Rainfall Statistics




APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 667

Rainfall for March—continued.

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

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Nelson .. .. Dr. Hudson .. .. 1·93 11 0·60 on 3rd .. 5·25 21
Stephens Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
The Brothers .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·23 8 0·33 on 17th .. 2·61 16
Avondale Station (Blenheim) .. .. C. de V. Teschemaker .. .. 0·96 5 0·40 on 19th .. .. ..
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. .. W. B. Tosswill .. .. 5·14 15 1·10 on 4th .. 8·33 29
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. .. 2·35 11 0·51 on 4th .. 3·19 17
Cape Campbell* .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 2·18 12 0·64 on 4th .. 4·22 20
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 2·81 13 0·41 on 4th .. 5·89 24
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. 3·35 17 0·50 on 9th .. 7·34 34
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. .. Miss H. Collins .. .. 3·43 18 0·79 on 10th .. 7·20 31

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 2·02 8 0·45 on 16th .. 6·17 19
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 4·19 13 1·20 on 4th .. 15·01 30
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 8·51 16 3·17 on 4th .. 20·54 45
Ngahere .. .. J. Scott .. .. 10·26 15 2·24 on 21st .. 26·85 44
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 9·75 11 1·92 on 17th .. 27·75 40
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 10·77 11 2·94 on 3rd .. 30·54 32
Dusky Sound .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Puysegur Point .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 21·11 16 5·12 on 22nd .. 74·90 69

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

Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 2·56 14 0·60 on 4th .. 5·16 25
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 2·11 12 0·78 on 4th .. 5·37 27
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 1·00 7 0·50 on 4th .. 3·57 22
Christchurch† .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 0·91 5 0·56 on 4th .. 4·18 14
Linwood .. .. J. A. Bilteliff .. .. 0·91 10 0·44 on 4th .. 4·17 26
Lincoln .. .. J. W. Mellor .. .. 1·02 7 0·73 on 4th .. 3·72 20
Southbridge‡ .. .. J. McMillan .. .. 1·07 6 0·80 on 4th .. 3·64 18
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. 1·58 8 0·70 on 4th .. 4·39 20
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 0·99 10 0·60 on 4th .. 3·16 23
Orari .. .. John Murray .. .. 1·33 8 0·60 on 3rd .. 3·92 26
Bealey .. .. C. White .. .. 6·00 6 1·70 on 23rd .. 17·41 22
Mt. Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. .. 2·68 12 0·70 on 22nd .. 6·08 33
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 2·76 10 0·77 on 22nd .. 7·81 29
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 2·59 10 0·87 on 4th .. 6·75 29
Drayton (Methven) .. .. E. P. Chapman .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 1·45 7 0·26 on 22nd .. 3·49 15
Timaru .. .. C. H. Inglis .. .. 1·23 7 0·72 on 3rd .. 4·05 22
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 1·99 7 0·76 on 4th .. 4·09 25
Waimate§ .. .. W. S. Hamilton.. .. .. 1·16 10 0·57 on 4th .. 3·87 29
Geraldine .. .. A. L. Temple .. .. 1·49 12 0·54 on 4th .. 4·66 31
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. .. E. Menlove .. .. 0·96 8 0·43 on 3rd .. 2·65 23
Oamaru .. .. G. Anderson .. .. 0·93 6 0·37 on 4th .. 2·52 18
Maheno .. .. C. de S. Teschemaker .. .. 0·61 4 0·25 on 4th .. 2·15 14

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

Macetown .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. 3·98 9 1·37 on 22nd .. 8·93 29
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 2·30 7 0·97 on 25th .. 7·57 22
St. Bathan’s|| .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 2·78 8 0·79 on 22nd .. 5·61 24
Gladbrook Station .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 2·19 9 0·41 on 22nd .. 6·81 31
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 1·54 7 0·32 on 19th .. 5·14 27
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 1·17 6 0·30 on 17th .. 2·21 21
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 1·59 13 0·56 on 16th .. 6·97 45
Eweburn .. .. H. J. Mathews .. .. 1·21 5 0·49 on 22nd .. 1·96 9
Tapanui .. .. J. Gleeson .. .. 3·43 14 0·90 on 17th .. 9·03 49
Kaitangata .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Balclutha .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 1·28 4 0·37 on 16th .. 5·70 29
Naseby .. .. G. L. Stewart .. .. 1·34 6 0·65 on 23rd .. 2·59 18
Clyde .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. .. 1·42 4 0·55 on 22nd .. 2·27 7
Wyndham .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. 2·79 .. .. .. 13·14 ..
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 3·16 9 0·65 on 25th .. 9·28 26
Ratanui .. .. G. M. Draper .. .. 3·85 13 0·95 on 17th .. 14·96 50
Invercargill .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 1·08 8 0·50 on 16th .. 15·43 44
Otautau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 4·87 11 1·26 on 22nd .. 17·10 44
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 3·42 9 0·87 on 22nd .. 9·52 33
Chatham Islands¶ .. .. A. Shand .. .. 2·14 17 0·25 on 5th .. 5·85 49

Late returns—

  • February .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·34 7 0·75 on 8th
    † January .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·82 2 0·46 on 18th
    February .. .. .. .. .. .. 2·45 7 0·85 on —
    ‡ February .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·96 9 0·67 on 5th
    § January .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·03 9 0·36 on 18th
    February .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·68 10 0·60 on 12th
    || February .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69 6 0·26 on 8th
    ¶ February .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·92 22 0·36 on 4th

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



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