Rainfall Observations




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

Rainfall for May, 1903—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.

Takapau .. D. Macfarlane .. ..
Waikaremoana .. Fenton Lambert .. ..
Tutira Lake .. H. Guthrie-Smith :: 5·73 i i 1·67 on 15th
Hangaroa .. H. W. Guthrie-Smith 2·27 15 0·80 on 15th
Poukawa .. A. M. Smith . 3·93 17 0·70 on 14th
Rakamoana (Napier) Messrs. Tait and Mills 2·25 11 0·54 on 25th
Petane .. Thos. Clark . 1·90 6 0·54 on 14th
Napier .. E. Lyndon 1·96 11 0·55 on 14th
Hastings(a) .. J. N. Williams . 2·08 13 0·50 on 14th
Waimarama .. Thomas R. Moore 2·09 12 0·70 on 15th
Mangakuri .. G. O . Williams 2·41 20 0·60 on 15th
Te Aute .. S. B . Ludbrook 1·96 11 1·01 on 15th
Maraekakaho (Hastings) A. Lookie 2·57 24 0·50 on 14th
Gwavas .. J. Nicoll 2·15 14 0·58 on 15th
Mount Vernon .. J. w . Harding 3·40 14 0·43 on 15th
Ormondville .. Frank B. Curd . 4·48 18 0·75 on 12th
Dannevirke .. G. Harvey 1·97 14 0·45 on 15th
Porangahau Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox 3·10 18 0·54 on 15th
Wimbledon .. J. G. Speed . . 5·40 18 0·87 on 15th
Woodville(b) . J. Leithead ,, 6·37 18 1·26 on 12th
Pahiatua .. W. Tosswill ,, 2·96 15 0·62 on 15th
Herbertville.. J. F. Riddall . 5·85 13 0·95 on 28th
Tane (Pahiatua)(c) .. H. A. Lambert 5·85 15 1·08 on 27th
Eketahuna .. J. T. Quin 2·52 14 0·54 on 15th
Castlepoint .. H. Belliss 2·93 10 0·64 on 28th
Otahuaoo .. C. B e n n e t t 3·65 16 0·51 on 15th
Masterton .. J. Payton .. 3·32 15 0·62 on 28th
Carterton .. A. H. Braithwaite 5·40 19 1·30 on 28th
Featherston .. G. G. Wellsted 17·22 18 1·93 on 31st
Summit w. G. Ingram . . 7·96 19 2·47 on 28th
Taita T. Mason 10·61 17 2·40 on 28th
Wainuiomata .. J. Quaintance : : 8·97 15 2·90 on 28th
Lower Hutt .. Miss Heaton 7·13 23 1·67 on 29th
Petone sir J. Hector 8·95 19 1·58 on 28th
W e l l i n g t o n Government Observer 7·70 16 1·57 on 28th
Karori .. W. Edmonds

SOUTH ISLAND

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

Nelson .. Dr. Hudson .. .. 10·06 19 1·90 on 26th
Motueka :: .. G. S. Huffam .. .. 11·29 13 3·11 on 13th
Collingwood .. .. Rev A H Heron .. 19·09 16 4·55 on 13th
Quartz Ranges (Collingwood) .. F. G. Mace 5·83 .. ..
Stephens Island(d) Lightkeeper .. 6·22 14 1·50 on 13th
The Brothers(e) : Lightkeeper 7·25 13 1·43 on 13th
Avondale Station (Blenheim) C. d e V. Teschemaker 7·86 13 1·75 on 13th
Timaru .. R. F. Goulter , 7·86 13 2·12 on 13th
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) : : M. C. Masefield.. 5·02 10 2·00 on 13th
Meadow Banks (Blenheim) G. T. Seymour 6·87 13 2·09 on 13th
Blenheim N. T. Prichard 4·07 13 1·02 on 13th
Saddan N. Craig 3·09 13 1·29 on 28th
Cape Campbell : : Lightkeeper : : 4·49 15 1·50 on 13th
Flaxbourne- .. w. Tatchell .. .. ..
Langridge Station (U. Awatere) E. J. Thompson” .. .. ..
Kekerangu .., W. J. White .. 2·84 12 1·52 on 13th
Kaikoura. .. Dr. J. St. C. Gunn 1·80 8 0·58 on 13th
Hermitage .. A. Ross .. .. ..

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

Farewell Spit .. Lightkeeper .. .. 9·54 11 1·95 on 13th
Pakawau .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 12·25 17 2·85 on 13th
Westport .. A. S. Ewan .. .. 6·06 20 0·88 on 27th
Denniston .. J. Dixon .. .. 8·18 16 1·05 on 13th
Greymouth .. J. Conner .. .. 8·01 17 2·00 on 26th
Hokitika(f) .. A. D. Macfarlane 8·38 18 2·02 on 11th
Dusky Sound(g) : : R. Henry .. .. ..
Puysegur Point(h) .. Lightkeeper .. .. ..

