New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 16

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✨ Meteorological Rainfall Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

Rainfall for January, 1899.

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 .. .. 3·03 10 1·43 on 19th
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 3·32 12 1·57 on 19th
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. .. 3·62 11 1·08 on 5th
Waihi (Thames) .. H. B. Devereux .. .. 4·62 13 0·56 on 7th
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. 3·64 13 0·56 on 7th
Cuvier Island .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Tauranga .. .. R. O. Stewart .. .. 5·40 13 0·90 on 7th
Athenree (Tauranga) Captain Stewart .. .. 5·68 19 1·06 on 5th
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Baker .. .. 4·62 14 1·40 on 5th
Rotorua (State Forest) J. E. Barrett .. .. 4·27 13 1·39 on 5th

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 5·22 13 1·37 on 6th
Paihia (Russell) .. Captain Burleigh .. .. .. .. ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 7·85 16 1·60 on 16th
Te Kopua (Waikato)* Rev. H. Young .. .. 7·50 14 1·15 on 4th
Raglan† .. .. H. V. Rutherford .. 7·86 15 1·57 on 20th
New Plymouth .. E. Veale .. .. 9·99 16 1·73 on 7th
Upper Mongorei .. Mrs. Brown .. .. 20·25 24 4·26 on 5th
Inglewood .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. 15·75 22 2·86 on 7th
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 12·00 18 2·72 on 7th

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

Mangaraka (Waitara) D. Wilkie .. .. 8·55 16 1·66 on 7th
Upper Waitotara .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 6·36 19 1·66 on 5th
Omata Valley .. C. Forde .. .. 5·32 22 1·82 on 5th
Stratford .. .. Miss Bobin .. .. 12·27 15 3·53 on 5th
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 6·59 15 2·00 on 5th
Manaia .. .. P. T. Peacock .. .. 5·47 13 1·70 on 5th
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 6·36 16 1·98 on 5th
Oruamatua (Patea) A. S. Birch .. .. 3·37 24 0·64 on 5th
Kapara .. .. F. R. Field .. .. 6·92 26 1·91 on 5th
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. 9·04 10 2·51 on 5th
Aramoho (Wanganui) J. T. Stewart .. .. 5·37 15 1·36 on 5th
Wanganui .. .. H. F. Seager .. .. 5·31 10 1·32 on 5th
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. 5·46 15 1·17 on 8th
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) H. I. Jones .. .. 5·10 15 1·08 on 5th
Raetihi (Wanganui) G. T. Murray .. .. 6·61 22 1·70 on 5th
Campbelltown .. H. Sanson .. .. 4·96 15 0·88 on 14th
Feilding .. .. Miss E. M. Goodbehere 4·51 21 0·70 on 21st
Te Kumu .. .. G. S. Fulton .. .. .. .. ..
Hunterville .. G. L. Cook .. .. 6·83 20 1·26 on 4th
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. 4·29 16 0·69 on 5th
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. .. .. ..
West Waitapu .. J. Gurflee .. .. 6·01 25 0·93 on 9th
Ashhurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 4·88 20 0·67 on 7th and 17th
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 5·04 18 0·88 on 16th
Raumai .. .. T. K. Grieve .. .. 5·56 17 1·16 on 20th
Palmerston North .. C. J. Monro .. .. 4·40 24 0·65 on 5th
State Farm (Levin) O. J. Blaine .. .. 4·36 14 1·52 on 16th
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. 4·37 19 0·84 on 15th
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. 5·87 17 1·92 on 17th
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. 5·30 11 1·31 on 31st
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. 5·27 13 1·96 on 31st

