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