Meteorological Rainfall Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

Rainfall for January.

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 .. .. 1·98 | 5 | 0·97 on 17th.
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 3·10 | 5 | 2·30 on 5th.
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. .. 3·66 | 9 | 2·80 on 5th.
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. 3·14 | 10 | 1·15 on 5th.
Cuvier Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. | .. | ..
Te Aroha .. .. P. Snewin .. .. .. | .. | ..
Tauranga .. .. R. O. Stewart .. .. 4·86 | 6 | 2·64 on 6th.
Athenree (Tauranga) .. Captain Stewart .. .. 6·61 | 10 | 3·18 on 6th.
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Ginders .. .. 2·06 | 6 | 0·95 on 5th.

(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 1·42 | 5 | 0·55 on 5th.
Okaihau .. .. H. C. Burleigh .. .. .. | .. | ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 3·02 | 8 | 1·57 on 17th.
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherfurd .. .. .. | .. | ..
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. Rev. H. Young .. .. 1·93 | 4 | 1·00 on 5th.
New Plymouth .. .. E. Veale .. .. 2·63 | 7 | 1·67 on 18th.
Upper Mongorei .. .. Mrs. Monro .. .. 6·02 | 9 | 2·41 on 18th.
Inglewood .. .. Miss E. Trimble .. .. 6·93 | 9 | 3·97 on 18th.
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 7·53 | 6 | 3·65 on 18th.

(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE TERAWHITI.

Opuhi .. .. D. Wilkie .. .. .. | .. | ..
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 1·87 | 5 | 0·91 on 18th.
Omata Valley* .. .. C. Forde .. .. 0·35 | 2 | 0·30 on 18th.
Stratford .. .. Miss Bobin .. .. 3·63 | 6 | 2·89 on 18th.
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 1·87 | 5 | 1·09 on 18th.
Manaia .. .. G. A. Hurley .. .. 1·58 | 5 | 0·69 on 18th.
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 1·06 | 5 | 0·45 on 18th.
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. 1·13 | 6 | 0·56 on 18th.
Wanganui .. .. T. Ward .. .. 0·91 | 4 | 0·31 on 18th.
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. 0·77 | 5 | 0·42 on 18th.
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. H. I. Jones .. .. 0·85 | 6 | 0·45 on 18th.
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. G. T. Murray .. .. 3·51 | 6 | 2·14 on 18th.
Parapara School (Wanganui) .. J. Katterns Manning .. .. | .. | ..
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 1·75 | 6 | 0·82 on 17th.
Feilding .. .. S. Goodbehere .. .. 1·26 | 5 | 0·71 on 18th.
Te Kumut .. .. Dr. Anson .. .. 0·75 | 3 | 0·58 on 18th.
Hunterville .. .. G. L. Cook .. .. 1·22 | 6 | 0·52 on 18th.
Erehwon .. .. Miss Birch .. .. 0·75 | 7 | 0·33 on 18th.
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. 0·92 | 6 | 0·46 on 18th.
West Waitapu .. .. J. Gurflee .. .. 1·25 | 7 | 0·51 on 15th.
Ashurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 1·59 | 7 | 0·66 on 18th.
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 1·54 | 5 | 0·77 on 18th.
Palmerston North .. .. C. J. Monro .. .. 2·31 | 6 | 1·13 on 18th.
State Farm (Levin) .. O. J. Blaine .. .. 1·84 | 8 | 1·04 on 18th.
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. 1·46 | 6 | 1·09 on 17th.
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. .. 2·66 | 5 | 1·38 on 17th.
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. 1·06 | 2 | 1·05 on 17th.

(D.) SOUTH-EAST ASPECT—EAST CAPE TO CAPE PALLISER.

Waipiro .. .. J. S. Dodgshun .. .. 4·48 | 4 | 3·24 on 6th.
Matahiia .. .. F. J. Kemp .. .. 4·44 | 3 | 3·20 on 6th.
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. .. 5·05 | 2 | 3·05 on 6th.
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 3·53 | 5 | 2·36 on 6th.
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 3·43 | 3 | 2·01 on 6th.
Maraetaha .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. 3·00 | 4 | 2·30 on 6th.
Tiniroto .. .. J. Cook .. .. .. | .. | ..
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. .. 3·90 | 4 | 2·00 on 6th.
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. 2·00 | 2 | 1·46 on 6th.
Rakamoana .. .. J. Moore .. .. 2·30 | 5 | 1·57 on 6th.
Te Kowhai .. .. J. H. Absolom .. .. 1·73 | 4 | 1·20 on 6th.
Petane .. .. W. H. Smith .. .. 1·49 | 2 | 1·12 on 6th.
Napier .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 1·27 | 3 | 0·98 on 5th.
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 0·66 | 4 | 0·41 on 6th.
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. .. 0·50 | 3 | 0·30 on 5th.
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 0·36 | 3 | 0·30 on 6th.
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. .. 0·27 | 3 | 0·15 on 6th.
Maraekakaho .. .. A. Lockie .. .. 0·57 | 4 | 0·33 on 6th.
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 0·51 | 6 | 0·27 on 6th.
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. .. 0·02 | 2 | 0·01 on 5th and 6th.
Ormondville .. .. J. C. Westall .. .. 0·74 | 7 | 0·25 on 23rd.
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. 1·96 | 9 | 0·90 on 18th.
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 2·64 | 6 | 1·35 on 18th.
Newman .. .. W. H. Herbert .. .. .. | .. | ..
Tane .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 3·08 | 6 | 1·40 on 18th.
Otahuso .. .. Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. 0·25 | 1 | 0·25 on 18th.
Masterton .. .. B. Couborne .. .. .. | .. | ..
Carterton .. .. H. Braithwaite .. .. 0·30 | 2 | 0·25 on 18th.
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. .. 0·67 | 2 | 0·38 on 14th.
Summit .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 4·58 | 7 | 2·10 on 18th.
Upper Hutt .. .. M. Maher .. .. 3·20 | 4 | 2·10 on 17th.
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. .. 2·46 | 4 | 1·98 on 18th.
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 1·74 | 4 | 1·14 on 19th.
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 1·94 | 4 | 1·46 on 18th.
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 1·97 | 4 | 1·58 on 18th.
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. 0·95 | 5 | 0·80 on 18th.
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 0·57 | 3 | 0·55 on 18th.

