New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 100

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Nov. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2263

Rainfall for October, 1901—continued.

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

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Cheviot .. .. A. C. Bellwood .. .. 0·72 5 0·56 on 18th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 0·31 3 0·15 on 19th
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 1·38 6 0·84 on 7th
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. 1·38 4 0·50 on 3rd
Christchurch (a) .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 0·75 5 0·42 on 6th
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 0·67 6 0·40 on 6th
Lincoln .. .. F. W. Hilgendorf .. .. 0·91 4 0·43 on 6th
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 1·20 5 0·65 on 18th
Kyle .. .. J. Lambie .. .. 1·30 2 ..
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. 0·99 8 0·28 on 6th
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. 0·90 3 0·46 on 18th
Orari .. .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. 1·04 7 0·35 on 4th
Bealey .. .. H. G. Hunt .. .. 8·25 13 2·50 on 17th
Mt. Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. 2·58 5 2·00 on 17th
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 2·28 6 0·87 on 6th
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 2·17 6 0·74 on 6th
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. E. Hart .. .. 1·16 5 0·59 on 5th
Windermere (b) .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. .. ..
Timaru .. .. R. Fergusson .. .. 1·26 3 0·93 on 18th
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. 1·24 7 0·37 on 4th
Waimate .. .. W. S. Hamilton.. .. 0·89 5 0·61 on 18th
Geraldine .. .. E. F. Temple .. .. 1·04 6 0·44 on 6th
Woodbury (Geraldine) .. B. E. H. Tripp .. .. 2·08 5 0·75 on 20th
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 0·83 5 0·48 on 17th
Oamaru .. .. G. Anderson .. .. .. .. ..
Maheno .. .. R. P. Hendrie .. .. 0·61 6 0·20 on 17th

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

Otekaike (North Otago) .. John Tait .. .. 0·37 7 0·09 on 5th and 23rd
Macetown .. .. A. C. W. Porter .. .. 7·30 16 1·26 on 29th
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 3·01 10 1·07 on 29th
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 2·14 12 0·59 on 6th
Gladbrook Station .. .. F. R. Jeffreys .. .. 1·25 9 0·40 on 31st
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 1·20 9 0·31 on 23rd
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. 0·79 9 0·31 on 23rd
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. 1·38 10 0·38 on 6th
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. .. .. .. ..
Blackmount (the Waiau) .. Mrs. R. McKenzie .. 6·54 19 1·31 on 17th
Ranfurly .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 0·47 6 0·18 on 23rd
Tapanui .. .. R. G. Robinson.. .. 2·22 9 0·64 on 5th
Kaitangata .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. .. .. ..
Balclutha .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 1·93 12 0·30 on 23rd and 24th
Naseby .. .. A. King .. .. .. .. ..
Alexandra South .. .. D. C. Rose .. .. 0·37 4 0·28 on 23rd
Clyde .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. .. 0·83 4 0·43 on 17th
Wyndham .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. .. .. ..
Dipton (c) .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. 2·82 10 0·82 on 23rd
Ratanui .. .. J. Fraser .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. .. .. ..
Gladstone .. .. H. J. Turner .. .. 4·57 22 1·39 on 23rd
Otatau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 4·46 13 1·19 on 24th
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 4·35 11 0·93 on 23rd
Chatham Islands .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. .. ..
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. .. 7·88 24 1·35 on 30th

Late returns—
(a) September .. .. .. .. 0·76 8 0·25 on 27th
(b) September .. .. .. .. 0·66 7 0·21 on 27th
(c) September .. .. .. .. 1·58 11 0·56 on 17th

J. HECTOR, Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.



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52 names identified
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer at Cheviot
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Waiau
  • Miss Jacobson, Observer at Akaroa
  • Miss M. L. Higgins, Observer at Port Hills, Christchurch
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood
  • F. W. Hilgendorf, Observer at Lincoln
  • D. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • Hon. Sir J. Hall (Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George), Observer at Hororata
  • Hon. W. Rolleston, Observer at Kapunatiki
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer at Orari
  • H. G. Hunt, 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
  • R. Fergusson, Observer at Timaru
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie
  • W. S. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • E. 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
  • R. P. Hendrie, 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 (Doctor), Observer at Roxburgh
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • Government Observer, Observer at Dunedin
  • G. M. Burlinson, Observer at Caversham
  • Mrs. R. McKenzie, Observer at Blackmount, the Waiau
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Ranfurly
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer at Tapanui
  • W. M. Shore, Observer at Kaitangata
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • A. King, 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
  • H. J. Turner, Observer at Gladstone
  • 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