New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 20

Page 525

✨ Rainfall Data



Mar. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 525

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 .. .. 2·52 5 2·14 on 7th.
Stephens Island* .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 0·75 3 0·45 on 18th.
The Brothers† .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 0·58 4 0·40 on 8th.
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. W. B. Tosswill .. .. 0·75 6 0·30 on 7th.
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. .. 0·63 4 0·30 on 7th.
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 1·99 9 0·45 on 2nd and 8th.
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. 2·85 13 0·70 on 4th.
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. Miss H. Collins .. .. 2·06 10 0·70 on 2nd.

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·98 4 0·67 on 7th.
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 4·83 10 2·36 on 7th.
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 5·24 14 1·52 on 18th.
Ngahere .. .. J. Scott .. .. 6·30 14 1·41 on 9th.
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 6·89 12 1·77 on 18th.
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 7·77 8 3·20 on 18th.
Dusky Sound .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. .. ..
Puysegur Point .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 18·00 26 4·60 on 19th.

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

Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote.. .. 1·14 8 0·65 on 2nd.
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 2·73 11 1·30 on 5th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 2·08 11 0·70 on 2nd.
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. .. .. ..
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 2·58 12 0·78 on 5th.
Lincoln .. .. C. O. Lillie .. .. 2·01 9 0·70 on 5th.
Southbridge .. .. J. McMillan .. .. .. .. ..
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. 1·79 9 0·62 on 8th.
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 1·62 9 0·40 on 5th.
Orari .. .. John Murray .. .. 1·47 13 0·50 on 5th.
Bealey .. .. C. White .. .. 5·63 7 3·19 on 10th.
Mt. Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. .. 2·35 12 0·51 on 2nd.
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 2·55 12 0·49 on 7th.
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. .. .. ..
Drayton (Methven) .. E. P. Chapman .. .. 1·86 12 0·45 on 8th.
Ashburton .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 1·03 6 0·41 on 5th.
Timaru .. .. C. H. Inglis .. .. 2·08 8 0·47 on 12th.
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 1·10 13 0·30 on 5th.
Geraldine .. .. Captain E. F. Temple .. .. 1·76 13 0·37 on 5th.
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 0·73 7 0·25 on 6th.
Oamaru .. .. W. Anderson .. .. 0·52 5 0·20 on 8th.
Maheno‡ .. .. C. de S. Teschemaker .. .. 0·90 7 0·41 on 12th.

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

Macetown .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. 1·19 8 0·25 on 2nd.
Queenstown§ .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 0·65 5 0·20 on 8th.
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. .. .. ..
Gladbrook Station .. D. Crawford .. .. 1·35 11 0·26 on 2nd.
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 1·94 9 0·73 on 2nd.
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 0·43 7 0·15 on 8th.
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 3·29 17 1·26 on 2nd.
Eweburn .. .. H. J. Mathews .. .. 0·45 3 0·28 on 8th.
Tapanui .. .. H. J. Mathews .. .. 2·95 20 0·52 on 4th.
Kaitangata .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 1·46 9 0·46 on 1st.
Balclutha .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 1·99 13 0·38 on 18th.
Naseby .. .. G. L. Stewart .. .. 0·44 5 0·21 on 13th.
Clyde .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. .. No rain fell.
Wyndham .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. 3·79 .. ..
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 2·15 9 0·51 on 18th.
Ratanui .. .. G. M. Draper .. .. 6·59 19 1·55 on 20th.
Invercargill .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 4·43 17 0·80 on 5th.
Otatau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 5·10 15 1·15 on 4th.
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 2·19 14 0·38 on 8th.
Chatham Islands .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. .. ..

Late returns—

  • January .. .. .. .. .. 1·85 4 1·13 on 18th.
    † January .. .. .. .. .. 0·80 4 0·59 on 18th.
    ‡ January .. .. .. .. .. 0·64 3 0·37 on 17th.
    § January .. .. .. .. .. 4·62 10 1·75 on 14th.

J. HECTOR, Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.



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🎓 Monthly Rainfall Data for February Across New Zealand Stations (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Weather, Meteorology, North Island, South Island, February 1898
52 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, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
  • W. Rolleston (Hon.), Observer at Kapunatiki
  • John Murray, Observer at Orari
  • C. White, Observer at Bealey
  • O. Scott Thompson (Mrs.), Observer at Mt. Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • E. P. 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 S. 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 Gladbrook Station
  • W. J. Mullin (Dr.), Observer at Roxburgh
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • H. J. Mathews, Observer at Eweburn and Tapanui
  • 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 Otatau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands

  • J. Hector, Director