New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 36

Page 1203

✨ New Zealand Rainfall Statistics



APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1203

NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR MARCH, 1909.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, Points (100 to inch). Days with Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date.
Mangonui ... A. O. Ballance .. .. 527 8 140 on 17th
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. Nevill Ray .. .. 449 12 185 on 18th
Mount Eden, Auckland ... C. Cooper .. .. 612 16 272 on 18th
Remuera, Auckland ... Rev. H. Young .. .. 517 12 272 on 18th
Cuvier Island ... Lightkeeper .. .. 772 10 202 on 26th
Mamaku ... F. M. Ramson .. .. 1671 18 415 on 18th
Matamata ... H. J. Moore Jones .. 750 11 209 on 29th
Turua, Thames ... L. J. Bagnall .. .. 426 13 120 on 18th
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. H.A. Goudie .. .. 842 15 280 on 26th
Waimangu ... R. H. Ingle .. .. 769 13 231 on 18th
Waiotapu ... A. W. Roberts .. .. 791 10 200 on 21st
Tangihanga, Te Araroa ... G. W. Heald .. .. 2376 17 435 on 29th
Te Kaha ... Rev. C. W. Robinson .. 870 9 280 on 27th

(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.

| Kaitaia ... | W. G. Puckey .. .. | 486 | 12 | 110 on 24th |
| Wekaweka ... | E. J. Hawkings.. .. | 776 | 19 | 169 on 18th |
| Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour | W. R. Coxhead .. .. | 688 | 16 | 177 on 18th |
| Kohukohu ... | A. C. Yarborough .. | 642 | 15 | 148 on 18th |
| Puhipuhi Plantation, Whaka-para, Whangarei | J. Mason .. .. | 898 | 16 | 263 on 18th |
| Whangarei Heads .. | T. R. Koller .. .. | 488 | 12 | 220 on 19th |
| Ruatangata Nursery ... | A. Gordon .. .. | 648 | 15 | 253 on 18th |
| Bickerstaffe, Whakapirau .. | Manager of State Farm .. | 329 | 15 | 203 on 19th |
| Helensville ... | A. J. Hill .. .. | 391 | 16 | 173 on 18th |
| Onehunga ... | C. A. Senior .. .. | 674 | 14 | 307 on 18th |
| Waiuku, Auckland ... | J. E. Makgill .. .. | 401 | 11 | 182 on 18th |
| Te Mata, Raglan(a) ... | H.T. Gibson .. .. | 525 | 7 | 231 on 29th |
| Kawhia ... | H. H. Pettit .. .. | 328 | . .. | 110 on 18th |
| Taupo ... | Rev. H.J. Fletcher.. | 391 | 12 | 120 on 26th |
| Waitomo Caves, King-country .. | G. Wratten .. .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paterangi, Waikato ... | Cyril Jephson .. .. | 489 | 8 | 74 on 27th |
| Hamilton, Waikato... | Dr. H. Douglas .. .. | 399 | 12 | 177 on 18th |
| State Farm, Waerenga ... | E. Wahreu .. .. | 467 | 16 | 227 on 19th |
| Wairama Downs, Tuakau .. | A. R. Rutherford .. | 614 | 10 | 210 on 19th |
| Paekaha, Paemako(b) .. | N.A. Robison .. .. | 493 | 12 | 115 on 18th |
| Paparahia, Awakino ... | J.E.C. Harrison .. | 948 | 11 | 100 on 13th |
| Ngatimaru, Tarata .. | R. Drummond .. .. | 765 | 12 | 122 on 18th |
| Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.).. | Miss N. Trimble .. | 880 | 15 | 198 on 29th |
| Inglewood ... | Dr. Gault .. .. | 716 | 15 | 129 on 29th |
| Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.).. | Mrs. J. Brown .. .. | 971 | 17 | 197 on 29th |

(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE PALLISER.

| Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) | T.R. Ryan .. .. | 1613 | 8 | 452 on 29th |
| Opunake ... | A.H. Moore .. .. | 586 | 15 | 142 on 19th |
| Eltham ... | L.N. Fairhall .. .. | 688 | 14 | 245 on 29th |
| Stratford (1,020 ft.).. | T.H. Penn .. .. | 643 | 13 | 166 on 29th |
| Ohawe, Hawera ... | Guy Livingston .. | 594 | 15 | 198 on 29th |
| Patea ... | H.E. Adams .. .. | 469 | 10 | 173 on 29th |
| Oruamatua, Moawhango .. | R.M. Williamson .. | 554 | 10 | 310 on 13th |
| Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara ... | E.F. Liffiton .. .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whangamomona ... | S. Klee .. .. | 574 | 11 | 100 on 19th |
| Manunui ... | W.M. C. Wilson .. | 439 | 11 | 135 on 29th |
| Makatote Viaduct ... | R. Turnbull .. .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Raurimu (1,920 ft.).. | J.G. Wilson .. .. | 536 | 14 | 91 on 31st |
| Arranmore, Makirikiri ... | H.A. Lambert .. .. | 305 | 14 | 122 on 29th |
| Ohakune ... | R. King .. .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Marybank, Wanganui ... | R. Hughes .. .. | 337 | 12 | 123 on 29th |
| Plymouth Street, Wanganui ... | John T. Stewart, C.E. .. | 326 | 10 | 132 on 29th |
| Wanganui ... | M.C. Corliss .. .. | 331 | 12 | 126 on 30th |
| Ruanui ... | E. Norris-Borlase .. | 326 | 9 | 122 on 30th |
| Dalvey, Turakina ... | H.Y. Lethbridge .. | 255 | 12 | 80 on 29th |
| Erewhon Station, Moawhango ... | Mrs. M. Caccia-Birch.. | 537 | 11 | 302 on 13th |
| Hiwi, Taihape ... | A.R. Fannin .. .. | 369 | 12 | 134 on 27th |
| Hunterville ... | S.A. R. Mair .. .. | 203 | 12 | 84 on 29th |
| Awakilt, Hunterville (1,451 ft.) | P.R. Earle .. .. | 236 | 12 | 75 on 29th |
| Waituna West, Feilding .. | E.S. Guylee .. .. | 239 | 14 | 80 on 29th |
| Thoresby, Marton ... | W.J. Birch .. .. | 221 | 10 | 71 on 29th |
| Halcombe ... | L.A. McDonald .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Raumai, Bull's ... | E. J. Keiller .. .. | 302 | 12 | 71 on 12th |
| Waitatapia, Bull's.. | K.W. Dalrymple .. | 295 | 10 | 72 on 12th |
| Glen Oroua ... | J. Sanson .. .. | 159 | 6 | 56 on 29th |
| Feilding ... | Miss E. Goodbehere .. | 230 | 10 | 74 on 29th |
| Fitzherbert West, Palmerston N. | C.J. Monro & .. | 304 | 11 | 87 on 29th |
| Otaki ... | W. Burns-Smith .. | 268 | 14 | 57 on 13th and 31st |
| Kapiti Island ... | R. Henry .. .. | 214 | 11 | 59 on 12th |
| Waikanae ... | S. Duncan .. .. | 285 | 11 | 84 on 29th |
| Pukerua ... | Mrs. A.V. McDonald .. | 180 | 8 | 56 on 13th |
| Pahautanui ... | J. Pearce .. .. | 188 | 6 | 89 on 29th |
| Opau, North Makara(c) | W. H. Wallace .. .. | 534 | 9 | 300 on 29th |

Late return—

(a) Te Mata, Raglan, January | H.T. Gibson .. .. | 844 | 10 | 241 on 28th |
(b) Paekaha, Paemako, February | N.A. Robison .. .. | 7 | 2 | 5 on 20th |
(c) Opau, North Makara, February | W. H. Wallace .. .. | 280 | 5 | 105 on 12th and 13th |



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🌾 New Zealand Rainfall for March, 1909

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Rainfall, Meteorology, Weather, Statistics, March 1909, New Zealand
75 names identified
  • A. O. Ballance, Observer for Mangonui rainfall
  • Nevill Ray, Observer for Pakaraka, Ohaeawai rainfall
  • C. Cooper, Observer for Mount Eden, Auckland rainfall
  • H. Young (Rev.), Observer for Remuera, Auckland rainfall
  • F. M. Ramson, Observer for Mamaku rainfall
  • H. J. Moore Jones, Observer for Matamata rainfall
  • L. J. Bagnall, Observer for Turua, Thames rainfall
  • H.A. Goudie, Observer for Whakarewarewa, Rotorua rainfall
  • R. H. Ingle, Observer for Waimangu rainfall
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer for Waiotapu rainfall
  • G. W. Heald, Observer for Tangihanga, Te Araroa rainfall
  • C. W. Robinson (Rev.), Observer for Te Kaha rainfall
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer for Kaitaia rainfall
  • E. J. Hawkings, Observer for Wekaweka rainfall
  • W. R. Coxhead, Observer for Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour rainfall
  • A. C. Yarborough, Observer for Kohukohu rainfall
  • J. Mason, Observer for Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei rainfall
  • T. R. Koller, Observer for Whangarei Heads rainfall
  • A. Gordon, Observer for Ruatangata Nursery rainfall
  • A. J. Hill, Observer for Helensville rainfall
  • C. A. Senior, Observer for Onehunga rainfall
  • J. E. Makgill, Observer for Waiuku, Auckland rainfall
  • H.T. Gibson, Observer for Te Mata, Raglan rainfall
  • H. H. Pettit, Observer for Kawhia rainfall
  • H.J. Fletcher (Rev.), Observer for Taupo rainfall
  • G. Wratten, Observer for Waitomo Caves, King-country rainfall
  • Cyril Jephson, Observer for Paterangi, Waikato rainfall
  • H. Douglas (Dr.), Observer for Hamilton, Waikato rainfall
  • E. Wahreu, Observer for State Farm, Waerenga rainfall
  • A. R. Rutherford, Observer for Wairama Downs, Tuakau rainfall
  • N.A. Robison, Observer for Paekaha, Paemako rainfall
  • J.E.C. Harrison, Observer for Paparahia, Awakino rainfall
  • R. Drummond, Observer for Ngatimaru, Tarata rainfall
  • N. Trimble (Miss), Observer for Riversdale, Inglewood rainfall
  • Dr. Gault (Dr.), Observer for Inglewood rainfall
  • J. Brown (Mrs.), Observer for Upper Mangorei rainfall
  • T.R. Ryan, Observer for Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont rainfall
  • A.H. Moore, Observer for Opunake rainfall
  • L.N. Fairhall, Observer for Eltham rainfall
  • T.H. Penn, Observer for Stratford rainfall
  • Guy Livingston, Observer for Ohawe, Hawera rainfall
  • H.E. Adams, Observer for Patea rainfall
  • R.M. Williamson, Observer for Oruamatua, Moawhango rainfall
  • E.F. Liffiton, Observer for Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara rainfall
  • S. Klee, Observer for Whangamomona rainfall
  • W.M. C. Wilson, Observer for Manunui rainfall
  • R. Turnbull, Observer for Makatote Viaduct rainfall
  • J.G. Wilson, Observer for Raurimu rainfall
  • H.A. Lambert, Observer for Arranmore, Makirikiri rainfall
  • R. King, Observer for Ohakune rainfall
  • R. Hughes, Observer for Marybank, Wanganui rainfall
  • John T. Stewart (C.E.), Observer for Plymouth Street, Wanganui rainfall
  • M.C. Corliss, Observer for Wanganui rainfall
  • E. Norris-Borlase, Observer for Ruanui rainfall
  • H.Y. Lethbridge, Observer for Dalvey, Turakina rainfall
  • M. Caccia-Birch (Mrs.), Observer for Erewhon Station, Moawhango rainfall
  • A.R. Fannin, Observer for Hiwi, Taihape rainfall
  • S.A. R. Mair, Observer for Hunterville rainfall
  • P.R. Earle, Observer for Awakilt, Hunterville rainfall
  • E.S. Guylee, Observer for Waituna West, Feilding rainfall
  • W.J. Birch, Observer for Thoresby, Marton rainfall
  • E. J. Keiller, Observer for Raumai, Bull's rainfall
  • K.W. Dalrymple, Observer for Waitatapia, Bull's rainfall
  • J. Sanson, Observer for Glen Oroua rainfall
  • E. Goodbehere (Miss), Observer for Feilding rainfall
  • C.J. Monro, Observer for Fitzherbert West, Palmerston N. rainfall
  • W. Burns-Smith, Observer for Otaki rainfall
  • R. Henry, Observer for Kapiti Island rainfall
  • S. Duncan, Observer for Waikanae rainfall
  • A.V. McDonald (Mrs.), Observer for Pukerua rainfall
  • J. Pearce, Observer for Pahautanui rainfall
  • W. H. Wallace, Observer for Opau, North Makara rainfall
  • H.T. Gibson, Late return observer for Te Mata, Raglan, January
  • N.A. Robison, Late return observer for Paekaha, Paemako, February
  • W. H. Wallace, Late return observer for Opau, North Makara, February