New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 86

Page 1957

✨ Rainfall Statistics



Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1957

Rainfall for September, 1899—continued.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, in Inches. Days of Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date (for Previous Twenty-four Hours).
NORTH ISLAND—continued.
(D.) SOUTH-EAST ASPECT—EAST CAPE TO CAPE PALLISER—continued.
Petone Sir J. Hector 3·45 6 1·40 on 19th
Wellington Government Observer 3·62 10 1·40 on 19th
Karori W. Edmonds 3·17 10 1·32 on 19th.
SOUTH ISLAND.
(A.) NORTH ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO KAIKOURA.
Nelson* Dr. Hudson 2·74 11 1·39 on 18th
Waimea (Nelson) W. E. Hayne .. .. ..
Stephens Island Lightkeeper 1·99 4 0·65 on 11th
The Brothers† Lightkeeper .. .. ..
Avondale Station (Blenheim) C. de V. Teschemaker 2·30 5 0·90 on 19th
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) M. C. Masefield 4·69 9 1·93 on 19th
Blenheim N. T. Pritchard 1·58 5 0·75 on 19th
Cape Campbell Lightkeeper 1·12 4 0·52 on 20th
Flaxbourne W. Tatchell 2·02 9 0·65 on 18th
Kekerangu W. J. White 1·47 8 0·50 on 18th
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) J. Davidson .. .. ..
Kaikoura Dr. J. St. C. Gunn 1·84 11 0·36 on 19th
Hanmer Plains Miss Taylor 2·65 5 0·70 on 11th
(B.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.
Farewell Spit Lightkeeper 1·48 7 0·55 on 27th
Pakawau T. C. V. Field 2·94 13 0·75 on 18th
Westport H. S. Ewan 3·87 19 1·00 on 19th
Denniston A. B. Lindop .. .. ..
Ngahere J. Scott 6·38 17 1·62 on 17th ·
Greymouth J. Conner 5·31 20 1·45 on 18th
Hokitika A. D. Macfarlane 6·76 19 1·21 on 18th
Dusky Sound R. Henry .. .. ..
Puysegur Point‡ Lightkeeper .. .. ..
(C.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.
Cheviot Dr. Campbell-Wilkinson 2·00 12 0·34 on 19th
Waiau F. S. Northcote 1·68 11 0·37 on 11th
Blackmount (the Waiau) Mrs. J. J. McKenzie .. .. ..
Akaroa Miss Jacobson 4·06 8 2·24 on 27th
Port Hills (Christchurch) Miss M. L. Higgins 1·42 9 0·41 on 27th
Christchurch A. L. Taylor 1·99 10 0·70 on 27th
Linwood J. A. Bittcliff 1·50 9 0·39 on 19th
Lincoln F. W. Hilgendrof 2·11 7 0·50 on 27th
Southbridge D. McMillan 1·63 9 0·61 on 27th
Hororata Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. 2·11 9 0·52 on 27th
Kapunatiki Hon. W. Rolleston 1·82 7 0·84 on 27th
Orari G. A. M. Macdonald 1·77 9 0·77 on 27th
Bealey C. White 1·27 7 0·35 on 26th
Mt. Peel Mrs. O. Scott Thompson 2·75 7 0·76 on 27th
Peel Forest W. E. Barker 3·56 8 0·89 on 25th
Methven H. G. Baker 3·64 7 0·92 on 27th
Winchmore (Ashburton)§ A. E. Hart 2·02 5 0·85 on 27th
Windermere Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. ..
Timaru C. H. Tripp 1·98 9 0·70 on 27th
Fairlie D. H. Gillingham 1·79 8 0·58 on 27th
Waimate W. S. Hamilton.. 2·84 8 0·95 on 27th
Geraldine G. F. Temple 2·42 7 0·96 on 27th
Woodbury (Geraldine) B. E. H. Tripp 3·13 7 1·25 on 27th
Windsor Park (Oamaru) E. Menlove 2·28 9 1·18 on 26th
Oamaru G. Anderson 1·98 6 0·87 on 27th
Maheno C. de S. Teschemaker 1·89 7 0·87 on 27th
(D.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT.
Otekaike (North Otago) John Tait 2·02 8 0·62 on 27th
Macetown A. C. W. Porter 5·83 8 1·52 on 25th
Queenstown L. Hotop 4·15 6 0·97 on 18th
St. Bathan’s J. Ewing .. .. ..
Gladbrook Station F. R. Jeffreys 2·14 8 0·65 on 26th
Roxburgh Dr. W. J. Mullin 2·19 11 0·90 on 10th
Kokonga R. W. Glendinning 2·59 10 0·90 on 27th
Dunedin Government Observer 2·20 10 0·50 on 26th
Caversham G. M. Burlinson 1·21 5 0·48 on 27th
Eweburn A. W. Roberts 2·72 7 0·71 on 27th
Tapanui J. Gleeson 2·29 14 0·40 on 10th
Kaitangata W. M. Shore 1·25 7 0·40 on 25th
Balclutha C. C. Halliday 1·36 9 0·39 on 9th
Naseby G. L. Stewart .. .. ..
Alexandra South D. C. Rose 1·74 5 0·69 on 26th
Clyde L. D. Macgeorge 1·82 5 0·83 on 26th
Wyndham W. H. Rodney .. .. ..
Dipton R. D. MacLachlan 2·27 11 0·48 on 18th
Ratanui J. Fraser 2·73 10 0·65 on 11th
Invercargill J. L. Bush 1·54 11 0·25 on 18th
Otatau N. A. McLaren 3·44 10 0·69 on 10th
Nightcaps J. Ritchie 2·27 10 0·45 on 18th
Chatham Islands A. Shand 0·62 11 0·20 on 11th
Stewart Island W. Traill 4·74 23 0·77 on 5th
Late returns—
* August 1·57
† August 2·78
{July 22·97
{August 9·98
§ August 1·17
August