Late returns—
(a) April 2·25 10 0·97 on 5th
(b) April 3·66 18 0·61 on 4th
(c) {March 2·17 12 0·50 on 26th
April 5·03 16 1·10 on 4th
(d) April 2·16 7 0·85 on 16th
(e) {March 0·61 4 0·40 on 31st
April 2·57 6 0·98 on 16th
(f) April 5·59 11 2·40 on 16th
(g) {January 12·03 21 1·21 on 1st
February 11·50 17 1·26 on 19th
March 15·81 22 2·60 on 6th
April 13·28 21 2·41 on 15th
(h) {March 8·23 18 1·45 on 16th
April 8·06 19 1·80 on 16th



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Rainfall, Weather, Meteorological Data, May 1903, North Island, South Island, Observers
62 names identified
  • D. Macfarlane, Rainfall observer at Takapau
  • Fenton Lambert, Rainfall observer at Waikaremoana
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Rainfall observer at Tutira Lake
  • H. W. Guthrie-Smith, Rainfall observer at Hangaroa
  • A. M. Smith, Rainfall observer at Poukawa
  • Tait, Rainfall observer at Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Mills, Rainfall observer at Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Thos. Clark, Rainfall observer at Petane
  • E. Lyndon, Rainfall observer at Napier
  • J. N. Williams, Rainfall observer at Hastings
  • Thomas R. Moore, Rainfall observer at Waimarama
  • G. O. Williams, Rainfall observer at Mangakuri
  • S. B. Ludbrook, Rainfall observer at Te Aute
  • A. Lookie, Rainfall observer at Maraekakaho (Hastings)
  • J. Nicoll, Rainfall observer at Gwavas
  • J. w. Harding, Rainfall observer at Mount Vernon
  • Frank B. Curd, Rainfall observer at Ormondville
  • G. Harvey, Rainfall observer at Dannevirke
  • F. E. Telling-Simcox (Rev.), Rainfall observer at Porangahau
  • J. G. Speed, Rainfall observer at Wimbledon
  • J. Leithead, Rainfall observer at Woodville
  • W. Tosswill, Rainfall observer at Pahiatua
  • J. F. Riddall, Rainfall observer at Herbertville
  • H. A. Lambert, Rainfall observer at Tane (Pahiatua)
  • J. T. Quin, Rainfall observer at Eketahuna
  • H. Belliss, Rainfall observer at Castlepoint
  • C. Bennett, Rainfall observer at Otahuaoo
  • J. Payton, Rainfall observer at Masterton
  • A. H. Braithwaite, Rainfall observer at Carterton
  • G. G. Wellsted, Rainfall observer at Featherston
  • w. G. Ingram, Rainfall observer at Summit
  • T. Mason, Rainfall observer at Taita
  • J. Quaintance, Rainfall observer at Wainuiomata
  • Miss Heaton, Rainfall observer at Lower Hutt
  • J. Hector (Sir), Rainfall observer at Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Rainfall observer at Karori
  • Dr. Hudson, Rainfall observer at Nelson
  • G. S. Huffam, Rainfall observer at Motueka
  • A. H. Heron (Rev.), Rainfall observer at Collingwood
  • F. G. Mace, Rainfall observer at Quartz Ranges (Collingwood)
  • Lightkeeper, Rainfall observer at Stephens Island
  • Lightkeeper, Rainfall observer at The Brothers
  • C. d. e. V. Teschemaker, Rainfall observer at Avondale Station (Blenheim)
  • R. F. Goulter, Rainfall observer at Timaru
  • M. C. Masefield, Rainfall observer at Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds)
  • G. T. Seymour, Rainfall observer at Meadow Banks (Blenheim)
  • N. T. Prichard, Rainfall observer at Blenheim
  • N. Craig, Rainfall observer at Saddan
  • Lightkeeper, Rainfall observer at Cape Campbell
  • w. Tatchell, Rainfall observer at Flaxbourne
  • E. J. Thompson, Rainfall observer at Langridge Station (U. Awatere)
  • W. J. White, Rainfall observer at Kekerangu
  • Dr. J. St. C. Gunn, Rainfall observer at Kaikoura
  • A. Ross, Rainfall observer at Hermitage
  • Lightkeeper, Rainfall observer at Farewell Spit
  • T. C. V. Field, Rainfall observer at Pakawau
  • A. S. Ewan, Rainfall observer at Westport
  • J. Dixon, Rainfall observer at Denniston
  • J. Conner, Rainfall observer at Greymouth
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Rainfall observer at Hokitika
  • R. Henry, Rainfall observer at Dusky Sound
  • Lightkeeper, Rainfall observer at Puysegur Point