New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 64

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✨ Rainfall Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

Rainfall for July—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 .. .. 4·13 13 1·30 on 10th.
Stephens Island † .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 4·27 12 1·50 on 23rd.
The Brothers ‡ .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 2·45 13 1·49 on 25th.
Blenheim .. .. .. N. Prichard .. .. 4·74 11 1·30 on 23rd.
Cape Campbell .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 4·28 6 0·90 on 23rd.
Flaxbourne .. .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 9·86 15 3·26 on 24th.
Kekerangu .. .. .. W. J. White .. .. 16·08 12 5·95 on 24th.
Kaikoura .. .. .. Miss G. Collins .. .. 13·07 14 6·25 on 24th.

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

Farewell Spit .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 4·64 17 1·40 on 23rd.
Pakawau .. .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 11·89 25 4·30 on 23rd.
Westport .. .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 8·86 24 1·21 on 13th.
Ngahere .. .. .. J. Scott .. .. 11·50 24 2·90 on 3rd.
Greymouth .. .. .. J. Conner .. .. 9·99 22 2·23 on 4th.
Hokitika .. .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 8·13 20 1·59 on 4th.
Bealey .. .. .. C. White .. .. 2·85 4 0·80 on 28th.
Dusky Sound .. .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. ..

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

Waiau .. .. .. J. A. Northcote .. .. 6·85 15 1·82 on 24th.
Akaroa .. .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 19·87 22 5·93 on 23rd.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. .. .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 5·55 15 1·92 on 23rd.
Christchurch .. .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 6·43 17 2·15 on 23rd.
Linwood .. .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 5·67 19 2·05 on 23rd.
Lincoln .. .. .. C. E. Adams .. .. 5·24 20 2·11 on 23rd.
Southbridge .. .. .. J. McMillan .. .. 3·29 19 0·95 on 23rd.
Hororata .. .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 4·04 16 0·88 on 24th.
Kapunatiki .. .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 4·84 19 1·10 on 24th.
Peel Forest .. .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 5·23 17 1·50 on 24th.
Methven .. .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 5·43 18 1·24 on 24th.
Drayton (Methven) .. .. .. E. Chapman .. .. 4·59 15 0·91 on 23rd.
Ashburton .. .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 3·91 .. ..
Fairlie .. .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 3·76 14 1·03 on 30th.
Geraldine .. .. .. Captain E. F. Temple, J.P. .. .. 3·89 17 0·91 on 24th.
Oamaru .. .. .. E. Menlove .. .. 5·43 14 1·85 on 22nd.
Maheno .. .. .. R. A. Chaffey .. .. 5·47 13 1·04 on 23rd.

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

Macetown .. .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. 1·55 9 0·52 on 16th.
Queenstown .. .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 2·20 10 0·45 on 7th.
St. Bathan's .. .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 3·00 13 0·70 on 29th.
Middlemarch .. .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 4·25 16 0·64 on 16th.
Kokonga .. .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 2·18 18 0·34 on 24th.
Dunedin .. .. .. Government Observer .. .. 13·19 22 2·78 on 24th.
Kaitangata .. .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 4·87 17 0·86 on 3rd.
Balclutha .. .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 3·72 14 0·69 on 16th.
Naseby .. .. .. G. L. Stuart .. .. 1·47 10 0·35 on 4th.
Wyndham .. .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. 6·97 9 1·59 on 3rd.
Dipton .. .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 5·15 16 2·03 on 4th.
Ratanui .. .. .. G. M. Draper .. .. 7·79 25 2·23 on 3rd.
Invercargill .. .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 4·04 16 0·95 on 5th.
Otautau .. .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 9·62 17 2·85 on 4th.
Nightcaps .. .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 6·05 16 1·72 on 4th.
Puysegur Point .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Chatham Islands § .. .. .. A. Shand .. .. 4·62 27 0·98 on 21st.

Late returns—

  • June .. .. .. .. .. .. 4·41 16 0·80 on 15th and 24th.
    † June .. .. .. .. .. .. 6·65 10 2·25 on 26th.
    ‡ June .. .. .. .. .. .. 7·35 15 1·32 on 25th.
    § June .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04 19 0·23 on 23rd.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.
J. HECTOR, Director.



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🏥 Rainfall Data for July 1896 (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, July 1896, South Island, Observers, Weather Data
43 names identified
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Blenheim
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • G. Collins (Miss), Observer at Kaikoura
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • H. S. Ewan, Observer at Westport
  • J. Scott, Observer at Ngahere
  • J. Conner, Observer at Greymouth
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
  • C. White, Observer at Bealey
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound
  • J. A. Northcote, Observer at Waiau
  • Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills (Christchurch)
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood
  • C. E. Adams, Observer at Lincoln
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • J. Hall (Hon. Sir), Observer at Hororata
  • W. Rolleston (Hon.), Observer at Kapunatiki
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • E. Chapman, Observer at Drayton (Methven)
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Ashburton
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie
  • E. F. Temple (Captain), Observer at Geraldine
  • E. Menlove, Observer at Oamaru
  • R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Maheno
  • W. J. Stanford, Observer at Macetown
  • L. Hotop, Observer at Queenstown
  • J. Ewing, Observer at St. Bathan's
  • D. Crawford, Observer at Middlemarch
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • J. L. Bush, Observer at Invercargill
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otautau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands
  • W. M. Shore, Observer at Kaitangata
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • G. L. Stuart, Observer at Naseby
  • W. H. Rodney, Observer at Wyndham
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • G. M. Draper, Observer at Ratanui

  • J. Hector, Director