✨ Rainfall Statistics
Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 581
NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR JANUARY, 1909.
| Station. | Observer. | Total Fall, Points* (100 to Inch). | Days with Rain. | Maximum Fall, and Date. |
|---|
NORTH ISLAND.
(A.) NORTH-EAST ASPECT—NORTH CAPE TO EAST CAPE.
| Mangonui .. .. A. C. Ballance .. .. 490 | 9 | 335 on 28th |
| Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. .. Nevill Ray .. .. 251 | 12 | 76 on 28th |
| Mount Eden, Auckland .. .. C. Cooper .. .. 279 | 13 | 115 on 28th |
| Remuera, Auckland .. .. Rev. H. Young .. .. 277 | 9 | 90 on 28th |
| Cuvier Island(a) .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 274 | 6 | 125 on 10th |
| Mamaku .. .. F. M. Ramson .. .. 496 | 17 | 223 on 29th |
| Matamata .. .. H. J. Moore Jones .. .. 440 | 10 | 175 on 28th |
| Turua, Thames .. .. L. J. Bagnall .. .. 308 | 12 | 110 on 28th |
| Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. .. H. A. Goudie .. .. 348 | 12 | 75 on 28th |
| Waimangu .. .. R. H. Ingle .. .. 269 | 11 | 93 on 28th |
| Waiotapu .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 244 | 7 | 80 on 28th |
| Tangihanga, Te Araroa .. .. G. W. Heald .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Te Kaha(b) .. .. Rev. C. W. Robinson .. .. 444 | 7 | 150 on 23rd |
(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.
| Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 480 | 9 | 304 on 28th |
| Wekaweka .. .. E. J. Hawkings.. .. 1062 | 19 | 533 on 28th |
| Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour .. W. R. Coxhead .. .. 531 | 17 | 308 on 28th |
| Kohukohu .. .. A. C. Yarborough .. .. 866 | 14 | 546 on 28th |
| Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei .. J. Mason .. .. 454 | 13 | 96 on 9th |
| Ruatangata Nursery .. .. A. Gordon .. .. 358 | 11 | 86 on 9th |
| Bickerstaffe, Whakapirau .. .. Manager of State Farm .. .. 273 | 16 | 51 on 29th |
| Helensville .. .. A. J. Hill .. .. 352 | 12 | 171 on 28th |
| Onehunga .. .. C. A. Senior .. .. 268 | 16 | 102 on 28th |
| Waiuku, Auckland .. .. J. E. Makgill .. .. 498 | 13 | 300 on 28th |
| Te Mata, Raglan .. .. H. T. Gibson .. .. 847 | 10 | 241 on 28th |
| Kawhia .. .. H. H. Pettit .. .. 442 | 16 | 195 on 25th |
| Taupo .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. .. 330 | 9 | 127 on 29th |
| Waitomo Caves, King-country.. G. Wratten .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Paterangi, Waikato .. .. Cyril Jephson .. .. 703 | 11 | 217 on 30th |
| Hamilton, Waikato.. .. Dr. H. Douglas.. .. 555 | 15 | 164 on 29th |
| State Farm, Waerenga(c) .. .. E. Wahreu .. .. 269 | 14 | 65 on 30th |
| Wairama Downs, Tuakau .. .. A. R. Rutherford .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Paekaha, Paemako.. .. N. A. Robison .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Paparahia, Awakino .. .. J. E. C. Harrison .. .. 506 | 14 | 160 on 29th |
| Ngatimaru, Tarata .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 786 | 13 | 295 on 29th |
| Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.).. Miss N. Trimble .. .. 913 | 17 | 219 on 28th |
| Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.) .. Mrs. J. Brown .. .. 1400 | 26 | 265 on 29th |
(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE PALLISER.
| Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) .. T. R. Ryan .. .. 2986 | 17 | 350 on 4th |
| Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 504 | 18 | 128 on 14th |
| Eltham .. .. L. N. Fairhall .. .. 426 | 15 | 178 on 28th |
| Stratford (1,020 ft.).. .. T. H. Penn .. .. 477 | 20 | 99 on 14th |
| Ohawe, Hawera .. .. Guy Livingston.. .. 444 | 16 | 160 on 28th |
| Patea .. .. H. E. Adams .. .. 438 | 15 | 127 on 28th |
| Oruamatua, Moawhango .. .. R. M. Williamson .. .. 335 | 14 | 74 on 15th |
| Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 510 | 15 | 110 on 28th |
| Whangamomona .. .. S. Klee .. .. 705 | 17 | 117 on 28th |
| Manunui .. .. Miss L. Mason .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Makatote Viaduct .. .. R. Turnbull .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Raurimu (1,920 ft.).. .. J. G. Wilson .. .. 1056 | 19 | 180 on 29th |
| Arranmore, Makirikiri .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 430 | 16 | 72 on 4th |
| Ohakune .. .. R. King .. .. 730 | 17 | 80 on 29th |
| Marybank, Wanganui .. .. R. Hughes .. .. 343 | 15 | 58 on 28th |
| Plymouth Street, Wanganui .. John T. Stewart, C.E. .. .. 365 | 16 | 57 on 28th |
| Wanganui .. .. M. C. Corliss .. .. 313 | 16 | 55 on 6th and 30th |
| Ruanui .. .. E. Norris-Borlase .. .. 475 | 16 | 122 on 30th |
| Dalvey, Turakina .. .. H. Y. Lethbridge .. .. 246 | 13 | 56 on 4th |
| Erehwon Station, Moawhango .. Mr. M. Caccia-Birch .. .. 400 | 16 | 62 on 29th |
| Hiwi, Taihape .. .. A. R. Fannin .. .. 432 | 21 | 66 on 29th |
| Hunterville .. .. S. A. R. Mair .. .. 580 | 15 | 112 on 29th |
| Awakilta, Hunterville (1,451 ft.) P. R. Earle .. .. 532 | 20 | 86 on 29th |
| Waituna West, Feilding .. .. E. S. Guylee .. .. 535 | 17 | 151 on 29th |
| Thoresby, Marton .. .. W. J. Birch .. .. 438 | 14 | 83 on 15th |
| Halcombe .. .. L. A. McDonald .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Raumai, Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 415 | 12 | 71 on 15th |
| Waitatapia, Bull’s(d) .. .. K. W. Dalrymple .. .. 380 | 13 | 62 on 15th |
| Glen Oroua .. .. J. Sanson .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Feilding .. .. Miss E. Goodbehere .. .. 459 | 12 | 86 on 30th |
| Fitzherbert West, Palmerston N. C. J. Monro .. .. 583 | 13 | 106 on 29th |
| Otaki .. .. W. Burns-Smith .. .. 462 | 18 | 79 on 14th |
| Kapiti Island .. .. R. Henry .. .. 277 | 11 | 78 on 28th |
| Waikanae .. .. S. Duncan .. .. 412 | 17 | 90 on 28th |
| Pukerua .. .. Mrs. A. V. McDonald .. .. 462 | 13 | 92 on 28th |
| Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. 406 | 13 | 113 on 15th |
| Opau, North Makara .. .. W. H. Wallace .. .. 441 | 12 | 98 on 23rd |
Late returns—
| (a) Cuvier Island, December, 1908 .. Lightkeeper .. .. 304 | 9 | 69 on 14th |
|---|---|---|
| b) Te Kaha, December, 1908 .. Rev. C. W. Robinson .. .. 438 | 9 | 113 on 15th |
| (c) State Farm, Waerenga, December, 1908 .. E. Wahreu .. .. 486 | 16 | 113 on 16th |
| (d) Waitatapia, Bull’s, December, 1908 .. K. W. Dalrymple .. .. 159 | 13 | 33 on 7th and 30th |
- Rain-gauge overflowed, and there was probably fully half an inch more.—S. E. M.
