New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 20

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 827

Rainfall for February, 1903—continued.

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

NORTH SLAND—continued.

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

Takapau .. .. D. Macfarlane .. .. .. ..
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. .. .. ..
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. .. .. ..
Hangaroa(a) .. .. H. W. Guthrie-Smith .. 0·32 4 0·18 on 3rd
Poukawa .. .. A. M. Smith .. 0·70 5 0·36 on 1st
Rakamoana (Napier) .. Messrs. Tait and Mills .. 1·47 7 0·45 on 7th
Petane .. .. Thos. Clark .. 0·63 5 0·18 on 1st
Napier .. .. E. Lyndon .. 0·46 4 0·22 on 6th
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. 0·67 5 0·32 on 7th
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. 0·77 6 0·28 on 27th
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. 1·49 7 0·88 on 1st
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. 1·01 10 0·45 on 1st
Maraekakaho (Hastings) .. A. Lockie .. 0·73 8 0·35 on 1st
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. 1·12 12 0·38 on 1st
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. 1·66 10 0·85 on 1st
Ormondville .. .. Frank B. Curd .. 3·65 5 2·87 on 1st
Dannevirke .. .. G. Harvey .. 4·29 10 2·27 on 1st
Porangahau .. .. Rev. F. E. Simcox .. 1·87 7 0·45 on 27th
Wimbledon .. .. J. G. Speed .. 1·39 9 0·50 on 1st
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. 2·13 12 0·77 on 7th
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. 4·84 13 1·51 on 1st
Herbertville .. .. J. E. Riddell .. 1·33 8 0·58 on 1st
Tane (Pahiatua) .. .. H. A. Lambert .. 2·17 9 0·80 on 1st
Eketahuna .. .. J. T. Quin .. 3·16 6 1·02 on 25th
Castlepoint .. .. H. Belliss .. 0·63 6 0·30 on 7th
Otahua0 .. .. C. Bennett .. 0·89 5 0·48 on 1st
Masterton .. .. J. Payton .. 0·98 7 0·48 on 1st
Carterton (b) .. .. A. H. Braithwaite .. 0·74 8 0·23 on 1st
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. 1·68 4 1·02 on 28th
Summit .. .. W. G. Ingram .. 5·21 11 0·98 on 7th
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. 2·67 13 0·92 on 13th
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. 3·49 9 0·82 on 13th
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. 2·75 10 1·03 on 13th
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. 2·53 11 0·83 on 13th
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. 1·88 12 0·50 on 1st
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. 1·39 9 0·46 on 1st

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Nelson .. .. Dr. Hudson .. .. .. ..
Motueka .. .. G. S. Huffam .. 0·84 9 0·30 on 27th
Collingwood .. .. Rev. A. H. Heron .. 4·21 7 1·13 on 13th
Quartz Ranges (Collingwood) .. F. G. Mace .. .. .. ..
Stephens Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. 1·09 5 0·55 on 25th
The Brothers(c) .. .. Lightkeeper .. 0·96 4 0·46 on 1st
Avondale Station (Blenheim) .. C. de V. Teschemaker .. 1·53 7 0·74 on 1st
Timara .. .. R. F. Goulter .. .. .. ..
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. M. C. Masefield .. 4·10 8 1·75 on 18th
Meadow Banks (Blenheim) .. G. T. Seymour .. 1·00 6 0·60 on 1st
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. 0·75 5 0·44 on 1st
Seddon .. .. N. Craig .. 0·66 5 0·35 on 1st
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. 0·74 6 0·23 on 1st
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. 1·79 8 0·51 on 1st
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. 1·91 8 0·68 on 19th
Kaikoura .. .. Dr. J. St. C. Gunn .. 1·70 5 0·68 on 1st
Hermitage .. .. A. Ross .. .. .. ..

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. 0·90 5 0·25 on 24th and 27th
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. 3·69 8 0·76 on 25th
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. 7·27 16 2·94 on 13th
Denniston .. .. J. Dixon .. 6·18 9 2·13 on 27th
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. 7·58 14 2·60 on 13th
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. 11·42 14 6·30 on 13th
Dusky Sound .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. ..
Puysegur Point(d) .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. ..

Late returns—
(a) January .. .. .. .. 4·50 12 1·40 on 16th
(b) January .. .. .. .. 3·77 12 1·46 on 26th
(c) January .. .. .. .. 4·18 11 1·02 on 8th
(d) January .. .. .. .. 6·58 23 1·20 on 1st



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Rainfall, Weather, Meteorology, Observers, North Island, South Island, February 1903
61 names identified
  • D. Macfarlane, Observer at Takapau
  • Fenton Lambert, Observer at Waikaremoana
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Lake
  • H. W. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Hangaroa
  • A. M. Smith, Observer at Poukawa
  • Tait, Observer at Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Mills, Observer at Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Thos. Clark, 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 (Hastings)
  • J. Nicoll, Observer at Gwavas
  • J. W. Harding, Observer at Mount Vernon
  • Frank B. Curd, Observer at Ormondville
  • G. Harvey, Observer at Dannevirke
  • F. E. Simcox (Reverend), Observer at Porangahau
  • J. G. Speed, Observer at Wimbledon
  • J. Leithead, Observer at Woodville
  • W. Tosswill, Observer at Pahiatua
  • J. E. Riddell, Observer at Herbertville
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Tane (Pahiatua)
  • J. T. Quin, Observer at Eketahuna
  • H. Belliss, Observer at Castlepoint
  • C. Bennett, Observer at Otahua
  • J. Payton, Observer at Masterton
  • A. H. Braithwaite, Observer at Carterton
  • G. G. Wellsted, Observer at Featherston
  • W. G. Ingram, Observer at Summit
  • T. Mason, Observer at Taita
  • J. Quaintance, Observer at Wainuiomata
  • Miss Heaton, Observer at Lower Hutt
  • J. Hector (Sir), Observer at Petone
  • Government Observer, Observer at Wellington
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson
  • G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka
  • A. H. Heron (Reverend), Observer at Collingwood
  • F. G. Mace, Observer at Quartz Ranges (Collingwood)
  • Lightkeeper, Observer at Stephens Island
  • Lightkeeper, Observer at The Brothers
  • C. de V. Teschemaker, Observer at Avondale Station (Blenheim)
  • R. F. Goulter, Observer at Timara
  • M. C. Masefield, Observer at Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds)
  • G. T. Seymour, Observer at Meadow Banks (Blenheim)
  • N. T. Prichard, Observer at Blenheim
  • N. Craig, Observer at Seddon
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Cape Campbell
  • W. J. White, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • J. St. C. Gunn (Doctor), Observer at Kaikoura
  • A. Ross, Observer at Hermitage
  • Lightkeeper, Observer at Farewell Spit
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • H. S. Ewan, Observer at Westport
  • J. Dixon, Observer at Denniston
  • J. Conner, Observer at Greymouth
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound
  • Lightkeeper, Observer at Puysegur Point