Rainfall Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 105

Rainfall for November—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 .. .. 1·59 9 0·40 on 2nd and 3rd.
Stephens Island* .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
The Brothers† .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·49 8 0·47 on 11th.
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. W. B. Tosswill .. .. 3·51 11 0·67 on 3rd.
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. .. 0·62 5 0·21 on 3rd.
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 0·51 5 0·37 on 11th.
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 0·85 5 0·49 on 11th.
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. 0·57 5 0·18 on 11th and 29th.
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. Miss H. Collins .. .. 0·85 7 0·54 on 11th.

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 2·19 11 0·43 on 4th.
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 7·50 22 1·61 on 9th.
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 9·02 23 1·28 on 26th.
Ngahere .. .. J. Scott .. .. 17·85 26 2·60 on 8th.
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 14·50 22 1·57 on 4th.
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 18·72 21 2·75 on 1st.
Dusky Sound† .. .. R. Henry .. .. 21·55 28 4·76 on 18th.
Puysegur Point§ .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 39·30 29 12·83 on 18th.

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

Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote.. .. 1·07 5 0·46 on 3rd.
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 1·58 12 0·61 on 4th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. 1·47 7 0·60 on 4th.
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. .. .. ..
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 0·98 10 0·56 on 4th.
Lincoln .. .. C. O. Lillie .. .. 1·59 11 1·19 on 4th.
Southbridge .. .. J. McMillan .. .. .. .. ..
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. 1·90 11 0·75 on 4th.
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. 2·48 6 1·71 on 4th.
Orari .. .. John Murray .. .. 2·96 8 1·68 on 4th.
Bealey .. .. C. White .. .. 10·35 13 2·10 on 29th.
Mt. Peel .. .. Miss L. A. D. Acland .. 3·63 13 1·70 on 4th.
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 3·54 11 1·87 on 4th.
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 2·89 12 1·13 on 4th.
Drayton (Methven) .. E. Chapman .. .. 2·87 12 1·03 on 4th.
Ashburton .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 2·07 6 1·43 on 4th.
Timaru .. .. C. H. Inglis .. .. 1·66 3 0·94 on 4th.
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 2·43 13 0·97 on 4th.
Geraldine .. .. Captain E. F. Temple .. 3·01 10 1·65 on 4th.
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 1·40 10 0·70 on 28th.
Oamaru .. .. W. Anderson .. .. 0·93 6 0·44 on 28th.
Makeno .. .. C. de V. Teschemaker .. .. .. .. ..

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

Macetown .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. 7·24 18 1·80 on 28th.
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 6·13 13 1·32 on 28th.
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 5·43 15 1·90 on 28th.
Middlemarch .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 1·71 7 1·32 on 28th.
Gladbrook Station .. D. Crawford .. .. 3·59 15 2·30 on 28th.
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 2·78 11 1·23 on 28th.
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 1·88 12 1·39 on 28th.
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. 3·64 16 2·10 on 28th.
Eweburn .. .. H. J. Mathews .. .. 2·08 7 1·44 on 28th.
Tapanui .. .. H. J. Mathews .. .. 3·12 12 1·20 on 28th.
Kaitangata .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 3·98 10 2·11 on 28th.
Balclutha .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 3·84 14 1·30 on 28th.
Naseby .. .. G. L. Stewart .. .. 1·97 9 1·25 on 28th.
Clyde .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. .. 2·75 6 1·50 on 28th.
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 3·28 10 0·76 on 30th.
Ratanui .. .. G. M. Draper .. .. 6·17 19 1·17 on 30th.
Invercargill .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 10·81 24 0·98 on 18th and 28th.
Otautau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 5·36 12 1·37 on 30th.
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 4·23 16 1·16 on 30th.
Chatham Islands .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. .. ..

Late returns—

  • October .. .. .. .. .. 4·41 12 1·30 on 11th.
    † October .. .. .. .. .. 4·41 15 0·96 on 1st.
    † { August .. .. .. .. .. 3·21 8 1·33 on 3rd.
    † { September .. .. .. .. .. 13·16 21 2·84 on 18th.
    † { October .. .. .. .. .. 20·17 28 2·56 on 10th.
    § October .. .. .. .. .. 20·56 28 5·07 on 10th.

J. HECTOR, Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.



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