New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 26

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Mar. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 719

Rainfall for February—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 .. .. | 4·26 | 14 | 0·95 on 24th.
Stephens Island .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | .. | .. | ..
The Brothers .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. | W. T. Masefield.. .. | 5·68 | 12 | 1·10 on 9th and 23rd.
Blenheim .. .. | N. Prichard .. .. | 4·17 | 10 | 0·85 on 24th.
Cape Campbell .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 3·88 | 7 | 1·05 on 13th.
Flaxbourne .. .. | W. Tatchell .. .. | 7·43 | 15 | 2·66 on 12th.
Kekerangu .. .. | W. J. White .. .. | 8·82 | 17 | 4·10 on 12th.
Kaikoura .. .. | Miss H. Collins .. .. | 10·28 | 17 | 4·00 on 12th.

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

Farewell Spit .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 4·83 | 12 | 1·73 on 9th.
Pakawau .. .. | T. C. V. Field .. .. | 8·30 | 18 | 2·79 on 9th.
Westport .. .. | H. S. Ewan .. .. | 4·22 | 15 | 1·00 on 9th and 27th.
Ngahere .. .. | J. Scott .. .. | 12·35 | 12 | 2·98 on 8th.
Greymouth .. .. | J. Conner .. .. | 9·33 | 9 | 3·30 on 9th.
Hokitika .. .. | A. D. Macfarlane .. .. | 6·67 | 7 | 2·00 on 5th.
Bealey .. .. | C. White .. .. | 3·27 | 8 | 1·25 on 9th.
Dusky Sound .. .. | R. Henry .. .. | .. | .. | ..

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

Waiau .. .. | J. A. Northcote .. .. | 4·68 | 12 | 1·92 on 9th.
Cheviot .. .. | W. Anderson .. .. | 4·08 | 16 | 1·34 on 8th.
Akaroa .. .. | Miss Jacobson .. .. | 4·31 | 10 | 1·05 on 5th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. | Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. | 2·68 | 10 | 0·94 on 15th.
Christchurch .. .. | A. L. Taylor .. .. | 3·77 | 9 | 1·15 on 15th.
Linwood .. .. | J. A. Biltcliff .. .. | 3·34 | 14 | 1·13 on 15th.
Lincoln .. .. | C. O. Lillie .. .. | 2·72 | 13 | 1·11 on 9th.
Southbridge .. .. | J. McMillan .. .. | 2·89 | 9 | 0·94 on 9th.
Hororata .. .. | Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. | 4·36 | 16 | 1·15 on 15th.
Kapunatiki .. .. | Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. | 1·63 | 10 | 0·53 on 9th.
Mt. Peel .. .. | Miss L. A. D. Acland .. .. | 3·83 | 18 | 1·12 on 12th.
Peel Forest .. .. | W. E. Barker .. .. | 5·02 | 12 | 1·43 on 9th.
Methven .. .. | H. G. Baker .. .. | 4·79 | 15 | 1·40 on 9th.
Drayton (Methven) .. .. | E. Chapman .. .. | 5·49 | 12 | 1·70 on 15th.
Ashburton .. .. | A. E. Hart .. .. | 2·69 | 7 | 0·76 on 9th.
Timaru .. .. | C. H. Inglis .. .. | 1·33 | 5 | 0·32 on 9th.
Fairlie .. .. | D. H. Gillingham .. .. | 1·92 | 10 | 0·76 on 9th.
Geraldine .. .. | Captain E. F. Temple .. .. | 2·49 | 12 | 0·83 on 9th.
Oamaru .. .. | E. Menlove .. .. | 0·75 | 9 | 0·25 on 23rd.
Maheno .. .. | R. A. Chaffey .. .. | .. | .. | ..

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

Macetown .. .. | W. J. Stanford .. .. | 0·60 | 6 | 0·30 on 3rd.
Queenstown .. .. | L. Hotop .. .. | 0·70 | 3 | 0·34 on 10th.
St. Bathan’s .. .. | J. Ewing .. .. | 0·84 | 4 | 0·39 on 9th.
Middlemarch .. .. | D. Crawford .. .. | 0·61 | 4 | 0·20 on 3rd and 5th.
Gladbrook Station .. .. | D. Crawford .. .. | 1·18 | 8 | 0·25 on 12th.
Kokonga .. .. | R. W. Glendinning .. .. | 0·68 | 8 | 0·21 on 5th.
Dunedin .. .. | Government Observer .. .. | 1·59 | 13 | 0·33 on 25th.
Eweburn .. .. | H. J. Mathews .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Kaitangata .. .. | W. M. Shore .. .. | 1·22 | 6 | 0·52 on 5th.
Balclutha .. .. | C. C. Halliday .. .. | 0·50 | 4 | 0·25 on 1st.
Naseby .. .. | G. L. Stewart .. .. | 0·77 | 5 | 0·37 on 9th.
Clyde* .. .. | L. D. Macgeorge .. .. | 0·30 | 3 | 0·23 on 3rd.
Wyndham .. .. | W. H. Rodney .. .. | 1·45 | 2 | 0·75 on 28th.
Dipton .. .. | R. D. MacLachlan .. .. | 2·31 | 8 | 1·07 on 26th.
Ratanui .. .. | G. M. Draper .. .. | 0·50 | 5 | 0·19 on 6th.
Invercargill .. .. | J. L. Bush .. .. | 0·55 | 4 | 0·20 on 6th.
Otautau .. .. | N. A. McLaren .. .. | 0·72 | 5 | 0·29 on 25th.
Nightcaps .. .. | J. Ritchie .. .. | 1·67 | 9 | 0·39 on 3rd.
Puysegur Point .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 4·00 | 8 | 1·67 on 3rd.
Chatham Islands .. .. | A. Shand .. .. | .. | .. | ..

  • Late return—
    January, 1897 .. .. .. .. | 0·93 | 5 | 0·46 on 13th.

J. HECTOR, Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.

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🎓 Rainfall Statistics for February 1897 (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, February 1897
50 names identified
  • Hudson (Dr.), Observer at Nelson
  • W. T. Masefield, Observer at Manaroa
  • N. Prichard, Observer at Blenheim
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • H. 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
  • W. Anderson, Observer at Cheviot
  • Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood
  • C. O. Lillie, Observer at Lincoln
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • J. Hall (Hon. Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
  • W. Rolleston (Hon.), Observer at Kapunatiki
  • L. A. D. Acland (Miss), Observer at Mt. Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • E. Chapman, Observer at Drayton
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Ashburton
  • C. H. Inglis, Observer at Timaru
  • 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
  • H. J. Mathews, Observer at Eweburn
  • W. M. Shore, Observer at Kaitangata
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • G. L. Stewart, Observer at Naseby
  • L. D. Macgeorge, 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