Late returns—

  • December .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 | 7 | 0·24 on 28th.
    † December .. .. .. .. .. 1·18 | 6 | 0·54 on 21st.


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🏥 Rainfall for January 1898 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Meteorology, Rainfall, Observers, North Island, South Island, January 1898
79 names identified
  • A. R. Crane, Observer at Parengarenga
  • H. Williams (Honourable), Observer at Pakaraka
  • D. Davidson, Observer at Parua Bay
  • P. Snewin, Observer at Te Aroha
  • R. O. Stewart, Observer at Tauranga
  • Stewart (Captain), Observer at Athenree
  • Ginders (Dr.), Observer at Rotorua
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • H. C. Burleigh, Observer at Okaihau
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Awakino
  • H. V. Rutherfurd, Observer at Raglan
  • H. Young (Rev.), Observer at Te Kopua
  • E. Veale, Observer at New Plymouth
  • Monro (Mrs.), Observer at Upper Mongorei
  • E. Trimble (Miss), Observer at Inglewood
  • R. Drummond, Observer at Ngatimaru
  • D. Wilkie, Observer at Opuhi
  • E. F. Liffiton, Observer at Upper Waitotara
  • C. Forde, Observer at Omata Valley
  • Bobin (Miss), Observer at Stratford
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • G. A. Hurley, Observer at Manaia
  • J. Livingston, Observer at Hawera
  • C. Maclean, Observer at Kaponga
  • T. Ward, Observer at Wanganui
  • A. Wychodil, Observer at Kaitoke
  • H. I. Jones, Observer at No. 2 Line
  • G. T. Murray, Observer at Raetihi
  • J. Katterns Manning, Observer at Parapara School
  • H. Sanson, Observer at Campbelltown
  • S. Goodbehere, Observer at Feilding
  • Anson (Dr.), Observer at Te Kumut
  • G. L. Cook, Observer at Hunterville
  • Birch (Miss), Observer at Erehwon
  • J. F. Studholme, Observer at Ruanui
  • J. Gurflee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • H. Barnes, Observer at Ashurst
  • E. J. Keiller, Observer at Bull's
  • C. J. Monro, Observer at Palmerston North
  • O. J. Blaine, Observer at State Farm
  • M. H. Ayre, Observer at Otaki
  • C. A. Muggleton, Observer at Kereru
  • W. Bell, Observer at Pukerua
  • J. S. Dodgshun, Observer at Waipiro
  • F. J. Kemp, Observer at Matahiia
  • A. Reeves, Observer at Tolago Bay
  • H. W. Williams (Rev.), Observer at Gisborne
  • H. N. Watson, Observer at Patutahi
  • J. Woodbine Johnson, Observer at Maraetaha
  • J. Cook, Observer at Tiniroto
  • Fenton Lambert, Observer at Waikaremoana
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Lake
  • J. Moore, Observer at Rakamoana
  • J. H. Absolom, Observer at Te Kowhai
  • W. H. Smith, Observer at Petane
  • E. Lyndon, Observer at Napier
  • J. N. Williams, Observer at Hastings
  • Thomas R. Moore, Observer at Waimarama
  • G. C. Williams, Observer at Mangakuri
  • S. B. Ludbrook, Observer at Te Aute
  • A. Lockie, Observer at Maraekakaho
  • J. Nicoll, Observer at Gwavas
  • J. W. Harding, Observer at Mount Vernon
  • J. C. Westall, Observer at Ormondville
  • J. Leithead, Observer at Woodville
  • W. Tosswill, Observer at Pahiatua
  • W. H. Herbert, Observer at Newman
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Tane
  • E. A. D. Bennett (Miss), Observer at Otahuso
  • B. Couborne, Observer at Masterton
  • H. Braithwaite, Observer at Carterton
  • G. G. Wellsted, Observer at Featherston
  • M. Cronin, Observer at Summit
  • M. Maher, Observer at Upper Hutt
  • T. Mason, Observer at Taita
  • J. Quaintance, Observer at Wainuiomata
  • Heaton (Miss), Observer at Lower Hutt
  • J. Hector (Sir), Observer at Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori