New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 71

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

Rainfall for August—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 .. .. 2·51 12 0·66 on 13th.
Stephens Island .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
The Brothers .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Blenheim .. .. .. N. Prichard .. .. 1·22 8 0·41 on 31st.
Cape Campbell .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·55 3 0·56 on 31st.
Flaxbourne .. .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 2·08 5 1·20 on 31st.
Kekerangu .. .. .. W. J. White .. .. 2·10 6 0·65 on 28th & 31st.
Kaikoura .. .. .. Miss G. Collins .. .. 3·13 9 1·05 on 28th.

(B.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.
Farewell Spit .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 3·53 16 0·67 on 14th.
Pakawau .. .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 6·21 15 2·00 on 13th.
Westport .. .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 5·39 18 1·08 on 25th.
Ngahere .. .. .. J. Scott .. .. 6·90 19 1·27 on 29th.
Greymouth .. .. .. J. Conner .. .. 8·62 17 2·02 on 30th.
Hokitika .. .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 11·23 17 3·00 on 30th.
Bealey .. .. .. C. White .. .. 3·20 4 1·20 on 31st.
Dusky Sound* .. .. .. R. Henry .. .. 8·80 20 1·01 on 19th.

(C.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.
Waiau .. .. .. J. A. Northcote .. .. 2·91 8 0·58 on 29th.
Akaroa .. .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 2·64 8 0·57 on 29th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. .. .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 1·05 8 0·25 on 8th & 30th.
Christchurch .. .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 1·17 8 0·37 on —.
Linwood .. .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 1·16 8 0·32 on 30th.
Lincoln .. .. .. C. O. Lillie .. .. 1·40 14 0·43 on 30th.
Southbridge .. .. .. J. McMillan .. .. 1·48 12 0·28 on 26th & 30th.
Hororata .. .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 2·00 12 0·70 on 30th.
Kapunatiki .. .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 1·20 11 0·55 on 30th.
Peel Forest .. .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 2·90 10 0·79 on 30th.
Methven .. .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 3·25 15 0·89 on 30th.
Drayton (Methven) .. .. .. E. Chapman .. .. 3·07 12 0·85 on 30th.
Ashburton .. .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 1·72 7 0·59 on 30th.
Fairlie .. .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 1·89 11 0·70 on 30th.
Geraldine .. .. .. Captain E. F. Temple, J.P. .. .. 1·86 12 0·78 on 30th.
Oamaru .. .. .. E. Menlove .. .. 1·01 10 0·25 on 28th.
Maheno .. .. .. R. A. Chaffey .. .. 0·69 6 0·27 on 30th.

(D.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT.
Macetown .. .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. 0·84 5 0·38 on 13th.
Queenstown .. .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 1·48 7 0·30 on 6th.
St. Bathan’s .. .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 0·98 9 0·31 on 15th.
Middlemarch .. .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 0·32 4 0·11 on 29th.
Kokonga .. .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 0·47 6 0·25 on 26th.
Dunedin .. .. .. Government Observer .. .. 3·97 16 0·76 on 31st.
Kaitangata .. .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 1·67 12 0·35 on 1st.
Balclutha .. .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 0·87 6 0·19 on 16th & 27th.
Naseby .. .. .. G. L. Stewart .. .. 0·53 5 0·22 on 26th.
Clyde .. .. .. L. D. Macgrorgin .. .. 0·36 7 0·13 on 20th.
Wyndham .. .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. 2·63 8 0·50 on 11th.
Dipton .. .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 1·48 8 0·51 on 20th.
Ratanui .. .. .. G. M. Draper .. .. 2·78 16 0·43 on 26th.
Invercargill .. .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 3·35 11 0·55 on 16th, 20th, & 24th.
Otautau .. .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 3·60 14 0·83 on 16th.
Nightcaps .. .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 2·27 11 0·70 on 20th.
Puysegur Point† .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 17·62 21 2·35 on 23rd.
Chatham Islands .. .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. .. ..

Late returns—

* { May .. .. .. .. .. .. 14·87 22 3·15 on 28th.
June .. .. .. .. .. .. 5·71 13 1·10 on 17th.
July .. .. .. .. .. .. 9·81 16 1·43 on 4th.
† July .. .. .. .. .. .. 12·22 23 1·62 on 2nd.

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



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🎓 Rainfall statistics for August 1896 across South Island stations (continued from previous page)

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17 September 1896
Rainfall, Weather, August 1896, South Island, Statistics, Meteorology
45 names identified
  • Hudson (Dr.), Observer at Nelson
  • N. Prichard, Observer at Blenheim
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • 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. O. Lillie, Observer at Lincoln
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • John Hall (Hon. Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
  • William 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, J.P.), 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
  • W. M. Shore, Observer at Kaitangata
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • G. L. Stewart, Observer at Naseby
  • L. D. Macgrorgin, Observer at Clyde
  • W. H. Rodney, Observer at Wyndham
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • G. M. Draper, Observer at Ratanui
  • J. L. Bush, Observer at Invercargill
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otautau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands

  • J. Hector, Director