flaxbourne .. .. .. | W. Tatchell .. .. | 8·54 | 14 | 1·90 on 17th.
Kekerangu .. .. .. | W. J. White .. .. | 8·79 | 16 | 2·40 on 17th.
Kaikoura .. .. .. | Miss G. Collins .. .. | 7·16 | 15 | 2·53 on 17th.

(B.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Farewell Spit .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 9·01 | 19 | 2·01 on 17th.
Westport .. .. .. | S. A. Leach .. .. | 8·32 | 20 | 1·88 on 21st.
Greymouth .. .. .. | J. Conner .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Hokitika .. .. .. | A. D. Macfarlane .. .. | 7·68 | 14 | 1·93 on 25th.
Bealey .. .. .. | H. Bussey .. .. | 2·38 | 10 | 0·48 on 11th and 22nd.
Dusky Sound .. .. .. | R. Henry .. .. | .. | .. | ..

(C.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.

Highfield .. .. .. | J. A. Northcote .. .. | 7·18 | 15 | 2·50 on 17th.
Akaroa .. .. .. | Miss Jacobson .. .. | 3·02 | 16 | 0·82 on 17th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. .. .. | Miss Turner .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Christchurch† .. .. .. | A. L. Taylor .. .. | 2·80 | 16 | 1·00 on 17th.
Linwood .. .. .. | J. A. Biltcliff .. .. | 2·45 | 14 | 0·67 on 17th.
Lincoln .. .. .. | P. Marshall .. .. | 2·78 | 16 | 0·58 on 17th.
Hororata .. .. .. | Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. | 6·33 | 17 | 2·21 on 22nd.
Kapunatiki .. .. .. | Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. | 4·16 | 18 | 1·63 on 22nd.
Peel Forest .. .. .. | W. E. Barker .. .. | 8·98 | 17 | 3·53 on 22nd.
Methven .. .. .. | H. G. Baker .. .. | 7·61 | 19 | 2·68 on 22nd.
Drayton (Methven) .. .. .. | E. Chapman .. .. | 7·09 | 15 | 2·45 on 22nd.
Ashburton .. .. .. | A. E. Hart .. .. | 6·50 | 12 | 2·92 on 22nd.
Geraldine .. .. .. | Captain E. F. Temple, J.P. .. .. | 6·30 | 19 | 2·34 on 22nd.
Oamaru .. .. .. | E. Menlove .. .. | 6·49 | 20 | 2·13 on 22nd.
Maheno .. .. .. | R. A. Chaffey .. .. | 4·30 | 13 | 1·10 on 22nd.

(D.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Macetown .. .. .. | W. J. Stanford .. .. | 3·85 | 19 | 0·70 on 16th.
Queenstown .. .. .. | L. Hotop .. .. | 1·64 | 6 | 0·63 on 10th.
St. Bathan’s .. .. .. | J. Ewing .. .. | 2·57 | 14 | 0·62 on 11th.
Middlemarch .. .. .. | D. Crawford .. .. | 3·48 | 13 | 0·65 on 21st.
Kye burn .. .. .. | R. W. Glendinning .. .. | 3·61 | 15 | 0·94 on 22nd.
Dunedin .. .. .. | Government Observer .. .. | 5·68 | 19 | 1·81 on 23rd.
Kaitangata .. .. .. | W. M. Shore .. .. | 2·08 | 13 | 0·51 on 21st.
Balclutha .. .. .. | C. C. Halliday .. .. | 1·45 | 11 | 0·21 on 21st.
Wyndham .. .. .. | W. H. Rodney .. .. | 3·57 | 14 | 0·67 on 25th.
Dipton .. .. .. | R. D. MacLachlan .. .. | 3·80 | 16 | 0·83 on 25th.
Ratanui .. .. .. | G. M. Draper .. .. | 3·36 | 19 | 0·47 on 25th.
Invercargill .. .. .. | J. L. Bush .. .. | 7·75 | 22 | 0·95 on 5th.
Otautau .. .. .. | N. A. McLaren .. .. | 4·07 | 16 | 0·93 on 25th.
Puysegur Point .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 26·00 | 18 | 5·52 on 9th.
Chatham Islands .. .. .. | A. Shand .. .. | .. | .. | ..

Returns received late—

  • October .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 3·89 | 11 | 1·00 on 17th.
    † October .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 2·65 | 11 | 0·65 on 17th.
    ‡ October .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 1·27 | 9 | 0·34 on 25th.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, New Zealand.

J. HECTOR, Director.



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🎓 Rainfall for November 1895 (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, November 1895, Meteorological Observers, South Island
38 names identified
  • Hudson (Dr.), Meteorological Observer
  • N. Prichard, Meteorological Observer
  • W. Tatchell, Meteorological Observer
  • W. J. White, Meteorological Observer
  • G. Collins (Miss), Meteorological Observer
  • S. A. Leach, Meteorological Observer
  • J. Conner, Meteorological Observer
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Meteorological Observer
  • H. Bussey, Meteorological Observer
  • R. Henry, Meteorological Observer
  • J. A. Northcote, Meteorological Observer
  • Jacobson (Miss), Meteorological Observer
  • Turner (Miss), Meteorological Observer
  • A. L. Taylor, Meteorological Observer
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Meteorological Observer
  • P. Marshall, Meteorological Observer
  • J. Hall (Honourable Sir, K.C.M.G.), Meteorological Observer
  • W. Rolleston (Honourable), Meteorological Observer
  • W. E. Barker, Meteorological Observer
  • H. G. Baker, Meteorological Observer
  • E. Chapman, Meteorological Observer
  • A. E. Hart, Meteorological Observer
  • E. F. Temple (Captain, J.P.), Meteorological Observer
  • E. Menlove, Meteorological Observer
  • R. A. Chaffey, Meteorological Observer
  • W. J. Stanford, Meteorological Observer
  • L. Hotop, Meteorological Observer
  • J. Ewing, Meteorological Observer
  • D. Crawford, Meteorological Observer
  • R. W. Glendinning, Meteorological Observer
  • W. M. Shore, Meteorological Observer
  • C. C. Halliday, Meteorological Observer
  • W. H. Rodney, Meteorological Observer
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Meteorological Observer
  • G. M. Draper, Meteorological Observer
  • J. L. Bush, Meteorological Observer
  • N. A. McLaren, Meteorological Observer
  • A. Shand, Meteorological Observer

  • J. Hector, Director, Meteorological Office