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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Rainfall, Weather, Meteorological data, South Island, Monthly statistics, Observers
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