New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 77

Page 2135

✨ Rainfall Statistics



Oct. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2135

Rainfall for August, 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 .. .. 4·12 | 14 | 0·97 on 14th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 3·85 | 15 | 1·11 on 14th
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 4·29 | 13 | 0·96 on 16th
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 1·85 | 14 | 0·30 on 28th
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 1·40 | 10 | 0·28 on 30th
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 1·70 | 13 | 0·31 on 1st
Lincoln .. .. G. Gray .. .. 2·06 | 14 | 0·67 on 28th
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 1·58 | 14 | 0·47 on 28th
Kyle .. .. J. Lambie .. .. 1·62 | 11 | 0·50 on 28th
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. 2·46 | 8 | 0·83 on 28th
Kapunatiki .. .. J. C. Rolleston .. .. 0·68 | 6 | 0·25 on 28th
Orari .. .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. .. 0·96 | 8 | 0·27 on 28th
Bealey .. .. A. Hodgen .. .. 5·53 | 19 | 1·48 on 13th
Mount Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. .. .. | .. | ..
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 2·30 | 8 | 0·59 on 14th
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. .. | .. | ..
Rakaia .. .. Rev. G. W. Russell .. .. 2·02 | 10 | 0·56 on 28th
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. E. Hart .. .. 1·91 | 7 | 0·63 on 28th
Windermere .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. .. | .. | ..
Pleasant Point .. .. J. Bishop .. .. 0·65 | 6 | 0·20 on 14th
Timaru .. .. R. Fergusson .. .. 0·45 | 8 | 0·14 on 30th
Timaru Reservoir.. .. A. Beswick .. .. 0·38 | 5 | 0·18 on 14th
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. .. | .. | ..
Waimate .. .. W. M. Hamilton .. .. 0·64 | 7 | 0·12 on 15th, 16th, and 27th
Geraldine .. .. E. F. Temple .. .. 1·27 | 6 | 0·41 on 28th
Woodbury (Geraldine) .. B. E. H. Tripp .. .. 2·23 | 9 | 0·53 on 28th
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 0·29 | 4 | 0·17 on 29th
Maheno (Oamaru) .. .. R. J. Hendrie .. .. 0·41 | 4 | 0·15 on 30th
Palmerston (South) .. .. B. Galloway .. .. .. | .. | ..

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

Otekaike (Oamaru) .. .. John Tait .. .. 0·37 | 7 | 0·19 on 27th
Macetown .. .. A. C. W. Porter .. .. .. | .. | ..
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 1·18 | 4 | 0·75 on 25th
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 3·07 | 9 | 1·48 on 13th
Gladbrook Station .. .. F. R. Jeffreys .. .. 0·49 | 7 | 0·13 on 8th
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 0·72 | 7 | 0·37 on 9th
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 0·83 | 9 | 0·49 on 9th
Tarras .. .. T. McWhirter .. .. 1·23 | 3 | 0·67 on 13th
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 1·94 | 17 | 0·26 on 28th
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. .. .. | .. | ..
Blackmount (Clifden) .. Mrs. R. McKenzie .. .. 5·16 | 17 | 0·81 on 9th
Ranfurly .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 0·59 | 2 | 0·49 on 9th
Tapanui .. .. R. G. Robinson .. .. 2·57 | 15 | 0·60 on 8th
Balclutha .. .. W. M. Allan .. .. 0·81 | 9 | 0·18 on 25th
Galloway (Alexandra South) .. D. C. Rose .. .. .. | .. | ..
Clyde .. .. J. S. Dickie .. .. 0·36 | 4 | 0·12 on 12th and 25th
Woodlands .. .. A. H. Hiddlestone .. .. 3·63 | 15 | 0·60 on 9th
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 1·73 | 11 | 0·52 on 9th
Ratanui .. .. J. Frazer .. .. 3·74 | 15 | 0·70 on 25th
Gladstone .. .. H. J. Turner .. .. .. | .. | ..
Otautau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 4·30 | 16 | 0·46 on 26th
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 3·05 | 15 | 0·75 on 9th
Waikawa Valley .. .. J. H. Buckingham .. .. 4·68 | 20 | 0·87 on 27th
Invercargill .. .. F. W. Hilgendorf .. .. 4·25 | 20 | 0·85 on 26th
Chatham Islands .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. | .. | ..
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. .. 3·68 | 22 | 0·72 on 8th

A. H. GORE, for Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.



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🎓 Rainfall Statistics for August 1903 (continued from previous page)

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55 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
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
  • D. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • Hon. Sir J. Hall (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
  • Mrs. O. Scott Thompson, Observer at Mount Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • Rev. G. W. Russell, Observer at Rakaia
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Winchmore (Ashburton)
  • Miss F. J. M. Wright, 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 (Geraldine)
  • E. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park (Oamaru)
  • R. J. Hendrie, Observer at Maheno (Oamaru)
  • B. Galloway, Observer at Palmerston (South)
  • John Tait, Observer at Otekaike (Oamaru)
  • 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, 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
  • Mrs. R. McKenzie, Observer at Blackmount (Clifden)
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Ranfurly
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer at Tapanui
  • W. M. Allan, Observer at Balclutha
  • D. C. Rose, Observer at Galloway (Alexandra South)
  • 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 Otautau
  • 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, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand