New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 76

Page 1603

✨ Rainfall Statistics



Sept. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1603

Rainfall for July—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 .. .. 4·54 | 15 | 1·32 on 7th.
Stephens Island* .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. | .. | ..
The Brothers† .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 2·31 | 15 | 0·44 on 22nd.
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. W. B. Tosswill .. .. | .. | ..
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. .. 2·10 | 13 | 0·57 on 22nd.
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·00 | 2 | 0·60 on 29th.
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 1·04 | 6 | 0·38 on 29th.
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. 0·64 | 5 | 0·26 on 29th.
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. Miss H. Collins .. .. 0·23 | 4 | 0·10 on 29th.

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 5·21 | 13 | 1·24 on 22nd.
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 10·62 | 19 | 1·31 on 13th.
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 9·83 | 22 | 1·95 on 13th.
Ngahere .. .. J. Scott .. .. 13·53 | 23 | 2·16 on 21st.
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 10·15 | 20 | 1·33 on 13th.
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 10·36 | 19 | 1·45 on 13th.
Dusky Sound‡ .. .. R. Henry .. .. 18·49 | 28 | 3·28 on 27th.
Puysegur Point .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 30·24 | 30 | 8·93 on 27th.

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

Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote.. .. 1·14 | 9 | 0·30 on 15th.
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 1·46 | 7 | 0·69 on 9th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. | .. | ..
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 0·43 | 6 | 0·18 on 9th.
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 0·56 | 8 | 0·15 on 8th.
Lincoln .. .. C. O. Lillie .. .. 0·15 | 4 | 0·10 on 22nd.
Southbridge .. .. J. McMillan .. .. 0·01 | 1 | 0·01 on 7th.
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. 0·33 | 6 | 0·11 on 23rd.
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 0·03 | 1 | 0·03 on 16th.
Bealey .. .. C. White .. .. 2·00 | 2 | 1·00 on 13th & 14th.
Mt. Peel .. .. Miss L. A. D. Acland .. .. 0·71 | 5 | 0·20 on 17th.
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 0·05 | 1 | 0·05 on 17th.
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 0·61 | 6 | 0·22 on 22nd.
Drayton (Methven) .. .. E. Chapman .. .. 0·70 | 5 | 0·38 on 22nd.
Ashburton§ .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 0·47 | 2 | 0·32 on 9th.
Timaru .. .. C. H. Inglis .. .. 0·09 | 2 | 0·07 on 16th.
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 0·22 | 4 | 0·09 on 8th.
Geraldine .. .. Captain E. F. Temple .. .. 0·37 | 5 | 0·21 on 8th.
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 0·34 | 5 | 0·20 on 15th.
Oamaru .. .. W. Anderson .. .. 0·32 | 3 | 0·16 on 22nd.
Maheno .. .. C. de V. Teschemaker .. .. 0·04 | 2 | 0·02 on 16th & 22nd.

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

Macetown .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. | .. | ..
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 1·58 | 9 | 0·90 on 17th.
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 0·87 | 13 | 0·25 on 16th.
Middlemarch .. .. D. Crawford .. .. No rain fell.
Gladbrook Station .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 0·46 | 5 | 0·16 on 24th.
Roxburgh .. .. W. J. Mullin .. .. 1·12 | 10 | 0·36 on 24th.
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 0·37 | 9 | 0·07 on 20th.
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 1·35 | 10 | 0·60 on 9th.
Eweburn .. .. H. J. Mathews .. .. 0·18 | 3 | 0·07 on 7th.
Tapanui .. .. H. J. Mathews .. .. 2·86 | 14 | 0·80 on 24th.
Kaitangata .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 1·57 | 7 | 0·54 on 22nd.
Balclutha .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 1·18 | 5 | 0·43 on 9th.
Naseby .. .. G. L. Stewart .. .. 0·37 | 4 | 0·20 on 16th.
Clyde|| .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. .. 0·21 | 2 | 0·11 on 26th.
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 2·31 | 10 | 0·55 on 9th & 22nd.
Ratanui .. .. G. M. Draper .. .. 3·75 | 16 | 0·68 on 24th.
Invercargill .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 1·68 | 12 | 0·50 on 25th.
Otautau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 3·89 | 13 | 0·52 on 25th.
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 3·44 | 14 | 0·66 on 24th.
Chatham Islands¶.. .. A. Shand .. .. 2·96 | 24 | 0·35 on 9th.

Late returns—

  • June .. .. .. .. .. 0·85 | 5 | 0·52 on 5th.
    † May .. .. .. .. .. 1·77 | 6 | 0·50 on 2nd and 17th.
    June .. .. .. .. .. 0·87 | 6 | 0·62 on 5th.
    ‡ April .. .. .. .. .. 21·38 | 21 | 4·39 on 13th.
    May .. .. .. .. .. 12·93 | 22 | 1·58 on 26th.
    June .. .. .. .. .. 10·92 | 23 | 1·23 on 23rd.
    § June .. .. .. .. .. 0·36 | 2 | 0·32 on 6th.
    || June .. .. .. .. .. 0·06 | 1 | 0·06 on 24th.
    ¶ June .. .. .. .. .. 1·03 | 18 | 0·17 on 8th.

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

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50 names identified
  • Hudson (Dr.), Observer at Nelson
  • W. B. Tosswill, Observer at Manaroa
  • N. T. Prichard, Observer at Blenheim
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • H. Collins (Miss), Observer at Mount Fyffe
  • 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
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Waiau
  • 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), Observer at Hororata
  • W. Rolleston (Hon.), Observer at Kapunatiki
  • C. White, Observer at Bealey
  • 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 Windsor Park
  • W. Anderson, Observer at Oamaru
  • C. de V. Teschemaker, 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
  • W. J. Mullin, Observer at Roxburgh
  • 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
  • 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