New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 97

Page 2107

✨ Rainfall Statistics



Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2107

Rainfall for October—continued.

Station. Observer. Total Days Maximum Fall, and
Fall, in of Date (for previous
Inches. Rain. Twenty-four Hours).

SOUTH ISLAND.

(A.) NORTH ASPECT—CAPE CAMPBELL TO KAIKOURA.

Nelson .. Dr. Hudson 5-12 19 0.84 on 21st.
Stephens Island* .. Lightkeeper
The Brothers † .. Lightkeeper
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. W. B. Tosswill 12-70 20 2.39 on 1st.
Blenheim .. N. T. Prichard 2-94 13 0.65 on 11th.
Cape Campbell .. Lightkeeper 1-73 8 0.50 on 11th.
Flaxbourne .. W. Tatchell 3-41 13 0.69 on 11th.
Kekerangu .. W. J. White 2-26 15 1.02 on 22nd.
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. Miss H. Collins 1-90 12 0.52 on 28th.

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

Farewell Spit .. Lightkeeper 6-12 17 1-15 on 11th.
Pakawau .. T. C. V. Field 16-58 31 4-10 on 11th.
Westport .. H. S. Ewan 18-33 27 1-79 on 22nd.
Ngahere .. J. Scott 24-43 28 3-05 on 20th.
Greymouth .. J. Conner 19-50 24 2-78 on 21st.
Hokitika .. A. D. Macfarlane 26-67 23 5-16 on 21st.
Dusky Sound .. R. Henry
Puysegur Point .. Lightkeeper

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

Waiau .. F. S. Northcote 1-28 8 0.50 on 11th.
Akaroa .. Miss Jacobson 2-45 15 0.63 on 16th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins 1-29 12 0.36 on 2nd.
Christchurch .. A. L. Taylor 1-62 11 0.46 on 2nd.
Linwood .. J. A. Biltcliff 1-36 11 0.37 on 2nd.
Lincoln .. C. O. Lillie 1-38 11 0.46 on 2nd.
Southbridge .. J. McMillan 1-32 14 0.42 on 12th.
Hororata .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. 2-10 14 0.39 on 13th.
Kapunatiki .. Hon. W. Rolleston 1-75 12 0.41 on 9th and 12th.
Orari .. John Murray 2-36 12 0.36 on 8th.
Bealey .. C. White 12-25 8 3.00 on 21st.
Mt. Peel .. Miss L. A. D. Acland 4-38 16 0.59 on 21st.
Peel Forest .. W. E. Barker 5-06 17 0.75 on 6th.
Methven .. H. G. Baker 4-08 16 0.75 on 11th.
Drayton (Methven) .. E. Chapman 4-02 15 0.76 on 11th.
Ashburton .. A. E. Hart 1-90 12 0.33 on 2nd.
Timaru .. C. H. Inglis 2-43 10 0.53 on 12th.
Fairlie .. D. H. Gillingham 3-71 15 1-13 on 6th.
Geraldine .. Captain E. F. Temple 3-17 14 0.44 on 11th.
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove 3-77 18 0.72 on 21st.
Oamaru .. W. Anderson 3-00 17 0.71 on 12th.
Maheno .. C. de V. Teschemaker 2-25 12 0.48 on 21st.

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

Macetown .. W. J. Stanford 7-28 14 1-60 on 21st.
Queenstown .. L. Hotop 5-45 16 1-63 on 10th.
St. Bathan's .. J. Ewing 5-43 15 2-13 on 21st.
Middlemarch .. D. Crawford 3-85 17 0.87 on 21st.
Gladbrook Station .. D. Crawford 6-15 21 1-36 on 21st.
Roxburgh .. Dr. W. J. Mullin 5-62 22 1-25 on 16th.
Kokonga .. R. W. Glendinning 3-72 21 0.66 on 21st.
Dunedin .. Government Observer 8-95 19 1-11 on 13th.
Eweburn .. H. J. Mathews 2-83 10 0.72 on 21st.
Tapanui .. H. J. Mathews 6-16 19 0.80 on 16th.
Kaitangata .. W. M. Shore 7-23 18 1-40 on 10th.
Balclutha .. C. C. Halliday 5-29 19 0.65 on 10th.
Naseby .. G. L. Stewart 4-44 15 0.89 on 11th.
Clyde .. L. D. Macgeorge 3-53 14 1-00 on 21st.
Dipton .. R. D. MacLachlan 7-37 23 1-12 on 10th.
Ratanui .. G. M. Draper 10-93 23 1-24 on 13th.
Invercargill .. J. L. Bush 10-09 21 0.90 on 10th, 15th,
16th, and 23rd.
Otautau .. N. A. McLaren 10-31 19 1-64 on 16th.
Nightcaps .. J. Ritchie 7-45 22 1-25 on 10th.
Chatham Islandss .. A. Shand

Late returns—.
*September .. 2-79 9 1-00 on 27th.
†August .. 1-97 10 0-54 on 5th.
‡September .. 3-18 14 0-94 on 27th.
‡August .. 1-69 13 0-45 on 17th.
§September .. 1-23 6 0-67 on 4th.
§September .. 3-18 14 0-94 on 27th.

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



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Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, October, South Island
44 names identified
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson
  • W. B. Tosswill, Observer at Manaroa
  • N. T. Prichard, Observer at Blenheim
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • H. Collins Collins (Miss), Observer at Mount Fyffe
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • 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
  • John Murray, Observer at Orari
  • 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 (Dr.), Observer at Roxburgh
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • 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, Meteorological Office