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

Waipiro .. .. J. S. Dodgshun .. .. 2·41 5 1·20 on 20th
Matahiia .. .. F. J. Kemp .. .. .. .. ..
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. .. 2·63 2 1·36 on 4th
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 1·15 7 0·51 on 5th
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 0·94 4 0·47 on 5th
Maraetaha .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. .. .. .. ..
Tiniroto .. .. J. Cook .. .. .. .. ..
Waikaremoana .. Fenton Lambert .. .. 1·45 12 0·44 on 5th
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. 1·83 8 0·58 on 5th
Rakamoana .. .. J. Moore .. .. 2·30 12 1·03 on 5th
Te Kowhai .. .. J. H. Absolom .. .. 2·80 10 1·25 on 5th
Petane .. .. W. H. Smith .. .. 2·10 7 1·08 on 5th
Napier .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 2·97 6 0·97 on 5th
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 1·61 7 0·73 on 5th
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. 1·53 11 0·63 on 4th
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 2·03 9 0·54 on 5th
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. .. 2·09 12 0·60 on 5th
Maraekakaho .. A. Lockie .. .. 1·64 10 0·69 on 5th
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 2·04 15 0·68 on 5th
Mount Vernon .. J. W. Harding .. .. 2·93 14 0·60 on 21st
Ormondville .. J. C. Westall .. .. 3·80 13 1·07 on 8th
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. 4·88 21 0·84 on 9th
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 5·20 15 1·30 on 5th
Tane .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 3·85 15 0·75 on 9th
Eketahuna .. .. T. Lewis .. .. 4·89 10 1·35 on 31st
Otahuaō .. .. Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. 1·25 10 0·28 on 17th
Masterton .. .. J. Payton .. .. 1·69 12 0·32 on 16th
Carterton .. .. H. Braithwaite .. .. 3·02 12 1·08 on 17th
Featherston .. G. G. Wellsted .. .. 3·57 10 1·25 on 3rd
Summit .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 6·26 12 3·05 on 31st
Upper Hutt .. .. J. Hanning .. .. 3·40 10 0·80 on 7th
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. .. 6·05 12 2·87 on 31st
Wainuiomata .. J. Quaintance .. .. 4·92 8 1·60 on 31st
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 5·58 12 2·14 on 31st
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 5·18 12 1·74 on 31st
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. 4·83 15 1·22 on 31st
Te Aro .. .. Miss Mestayer .. .. .. .. ..
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 3·91 14 0·78 on 20th

Late returns—

  • December .. .. .. .. .. 5·97 12 2·93 on 5th
    † December .. .. .. .. .. 5·18 16 1·32 on 27th


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🎓 Rainfall Statistics for January 1899 Across North Island Stations

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14 February 1899
Rainfall, Meteorology, January 1899, North Island, Weather Stations, Observers, Monthly Data
84 names identified
  • A. R. Crane, Observer at Parengarenga
  • H. Williams (Honourable, M.L.C.), Observer at Pakaraka
  • D. Davidson, Observer at Parua Bay
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi (Thames)
  • R. O. Stewart, Observer at Tauranga
  • Captain Stewart, Observer at Athenree (Tauranga)
  • Dr. Baker, Observer at Rotorua
  • J. E. Barrett, Observer at Rotorua (State Forest)
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • Captain Burleigh, Observer at Paihia (Russell)
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Awakino
  • H. Young (Rev.), Observer at Te Kopua (Waikato)
  • H. V. Rutherford, Observer at Raglan
  • E. Veale, Observer at New Plymouth
  • Mrs. Brown, Observer at Upper Mongorei
  • Miss N. Trimble, Observer at Inglewood
  • R. Drummond, Observer at Ngatimaru
  • D. Wilkie, Observer at Mangaraka (Waitara)
  • E. F. Liffiton, Observer at Upper Waitotara
  • C. Forde, Observer at Omata Valley
  • Miss Bobin, Observer at Stratford
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • P. T. Peacock, Observer at Manaia
  • J. Livingston, Observer at Hawera
  • A. S. Birch, Observer at Oruamatua (Patea)
  • F. R. Field, Observer at Kapara
  • C. Maclean, Observer at Kaponga
  • J. T. Stewart, Observer at Aramoho (Wanganui)
  • H. F. Seager, Observer at Wanganui
  • A. Wychodil, Observer at Kaitoke
  • H. I. Jones, Observer at No. 2 Line (Wanganui)
  • G. T. Murray, Observer at Raetihi (Wanganui)
  • H. Sanson, Observer at Campbelltown
  • Miss E. M. Goodbehere, Observer at Feilding
  • G. S. Fulton, Observer at Te Kumu
  • G. L. Cook, Observer at Hunterville
  • Mrs. Caccia-Birch, Observer at Erehwon
  • J. F. Studholme, Observer at Ruanui
  • J. Gurflee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • H. Barnes, Observer at Ashhurst
  • E. J. Keiller, Observer at Bull’s
  • T. K. Grieve, Observer at Raumai
  • C. J. Monro, Observer at Palmerston North
  • O. J. Blaine, Observer at State Farm (Levin)
  • M. H. Ayre, Observer at Otaki
  • C. A. Muggleton, Observer at Kereru
  • W. Bell, Observer at Pukerua
  • J. Pearce, Observer at Pahautanui
  • 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
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Tane
  • T. Lewis, Observer at Eketahuna
  • Miss E. A. D. Bennett, Observer at Otahuaō
  • J. Payton, Observer at Masterton
  • H. Braithwaite, Observer at Carterton
  • G. G. Wellsted, Observer at Featherston
  • M. Cronin, Observer at Summit
  • J. Hanning, Observer at Upper Hutt
  • T. Mason, Observer at Taita
  • J. Quaintance, Observer at Wainuiomata
  • Miss Heaton, Observer at Lower Hutt
  • Sir J. Hector, Observer at Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori