✨ Rainfall Statistics




Aug. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1883

Rainfall for July, 1903—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 .. .. 3·15 9 1·17 on 13th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northoote .. .. 3·74 9 1·50 on 12th
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 2·27 6 0·63 on 26th
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 2·25 13 0·70 on 12th
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 1·40 8 0·65 on 12th
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 1·53 10 0·57 on 12th
Lincoln .. .. G. Gray .. .. 2·12 13 0·89 on 12th
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 2·90 11 1·38 on 12th
Kyle .. .. J. Lambie .. .. 3·38 10 1·50 on 12th
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 3·16 7 1·13 on 10th
Kapunatiki .. .. J. C. Rolleston .. .. 2·98 6 1·10 on 12th
Orari .. .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. .. 4·09 11 1·61 on 11th
Bealey .. .. A. Hodgen .. .. 8·51 11 2·67 on 11th
Mount Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. .. 2·27 8 2·25 on 11th
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 8·13 10 4·00 on 11th
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. .. .. ..
Rakaia .. .. Rev. G. W. Russell .. .. 2·30 5 1·12 on 21st
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. E. Hart .. .. 1·46 4 0·84 on 12th
Windermere(a) .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. .. .. ..
Pleasant Point .. .. J. Bishop .. .. 4·53 8 1·98 on 11th
Timaru(b) .. .. R. Fergusson .. .. 3·04 8 2·23 on 12th
Timaru Reservoir.. .. A. Beswick .. .. 2·16 7 0·81 on 11th
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 4·67 6 3·50 on 11th
Waimate .. .. W. M. Hamilton .. .. 2·10 5 1·00 on 11th
Geraldine .. .. E. F. Temple .. .. 5·47 6 2·75 on 12th
Woodbury (Geraldine) .. B. E. H. Tripp .. .. 5·11 10 2·20 on 11th
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 2·51 4 1·66 on 11th
Maheno (Oamaru) .. .. R. J. Hendrie .. .. 2·12 5 1·50 on 11th
Palmerston (South) .. .. B. Galloway .. .. 1·78 5 0·80 on 11th

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

Otekaike (Oamaru) .. .. John Tait .. .. .. .. ..
Macetown .. .. A. C. W. Porter .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 2·24 5 0·70 on 10th
St. Bathan's .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 3·59 5 2·25 on 11th
Gladbrook Station .. .. F. R. Jeffreys .. .. 1·18 5 1·00 on 14th
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 1·98 6 1·56 on 11th
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 2·93 2 2·50 on 11th
Tarras .. .. T. McWhirter .. .. 2·25 4 1·15 on 10th
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 2·63 12 0·53 on 11th
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. .. 1·23 9 0·58 on 11th
Blackmount (Clifden) .. Mrs. R. McKenzie .. .. 4·08 16 1·31 on 11th
Ranfurly .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 0·51 2 0·35 on 11th
Tapanui .. .. R. G. Robinson .. .. 2·45 7 1·32 on 10th
Balclutha .. .. C. L. White .. .. 1·94 6 1·35 on 11th
Galloway (Alexandra South) .. D. C. Rose .. .. .. .. ..
Clyde .. .. J. S. Dickie .. .. 0·43 2 0·35 on 10th
Woodlands .. .. A. H. Hiddlestone .. .. 2·63 15 0·58 on 27th
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 2·43 9 1·15 on 11th
Ratanui .. .. J. Frazer .. .. 3·81 12 0·90 on 12th
Gladstone .. .. H. J. Turner .. .. .. .. ..
Otatau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 2·93 11 0·60 on 7th
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 2·35 13 0·93 on 11th
Waikawa Valley .. .. J. H. Buckingham .. .. 4·15 23 0·80 on 11th
Invercargill .. .. F. W. Hilgendorf .. .. 2·68 21 0·75 on 7th
Chatham Islands(c) .. .. A. Shand .. .. 2·56 17 0·60 on 7th
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. .. 3·77 23 0·94 on 6th

Late returns—

(a) { May .. .. .. .. .. 3·13 16 0·68 on 4th
June .. .. .. .. .. 0·57 7 0·21 on 24th
(b) June .. .. .. .. .. 0·21 5 0·05 on 10th, 24th, and 25th
(c) June .. .. .. .. .. 2·82 26 0·36 on 6th

A H. GORE, for Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.

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55 names identified
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer at Cheviot
  • F. S. Northoote, Observer at Waiau
  • Miss Jacobson, Observer at Akaroa
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
  • D. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • J. Hall (Honourable Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
  • J. C. Rolleston, Observer at Kapunatiki
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer at Orari
  • A. Hodgen, Observer at Bealey
  • O. Scott Thompson (Mrs.), Observer at Mount Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • G. W. Russell (Rev.), Observer at Rakaia
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Winchmore
  • F. J. M. Wright (Miss), Observer at Windermere
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • R. Fergusson, Observer at Timaru
  • A. Beswick, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • E. F. Temple, Observer at Geraldine
  • B. E. H. Tripp, Observer at Woodbury
  • E. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park
  • R. J. Hendrie, Observer at Maheno
  • B. Galloway, Observer at Palmerston
  • John Tait, Observer at Otekaike
  • 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
  • W. J. Mullin (Dr.), Observer at Roxburgh
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • T. McWhirter, Observer at Tarras
  • Government Observer, Observer at Dunedin
  • G. M. Burlinson, Observer at Caversham
  • R. McKenzie (Mrs.), Observer at Blackmount
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Ranfurly
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer at Tapanui
  • C. L. White, Observer at Balclutha
  • D. C. Rose, Observer at Galloway
  • J. S. Dickie, Observer at Clyde
  • A. H. Hiddlestone, Observer at Woodlands
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • J. Frazer, Observer at Ratanui
  • H. J. Turner, Observer at Gladstone
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otatau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer at Waikawa Valley
  • F. W. Hilgendorf, Observer at Invercargill
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands
  • W. Traill, Observer at Stewart Island

  • A. H. Gore, for Director, Meteorological Office