New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 43

Page 1477

✨ Rainfall Statistics



May 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1477

NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR APRIL, 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 .. .. 183 4 58 on 23rd
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. Nevill Ray .. .. 108 9 40 on 10th
Mount Eden, Auckland .. C. Cooper .. .. 151 12 30 on 23rd
Remuera, Auckland .. Rev. H. Young .. .. 145 10 27 on 24th
Cuvier Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Mamaku .. .. F. S. Ramson .. .. 601 13 200 on 11th
Matamata .. .. H. J. Moore Jones .. .. .. .. ..
Turua, Thames .. .. L. J. Bagnall .. .. 268 11 176 on 11th
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. H. A. Goudie .. .. 335 10 205 on 11th
Waimangu .. .. R. H. Ingle .. .. 272 8 131 on 11th
Waiotapu .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 303 5 174 on 11th
Tangihanga, Te Araroa .. G. W. Heald .. .. 1394 16 574 on 11th
Te Kaha .. .. Rev. C. W. Robinson .. .. 630 5 550 on 11th

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 130 6 36 on 11th
Wekaweka .. .. E. J. Hawkings.. .. 623 15 156 on 10th
Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour .. W. R. Coxhead .. .. 294 11 85 on 10th
Kohukohu .. .. A. C. Yarborough .. .. 229 9 48 on 25th
Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei .. J. Mason .. .. 244 11 65 on 10th
Whangarei Heads .. .. T. R. Koller .. .. 171 7 75 on 1st
Ruatangata Nursery .. A. Gordon .. .. 226 7 100 on 9th
Bickerstaffe, Whakapirau .. Manager of State Farm .. .. 201 12 60 on 1st
Helensville .. .. A. J. Hill .. .. 212 11 48 on 2nd
Onehunga .. .. C. A. Senior .. .. 155 11 385 on 11th
Waiuku, Auckland .. .. J. E. Makgill .. .. 302 13 120 on 11th
Te Mata, Raglan .. .. H. T. Gibson .. .. .. .. ..
Kawhia .. .. H. H. Pettit .. .. 457 .. ..
Taupo .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. .. 321 8 176 on 11th
Waitomo Caves, King-country.. G. Wratten .. .. .. .. ..
Paterangi, Waikato .. Cyril Jephson .. .. 588 12 93 on 12th
Hamilton, Waikato.. .. Dr. H. Douglas.. .. 219 13 92 on 11th
State Farm, Waerenga .. E. Wahreu .. .. 226 14 40 on 12th
Wairama Downs, Tuakau .. A. R. Rutherford .. .. 378 15 68 on 24th
Mangaotaki .. .. W. J. Hill .. .. 1470 14 305 on 22nd
Paekaha, Paemako.. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 721 13 221 on 11th
Paparahia, Awakino .. J. E. O. Harrison .. .. .. .. ..
Ngatimaru, Tarata .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 1173 16 272 on 24th
Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.).. Miss N. Trimble .. .. 1253 16 362 on 22nd
Inglewood .. .. D. Gault, M.D. .. .. 1358 16 325 on 21st
Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.) .. Mrs. J. Brown .. .. 2011 17 503 on 21st
Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) .. T. R. Ryan .. .. 3504 12 463 on 5th

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

Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 561 13 108 on 11th and 22nd
Eltham .. .. L. N. Fairhall .. .. 480 14 135 on 11th
Stratford (1,020 ft.).. .. T. H. Penn .. .. 941 14 321 on 22nd
Ohawe, Hawera .. .. Guy Livingston.. .. 365 14 105 on 11th
Patea .. .. H. E. Adams .. .. 458 14 113 on 11th
Oruamatua, Moawhango .. R. M. Williamson .. .. 304 10 182 on 11th
Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara(a) E. F. Liffiton .. .. 688 14 180 on 12th
Whangamomona .. .. S. Klee .. .. 1120 14 250 on 22nd
Manunui .. .. W. M. C. Wilson .. .. 936 12 277 on 11th
Makatote Viaduct .. .. R. Turnbull .. .. .. .. ..
Raurimu (1,920 ft.).. .. E. Gould .. .. 1163 13 340 on 14th
Arranmore, Makirikiri .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 431 13 130 on 11th
Ohakune .. .. R. G. Slyfield .. .. 440 7 144 on 11th
Marybank, Wanganui .. R. Hughes .. .. 388 13 140 on 11th
Plymouth Street, Wanganui .. John T. Stewart, O.E. .. .. 363 14 137 on 11th
Wanganui .. .. M. C. Corliss .. .. 325 10 93 on 11th
Ruanui .. .. E. Norris-Borlase .. .. 377 11 140 on 12th
Dalvey, Turakina .. .. H. Y. Lethbridge .. .. 382 13 138 on 11th
Erehwon Station, Moawhango .. Mrs. M. Caccia-Birch .. .. 322 12 190 on 11th
Hiwi, Taihape .. .. A. R. Fannin .. .. 296 11 128 on 11th
Hunterville .. .. S. A. R. Mair .. .. 471 13 159 on 11th
Awakilta, Hunterville (1,451 ft.) .. P. R. Earle .. .. 329 11 152 on 11th
Waituna West, Feilding .. E. S. Guylee .. .. 529 15 173 on 11th
Thoresby, Marton .. .. W. J. Birch .. .. 463 13 200 on 11th
Halcombe(b) .. .. L. A. McDonald .. .. 203 9 42 on 23rd
Raumai, Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 370 12 111 on 11th
Waitatapia, Bull’s.. .. K. W. Dalrymple .. .. 415 12 149 on 11th
Glen Oroua .. .. J. Sanson .. .. 453 10 95 on 12th
Feilding .. .. Miss E. Goodbehere .. .. 420 11 170 on 11th
Fitzherbert West, Palmerston N. .. C. J. Monro .. .. 528 15 136 on 11th
Otaki .. .. W. Burns-Smith .. .. 525 14 171 on 22nd
Kapiti Island .. .. R. Henry .. .. 647 12 294 on 22nd
Waikanae .. .. S. Duncan .. .. 667 10 280 on 22nd
Pukerua .. .. Mrs. A. V. McDonald .. .. 545 9 153 on 10th
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. 666 10 232 on 11th
Opau, North Makara .. W. H. Wallace .. .. 474 8 295 on 10th

Late returns—
(a) Taumatatahi, March .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 407 7 172 on 30th
(b) Halcombe, March .. L. A. McDonald .. .. 229 7 86 on 6th



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🏛️ Averages from Monthly Climatological Tables (1904-1908) (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Climatology, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Historical data

🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for April 1909

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