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NZ Gazette 1909, No 15
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🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for January, 1909
🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationMeteorology, Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, January 1909, North Island, South Island
75 names identified
- A. C. Ballance, Observer, Mangonui rainfall
- Nevill Ray, Observer, Pakaraka rainfall
- C. Cooper, Observer, Mount Eden rainfall
- H. Young (Reverend), Observer, Remuera rainfall
- F. M. Ramson, Observer, Mamaku rainfall
- H. J. Moore Jones, Observer, Matamata rainfall
- L. J. Bagnall, Observer, Turua rainfall
- H. A. Goudie, Observer, Whakarewarewa rainfall
- R. H. Ingle, Observer, Waimangu rainfall
- A. W. Roberts, Observer, Waiotapu rainfall
- G. W. Heald, Observer, Tangihanga rainfall
- C. W. Robinson (Reverend), Observer, Te Kaha rainfall
- W. G. Puckey, Observer, Kaitaia rainfall
- E. J. Hawkings, Observer, Wekaweka rainfall
- W. R. Coxhead, Observer, Rangiahua rainfall
- A. C. Yarborough, Observer, Kohukohu rainfall
- J. Mason, Observer, Puhipuhi Plantation rainfall
- A. Gordon, Observer, Ruatangata Nursery rainfall
- A. J. Hill, Observer, Helensville rainfall
- C. A. Senior, Observer, Onehunga rainfall
- J. E. Makgill, Observer, Waiuku rainfall
- H. T. Gibson, Observer, Te Mata rainfall
- H. H. Pettit, Observer, Kawhia rainfall
- H. J. Fletcher (Reverend), Observer, Taupo rainfall
- G. Wratten, Observer, Waitomo Caves rainfall
- Cyril Jephson, Observer, Paterangi rainfall
- H. Douglas (Dr.), Observer, Hamilton rainfall
- E. Wahreu, Observer, State Farm Waerenga rainfall
- A. R. Rutherford, Observer, Wairama Downs rainfall
- N. A. Robison, Observer, Paekaha rainfall
- J. E. C. Harrison, Observer, Paparahia rainfall
- R. Drummond, Observer, Ngatimaru rainfall
- N. Trimble (Miss), Observer, Riversdale rainfall
- J. Brown (Mrs.), Observer, Upper Mangorei rainfall
- T. R. Ryan, Observer, Mountain-house rainfall
- A. H. Moore, Observer, Opunake rainfall
- L. N. Fairhall, Observer, Eltham rainfall
- T. H. Penn, Observer, Stratford rainfall
- Guy Livingston, Observer, Ohawe rainfall
- H. E. Adams, Observer, Patea rainfall
- R. M. Williamson, Observer, Oruamatua rainfall
- E. F. Liffiton, Observer, Taumatatahi rainfall
- S. Klee, Observer, Whangamomona rainfall
- L. Mason (Miss), Observer, Manunui rainfall
- R. Turnbull, Observer, Makatote Viaduct rainfall
- J. G. Wilson, Observer, Raurimu rainfall
- H. A. Lambert, Observer, Arranmore rainfall
- R. King, Observer, Ohakune rainfall
- R. Hughes, Observer, Marybank rainfall
- John T. Stewart (C.E.), Observer, Plymouth Street rainfall
- M. C. Corliss, Observer, Wanganui rainfall
- E. Norris-Borlase, Observer, Ruanui rainfall
- H. Y. Lethbridge, Observer, Dalvey rainfall
- M. Caccia-Birch (Mr.), Observer, Erehwon Station rainfall
- A. R. Fannin, Observer, Hiwi rainfall
- S. A. R. Mair, Observer, Hunterville rainfall
- P. R. Earle, Observer, Awakilta rainfall
- E. S. Guylee, Observer, Waituna West rainfall
- W. J. Birch, Observer, Thoresby rainfall
- L. A. McDonald, Observer, Halcombe rainfall
- E. J. Keiller, Observer, Raumai rainfall
- K. W. Dalrymple, Observer, Waitatapia rainfall
- J. Sanson, Observer, Glen Oroua rainfall
- E. Goodbehere (Miss), Observer, Feilding rainfall
- C. J. Monro, Observer, Fitzherbert West rainfall
- W. Burns-Smith, Observer, Otaki rainfall
- R. Henry, Observer, Kapiti Island rainfall
- S. Duncan, Observer, Waikanae rainfall
- A. V. McDonald (Mrs.), Observer, Pukerua rainfall
- J. Pearce, Observer, Pahautanui rainfall
- W. H. Wallace, Observer, Opau rainfall
- Lightkeeper, Observer, Cuvier Island rainfall (Dec 1908)
- C. W. Robinson (Reverend), Observer, Te Kaha rainfall (Dec 1908)
- E. Wahreu, Observer, State Farm Waerenga rainfall (Dec 1908)
- K. W. Dalrymple, Observer, Waitatapia, Bull's rainfall (Dec 1908)