Rainfall Statistics




Nov. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2261

Rainfall for October, 1901.

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.

Mangonui .. .. R. O. Stewart .. .. 5·77 | 9 | 3·80 on 3rd
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 4·76 | 4 | 2·40 on 3rd
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. .. 4·66 | 8 | 1·93 on 31st
Whangamata .. .. F. H. Whalley .. .. 3·56 | 13 | 1·86 on 3rd
Waihi (Thames) .. .. H. B. Devereux .. .. 2·41 | 6 | 1·09 on 3rd
Turua⁽ᵃ⁾ .. .. L. J. Bagnall .. .. 2·65 | 7 | 0·60 on 3rd
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. .. 3·11 | 10 | 1·59 on 3rd
Waiotapu .. .. J. Scanlon .. .. 2·15 | 11 | 0·50 on 3rd
Cuvier Island⁽ᵇ⁾ .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. | .. | ..
Tauranga .. .. A. E. Hammond .. .. 2·95 | 9 | 1·45 on 3rd
Athenree (Tauranga) .. .. Captain Stewart .. .. 2·05 | 10 | 0·25 on 4th
Cape Runaway⁽ᶜ⁾ .. .. C. Brown .. .. 9·25 | 15 | 2·03 on 31st
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Kenny .. .. 2·98 | 8 | 0·87 on 3rd
Rotorua (State Forest) .. .. H. A. Gouldie .. .. 3·25 | 9 | 0·92 on 10th
Te Aroha .. .. J. Muir .. .. .. | .. | ..

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 5·23 | 6 | 2·70 on 3rd
Paihia (Russell) .. .. Captain Burleigh .. .. .. | .. | ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 3·91 | 11 | 1·50 on 15th
Hamilton .. .. Thomas Walter .. .. 3·02 | 12 | 0·79 on 3rd
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherfurd .. .. .. | .. | ..
Taupo .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. .. 1·82 | 7 | 0·69 on 3rd
New Plymouth .. .. G. W. Palmer .. .. 3·93 | 17 | 1·16 on 15th
Upper Mangorei .. .. Mrs. Monro .. .. .. | .. | ..
Mangorei—Korito Road .. .. Mrs. J. Brown .. .. 12·85 | 18 | 3·95 on 15th
Inglewood .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. .. 8·56 | 15 | 2·52 on 15th
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 5·83 | 8 | 1·78 on 15th

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

Mangaraka (Waitara) .. .. D. Wilkie .. .. .. | .. | ..
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffton .. .. 2·43 | 10 | 0·63 on 18th
Omata Valley .. .. C. Forde .. .. .. | .. | ..
Stratford .. .. J. H. Penn .. .. 4·24 | 14 | 1·11 on 18th
Tahora .. .. R. S. McKerrow .. .. 6·60 | 15 | 1·80 on 16th
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 2·75 | 11 | 0·55 on 17th and 31st
Manaiā .. .. Luther Hill .. .. .. | .. | ..
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 1·93 | 7 | 0·40 on 18th
Oruamatua (Patea) .. .. A. S. Birch .. .. .. | .. | ..
Kapara .. .. F. R. Field .. .. 3·36 | 15 | 0·77 on 18th
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. .. | .. | ..
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. .. J. T. Stewart .. .. 1·73 | 14 | 0·55 on 18th
Wanganui .. .. H. Hemus .. .. 1·76 | 10 | 0·58 on 18th
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. 1·54 | 13 | 0·35 on 18th
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. .. H. I. Jones .. .. 1·88 | 11 | 0·57 on 18th
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. .. G. T. Murray .. .. .. | .. | ..
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 1·87 | 11 | 0·49 on 18th
Feilding .. .. Miss E. M. Goodbehere .. .. .. | .. | ..
Halcombe .. .. L. A. McDonald .. .. 1·66 | 13 | 0·39 on 17th
Te Kumu .. .. G. S. Fulton .. .. .. | .. | ..
Hunterville .. .. G. L. Cook .. .. 2·12 | 14 | 0·57 on 4th
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. .. 1·89 | 12 | 1·08 on 4th
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. 1·66 | 11 | 0·32 on 4th and 18th
West Waitapu .. .. J. Gurfee .. .. 2·56 | 14 | 0·59 on 18th
Kimbolton .. .. Dr. W. C. Greig .. .. 2·09 | 7 | 0·80 on 24th
Ashhurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 1·78 | 14 | 0·33 on 18th
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 2·06 | 13 | 0·51 on 18th
Raumai .. .. T. K. Grieve .. .. .. | .. | ..
Palmerston North .. .. C. J. Monro .. .. 2·14 | 14 | 0·49 on 18th
State Farm (Levin) .. .. P. W. Goldsmith .. .. 3·61 | 17 | 0·91 on 20th
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. 2·81 | 13 | 0·73 on 17th
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. .. 2·29 | 5 | 1·07 on 17th
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. 0·78 | 10 | 0·23 on 24th
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. 2·23 | 12 | 1·40 on 17th

Late returns—
⁽ᵃ⁾ September .. .. .. .. 1·54 | 9 | 0·65 on 16th
⁽ᵇ⁾ September .. .. .. .. 1·42 | 6 | 0·62 on 28th
⁽ᶜ⁾ September .. .. .. .. 12·77 | 17 | 2·55 on 27th



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58 names identified
  • R. O. Stewart, Observer at Mangonui
  • Hon. H. Williams (M.L.C.), Observer at Pakaraka
  • D. Davidson, Observer at Parua Bay
  • F. H. Whalley, Observer at Whangamata
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi (Thames)
  • L. J. Bagnall, Observer at Turua
  • J. Scanlon, Observer at Waiotapu
  • A. E. Hammond, Observer at Tauranga
  • Captain Stewart, Observer at Athenree (Tauranga)
  • C. Brown, Observer at Cape Runaway
  • Dr. Kenny, Observer at Rotorua
  • H. A. Gouldie, Observer at Rotorua (State Forest)
  • J. Muir, Observer at Te Aroha
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • Captain Burleigh, Observer at Paihia (Russell)
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Awakino
  • Thomas Walter, Observer at Hamilton
  • H. V. Rutherfurd, Observer at Raglan
  • Rev. H. J. Fletcher, Observer at Taupo
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
  • Mrs. Monro, Observer at Upper Mangorei
  • Mrs. J. Brown, Observer at Mangorei—Korito Road
  • Miss N. Trimble, Observer at Inglewood
  • R. Drummond, Observer at Ngatimaru
  • D. Wilkie, Observer at Mangaraka (Waitara)
  • E. F. Liffton, Observer at Upper Waitotara
  • C. Forde, Observer at Omata Valley
  • J. H. Penn, Observer at Stratford
  • R. S. McKerrow, Observer at Tahora
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • Luther Hill, Observer at Manaiā
  • 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. Hemus, 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
  • L. A. McDonald, Observer at Halcombe
  • 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. Gurfee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • Dr. W. C. Greig, Observer at Kimbolton
  • 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
  • P. W. Goldsmith, 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