New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 15

Page 581

✨ 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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🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for January, 1909

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Meteorology, 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)