New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 91

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1985

Rainfall for October, 1896.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, in Inches. Days of Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date (for Previous Twenty-four Hours).
NORTH ISLAND.
(A.) NORTH-EAST ASPECT—NORTH CAPE TO EAST CAPE.
Parengarenga .. .. .. A. R. Crane .. 2·84 10 1·35 on 25th.
Pakaraka .. .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 2·63 15 0·62 on 3rd.
Parua Bay .. .. .. D. Davidson .. 2·63 13 0·95 on 3rd.
Auckland .. .. .. Government Observer .. 1·93 20 0·31 on 24th.
Cuvier Island* .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. ..
Te Aroha .. .. .. P. Snewin .. 2·51 10 0·50 on 11th.
Katikati .. .. .. L. A. Shadwell .. 1·72 6 0·85 on 9th.
Rotorua .. .. .. Dr. Ginders .. 0·76 10 0·20 on 24th.
(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.
Kaitaia .. .. .. W. G. Puckey .. 3·08 15 0·86 on 26th.
Okaihau .. .. .. H. C. Burleigh .. 3·41 12 0·65 on 5th.
Raglan .. .. .. H. V. Rutherford .. 3·26 12 0·51 on 1st.
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. .. .. H. Young .. 2·16 18 0·34 on 23rd.
New Plymouth .. .. .. E. Veale .. 2·57 16 0·43 on 23rd.
Inglewood .. .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. 5·94 16 1·38 on 17th.
Ngatimaru .. .. .. Miss A. Hutchinson .. 4·79 15 1·04 on 17th.
(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE TERAWHITI.
Opuhi .. .. .. D. Wilkie .. 2·32 18 0·46 on 24th.
Upper Waitotara .. .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. 3·44 19 0·73 on 24th.
Omata Valley .. .. .. C. Forde .. 2·42 22 0·35 on 24th.
Stratford .. .. .. Miss Bobin .. 1·95 14 0·45 on 24th.
Opunake .. .. .. A. H. Moore .. 2·46 19 0·37 on 5th.
Manaia .. .. .. G. A. Hurley .. 1·88 11 0·46 on 24th.
Hawera .. .. .. J. Livingston .. 1·32 13 0·43 on 24th.
Kaponga .. .. .. C. Maclean .. 2·90 .. ..
Wanganui .. .. .. H. S. Seager .. 1·89 12 0·63 on 24th.
Kaitoke .. .. .. A. Wychodil .. 1·77 19 0·43 on 24th.
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. .. .. H. I. Jones .. 2·28 14 0·83 on 24th.
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. .. .. G. T. Murray .. 5·16 20 0·88 on 24th.
Parapara School (Wanganui) .. .. .. J. Katterns Manning .. 9·81 17 2·18 on 24th.
Campbelltown .. .. .. H. Sanson .. 2·23 7 0·52 on 23rd.
Feilding .. .. .. S. Goodbehere .. 2·23 21 0·62 on 24th.
Erehwon .. .. .. W. J. Birch .. 3·15 18 0·53 on 24th.
Ruanui† .. .. .. J. F. Studholme .. 5·29 22 0·87 on 1st.
Colyton .. .. .. R. L. Pudney .. 2·55 16 0·65 on 24th.
West Waitapu .. .. .. J. Gurflee .. 3·07 23 0·80 on 24th.
Ashurst .. .. .. H. Barnes .. 2·47 18 0·82 on 24th.
Bull’s .. .. .. Miss M. E. C. Keiller .. 2·56 13 0·48 on 8th.
Palmerston North .. .. .. Captain Brown .. 1·86 17 0·76 on 24th.
State Farm (Levin) .. .. .. O. J. Blaine .. 2·53 20 0·76 on 24th.
Otaki .. .. .. M. H. Ayre .. 2·04 18 0·56 on 23rd.
Kereru .. .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. 3·07 11 0·64 on 23rd.
Pukerua .. .. .. W. Bell .. 1·50 13 0·67 on 24th.
(D.) SOUTH-EAST ASPECT—EAST CAPE TO CAPE PALLISER.
Waipiro .. .. .. S. Dodgshun .. 1·61 8 0·69 on 10th.
Tolago Bay .. .. .. A. Reeves .. 1·90 7 1·10 on 5th.
Gisborne .. .. .. H. W. Williams .. 2·35 12 1·01 on 5th.
Matahiia .. .. .. F. J. Kemp .. 1·58 8 0·62 on 27th.
Whakawhitira .. .. .. H. W. Guthrie-Smith .. 1·87 7 0·60 on 5th.
Patutahi .. .. .. H. N. Watson .. 2·10 9 0·68 on 5th.
Maraetaha .. .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. 2·06 10 0·52 on 4th.
Waikaremoana .. .. .. A. Mills .. .. .. ..
Rakamoana .. .. .. J. Moore .. 2·80 11 0·54 on 5th.
Mahia .. .. .. G. C. Ormond .. .. .. ..
Petane .. .. .. W. H. Smith .. 1·21 8 0·41 on 5th.
Napier .. .. .. E. Lyndon .. 1·41 3 0·85 on 5th.
Hastings .. .. .. J. N. Williams .. 1·35 8 0·49 on 26th.
Te Aute .. .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. 1·13 12 0·29 on 5th.
Maraekakaho .. .. .. A. Lockie .. 1·17 11 0·30 on 6th.
Te Kowhai .. .. .. J. H. Absolom .. 3·01 6 0·73 on 8th.
Mangakuri .. .. .. G. C. Williams .. 1·43 10 0·48 on 5th.
Tutira Lake .. .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. 2·59 14 0·73 on 5th.
Gwavas .. .. .. J. Nicoll .. 1·45 14 0·45 on 8th.
Mount Vernon .. .. .. R. Harding .. 1·24 10 0·41 on 5th.
Waimarama .. .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. 1·16 11 0·42 on 4th.
Ormondville .. .. .. J. C. Westall .. 2·73 18 0·41 on 23rd.
Pahiatua .. .. .. W. Tosswill .. 3·47 19 0·83 on 24th.
Newman .. .. .. W. H. Herbert .. 7·88 22 1·15 on 24th.
Otahua0 .. .. .. E. Bennett .. 2·97 14 0·82 on 5th.
Masterton .. .. .. B. Couborne .. 2·21 12 0·60 on 24th.
Carterton .. .. .. H. Braithwaite .. 2·89 12 0·73 on 5th.
Featherston .. .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. 1·97 6 0·75 on 23rd.
Summit .. .. .. M. Cronin .. 6·61 21 1·04 on 5th.
Upper Hutt .. .. .. M. Maher .. 5·40 6 1·50 on 31st.
Taita .. .. .. T. Mason .. 3·43 16 1·09 on 24th.
Wainuiomata .. .. .. J. Quaintance .. 6·81 14 1·62 on 5th.
Petone .. .. .. Sir J. Hector .. 2·64 16 1·08 on 24th.
Wellington .. .. .. Government Observer .. 3·18 16 1·20 on 24th.
Karori .. .. .. W. Edmonds .. 3·01 13 1·17 on 24th.

Late returns—

  • September .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3·45 | 8 | 1·30 on 1st.
    † September .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3·04 | 19 | 0·74 on 28th.


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26 November 1896
Rainfall, Weather, October 1896, North Island, Meteorological data