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



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🎓 Rainfall Data for September 1899 Across New Zealand (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Weather Statistics, September 1899, North Island, South Island, Observers, Meteorology
68 names identified
  • J. Hector (Sir), Observer at Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson
  • W. E. Hayne, Observer at Waimea (Nelson)
  • C. de V. Teschemaker, Observer at Avondale Station (Blenheim)
  • M. C. Masefield, Observer at Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds)
  • N. T. Pritchard, Observer at Blenheim
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • J. Davidson, Observer at Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura)
  • J. St. C. Gunn (Dr.), Observer at Kaikoura
  • Miss Taylor, Observer at Hanmer Plains
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • H. S. Ewan, Observer at Westport
  • A. B. Lindop, Observer at Denniston
  • J. Scott, Observer at Ngahere
  • J. Conner, Observer at Greymouth
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound
  • Dr. Campbell-Wilkinson, Observer at Cheviot
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Waiau
  • Mrs. J. J. McKenzie, Observer at Blackmount (the Waiau)
  • Miss Jacobson, Observer at Akaroa
  • Miss M. L. Higgins, Observer at Port Hills (Christchurch)
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. A. Bittcliff, Observer at Linwood
  • F. W. Hilgendrof, Observer at Lincoln
  • D. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • Hon. Sir J. Hall (K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
  • Hon. W. Rolleston, Observer at Kapunatiki
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer at Orari
  • C. White, Observer at Bealey
  • Mrs. O. Scott Thompson, Observer at Mt. Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Winchmore (Ashburton)
  • Miss F. J. M. Wright, Observer at Windermere
  • C. H. Tripp, Observer at Timaru
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie
  • W. S. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • G. F. Temple, Observer at Geraldine
  • B. E. H. Tripp, Observer at Woodbury (Geraldine)
  • E. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park (Oamaru)
  • G. Anderson, Observer at Oamaru
  • C. de S. Teschemaker, Observer at Maheno
  • John Tait, Observer at Otekaike (North Otago)
  • A. C. W. Porter, Observer at Macetown
  • L. Hotop, Observer at Queenstown
  • J. Ewing, Observer at St. Bathan’s
  • F. R. Jeffreys, Observer at Gladbrook Station
  • Dr. W. J. Mullin, Observer at Roxburgh
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • G. M. Burlinson, Observer at Caversham
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Eweburn
  • J. Gleeson, Observer at Tapanui
  • W. M. Shore, Observer at Kaitangata
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • G. L. Stewart, Observer at Naseby
  • D. C. Rose, Observer at Alexandra South
  • L. D. Macgeorge, Observer at Clyde
  • W. H. Rodney, Observer at Wyndham
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • J. Fraser, 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
  • W. Traill, Observer at Stewart Island

  • J. Hector, Director, Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand