New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 95

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✨ Rainfall Data



Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2631

Rainfall for November, 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 .. .. 4·42 | 14 | 1·86 on 10th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 4·83 | 11 | 1·56 on 9th
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 2·94 | 10 | 0·70 on 8th
Oxford .. .. R. H. Gainsford .. .. 2·94 | 14 | 0·61 on 10th
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 2·16 | 11 | 0·60 on 14th
Christchurch(a) .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 1·66 | 10 | 0·42 on 14th
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 1·43 | 10 | 0·39 on 20th
Lincoln .. .. G. Gray .. .. 2·02 | 13 | 0·80 on 14th
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 1·38 | 9 | 0·69 on 14th
Kyle .. .. J. Lambie .. .. 1·68 | 10 | 0·56 on 14th
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 2·19 | 12 | 0·36 on 14th and 19th
Kapunatiki .. .. J. C. Rolleston .. .. 2·77 | 12 | 1·26 on 12th
Orari .. .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. .. 2·90 | 14 | 0·85 on 14th
Bealey .. .. A. Hodgen .. .. 1·80 | 12 | 0·55 on 10th
Mount Peel .. .. Miss Acland .. .. 3·57 | 14 | 1·00 on 14th
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 4·88 | 14 | 1·45 on 14th
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. .. | .. | ..
Rakaia .. .. Rev. G. W. Russell .. .. 2·17 | 9 | 0·64 on 14th
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. Curtis .. .. 2·83 | 10 | 0·75 on 14th
Windermere .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. 1·09 | 10 | 0·37 on 18th
Pleasant Point .. .. J. Bishop .. .. .. | .. | ..
Timaru .. .. R. Fergusson .. .. 2·14 | 13 | 0·81 on 14th
Timaru Reservoir.. .. J. Courtney .. .. 2·68 | 7 | 0·79 on 14th
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 2·73 | 8 | 1·05 on 14th
Waimate .. .. W. M. Hamilton .. .. 2·32 | 12 | 0·60 on 14th
Geraldine .. .. E. F. Temple .. .. 2·92 | 13 | 0·94 on 14th
Woodbury (Geraldine) .. Mrs. B. E. H. Tripp .. .. 4·81 | 14 | 1·66 on 14th
Windsor Park (Oamaru)(b) .. E. Menlove .. .. .. | .. | ..
Maheno (Oamaru) .. .. R. J. Hendrie .. .. 2·26 | 12 | 0·70 on 13th
Palmerston (South) .. .. B. Galloway .. .. .. | .. | ..

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

Otekaike (Oamaru) .. .. John Tait .. .. 1·99 | 12 | 0·60 on 14th
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 1·66 | 8 | 0·35 on 15th
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 3·81 | 16 | 1·49 on 14th
Gladbrook Station .. .. F. R. Jeffreys .. .. 4·13 | 13 | 0·91 on 17th
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 2·44 | 11 | 0·74 on 14th
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 2·41 | 15 | 1·15 on 14th
Tarras .. .. T. McWhirter .. .. .. | .. | ..
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 5·17 | 12 | 1·83 on 15th
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. .. 3·49 | 14 | 0·90 on 18th
Blackmount (Clifden) .. .. Mrs. R. McKenzie .. .. 3·84 | 16 | 1·02 on 13th
Ranfurly .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 3·22 | 8 | 1·34 on 17th
Tapanui .. .. R. G. Robinson .. .. 4·84 | 12 | 1·80 on 13th
Balclotha .. .. J. W. Brame .. .. 1·96 | 8 | 0·80 on 18th
Galloway (Alexandra South) .. D. C. Rose .. .. 1·78 | 7 | 0·63 on 15th
Clyde .. .. J. S. Dickie .. .. 1·73 | 6 | 0·50 on 12th
Woodlands .. .. J. Mehaffey .. .. 3·64 | 15 | 0·72 on 8th
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 2·92 | 13 | 0·48 on 14th
Ratanui .. .. J. Frazer .. .. 4·17 | 10 | 0·91 on 15th
Otatau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 3·08 | 16 | 0·46 on 20th
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 3·18 | 16 | 0·72 on 13th
Waikawa Valley .. .. J. H. Buckingham .. .. 5·14 | 14 | 0·80 on 15th
Invercargill .. .. F. W. Hilgendorf .. .. 2·11 | 18 | 0·48 on 13th
Chatham Islands .. .. A. Shand .. .. 1·37 | 11 | 0·37 on 11th
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. .. 3·43 | 20 | 0·62 on 12th

Late returns—
(a) October .. .. .. .. 0·36 | 5 | 0·20 on 1st
(b) October .. .. .. .. 1·55 | 7 | 0·60 on 14th

ERRATUM.—In the rainfall return for October, Rakamoana, read the maximum fall as 1·50 instead of 0·50.

L. H. EILERS, for Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand,
14th December, 1903.



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🎓 Rainfall Data for November 1903 (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
14 December 1903
Rainfall, Meteorological Data, Weather Statistics, South Island, Observers, Climate, November 1903
53 names identified
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer for Cheviot
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer for Waiau
  • Miss Jacobson, Observer for Akaroa
  • R. H. Gainsford, Observer for Oxford
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer for Port Hills (Christchurch)
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer for Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer for Linwood
  • G. Gray, Observer for Lincoln
  • D. McMillan, Observer for Southbridge
  • J. Lambie, Observer for Kyle
  • John Hall (Honourable Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer for Hororata
  • J. C. Rolleston, Observer for Kapunatiki
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer for Orari
  • A. Hodgen, Observer for Bealey
  • Miss Acland, Observer for Mount Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer for Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer for Methven
  • G. W. Russell (Reverend), Observer for Rakaia
  • A. Curtis, Observer for Winchmore (Ashburton)
  • F. J. M. Wright (Miss), Observer for Windermere
  • J. Bishop, Observer for Pleasant Point
  • R. Fergusson, Observer for Timaru
  • J. Courtney, Observer for Timaru Reservoir
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer for Fairlie
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer for Waimate
  • E. F. Temple, Observer for Geraldine
  • B. E. H. Tripp (Mrs.), Observer for Woodbury (Geraldine)
  • E. Menlove, Observer for Windsor Park (Oamaru)
  • R. J. Hendrie, Observer for Maheno (Oamaru)
  • B. Galloway, Observer for Palmerston (South)
  • John Tait, Observer for Otekaike (Oamaru)
  • L. Hotop, Observer for Queenstown
  • J. Ewing, Observer for St. Bathan’s
  • F. R. Jeffreys, Observer for Gladbrook Station
  • W. J. Mullin (Dr.), Observer for Roxburgh
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer for Kokonga
  • T. McWhirter, Observer for Tarras
  • G. M. Burlinson, Observer for Caversham
  • R. McKenzie (Mrs.), Observer for Blackmount (Clifden)
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer for Ranfurly
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer for Tapanui
  • J. W. Brame, Observer for Balclotha
  • D. C. Rose, Observer for Galloway (Alexandra South)
  • J. S. Dickie, Observer for Clyde
  • J. Mehaffey, Observer for Woodlands
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer for Dipton
  • J. Frazer, Observer for Ratanui
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer for Otatau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer for Nightcaps
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer for Waikawa Valley
  • F. W. Hilgendorf, Observer for Invercargill
  • A. Shand, Observer for Chatham Islands
  • W. Traill, Observer for Stewart Island

  • L. H. Eilers, for Director