New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 5

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✨ New Zealand Rainfall Data



Jan. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 153

NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR DECEMBER, 1908.

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 .. .. 132 | 4 | 50 on 7th
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. Nevill Ray .. .. 221 | 11 | 54 on 14th
Mount Eden, Auckland .. C. Cooper .. .. 507 | 15 | 95 on 14th
Remuera, Auckland .. Rev. H. Young .. .. 653 | 16 | 140 on 14th
Cuvier Island(a) .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. | .. | ..
Mamaku .. .. F. M. Ramson .. .. 942 | 15 | 203 on 16th
Matamata .. .. H. J. Moore Jones .. .. 444 | 15 | 140 on 7th
Turua, Thames .. .. L. J. Bagnall .. .. 504 | 13 | 192 on 7th
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. H. A. Goudie .. .. 619 | 17 | 218 on 15th
Waimangu .. .. R. H. Ingle .. .. 699 | 16 | 190 on 15th
Waiotapu .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 406 | 4 | 150 on 23rd
Tangihanga, Te Araroa .. G. W. Heald .. .. 1240 | 16 | 440 on 15th
Te Kaha .. .. Rev. C. W. Robinson .. .. .. | .. | ..

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 191 | 6 | 90 on 31st
Wekaweka .. .. E. J. Hawkings.. .. 653 | 18 | 241 on 15th
Rangihua, Hokianga Harbour W. R. Coxhead .. .. 255 | 13 | 62 on 31st
Kohukohu .. .. A. C. Yarborough .. .. 281 | 15 | 45 on 6th
Puhupuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei J. Mason .. .. 740 | 12 | 268 on 14th
Ruatangata Nursery .. A. Gordon .. .. 667 | 10 | 218 on 6th
Bickerstaffe, Whakapirau .. Manager of State Farm .. .. 363 | 12 | 124 on 15th
Helensville .. .. A. J. Hill .. .. 480 | 10 | 321 on 15th
Onehunga .. .. C. A. Senior .. .. 556 | 15 | 135 on 14th
Waiuku, Auckland .. J. E. Makgill .. .. 625 | 16 | 161 on 15th
Te Mata, Raglan .. H. T. Gibson .. .. 619 | 11 | 145 on 9th
Kawhia .. .. H. H. Pettit .. .. 265 | 9 | 95 on 7th
Taupo .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. .. 435 | 14 | 125 on 7th
Waitomo Caves, King-country(b) G. Wratten .. .. 699 | 10 | 315 on 30th
Paterangi, Waikato .. Cyril Jephson .. .. 602 | 11 | 124 on 29th
Hamilton, Waikato.. .. Dr. H. Douglas.. .. 371 | 17 | 85 on 7th
State Farm, Waerenga .. E. Wahreu .. .. .. | .. | ..
Wairama Downs, Tuakau .. A. R. Rutherford .. .. .. | .. | ..
Paekaha, Paemako.. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 663 | 13 | 258 on 30th
Paparahia, Awakino .. J. E. C. Harrison .. .. 454 | 10 | 142 on 31st
Ngatimaru, Tarata .. R. Drummond .. .. 477 | 13 | 90 on 10th
Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.).. Miss N. Trimble .. .. 685 | 18 | 139 on 9th
Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.) .. Mrs. J. Brown .. .. 770 | 25 | 187 on 9th

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

Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) T. R. Ryan .. .. .. | .. | ..
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 404 | 17 | 110 on 8th
Eltham .. .. L. N. Fairhall .. .. 459 | 17 | 80 on 8th
Stratford (1,020 ft.).. .. T. H. Penn .. .. 376 | 17 | 69 on 9th
Ohawe, Hawera .. .. Guy Livingston.. .. 267 | 10 | 106 on 15th
Patea .. .. H. E. Adams .. .. 296 | 14 | 68 on 15th
Oruamatua, Moawhango .. R. M. Williamson .. .. 392 | 20 | 83 on 7th
Taumataahi, Upper Waitotara E. F. Liffiton .. .. 418 | 16 | 73 on 8th
Whangamomona .. .. S. Klee .. .. 428 | 9 | 97 on 30th
Manunui .. .. Miss L. Mason .. .. .. | .. | ..
Makatote Viaduct .. .. R. Turnbull .. .. .. | .. | ..
Raurimu (1,920 ft.).. .. J. G. Wilson .. .. 847 | .. | ..
Arranmore, Makirikiri .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 335 | 17 | 55 on 7th
Ohakune .. .. R. King .. .. 323* | 12 | 57 on 7th
Marybank, Wanganui .. R. Hughes .. .. 292 | 14 | 86 on 7th
Plymouth Street, Wanganui .. John T. Stewart, C.E. .. .. 237 | 16 | 50 on 8th
Wanganui .. .. M. C. Corliss .. .. 288 | 15 | 62 on 8th
Ruanui .. .. E. Norris-Borlase .. .. 360 | 15 | 68 on 17th
Dalvey, Turakina .. .. H. Y. Lethbridge .. .. 251 | 14 | 68 on 30th
Erehwon Station, Moawhango Mr. M. Caccia-Birch .. .. 380 | 20 | 81 on 23rd
Hiwi, Taihape .. .. A. R. Fannin .. .. 317 | 21 | 69 on 7th
Hunter ville .. .. S. A. R. Mair .. .. 442 | 19 | 68 on 23rd
Awakilta, Hunter ville (1,451 ft.) P. R. Earle .. .. 439 | 19 | 73 on 27th
Waituna West, Feilding .. E. S. Guylee .. .. 432 | 20 | 83 on 23rd
Thoresby, Marton .. .. W. J. Birch .. .. 313 | 15 | 69 on 16th
Halcombe(c) .. .. L. A. McDonald .. .. 315 | 13 | 75 on 16th
Raumai, Bull's .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 228 | 14 | 49 on 30th
Waitatapia, Bull's .. .. K. W. Dalrymple .. .. .. | .. | ..
Glen Oroua .. .. J. Sanson .. .. 281 | 12 | 103 on 26th
Feilding .. .. Miss E. Goodbehere .. .. 328 | 11 | 69 on 30th
Fitzherbert West, Palmerston N. C. J. Monro .. .. 294 | 19 | 69 on 30th
Otaki .. .. W. Burns-Smith .. .. 189 | 15 | 26 on 10th and 15th
Kapiti Island .. .. R. Henry .. .. 185 | 16 | 33 on 9th
Waikanae .. .. S. Duncan .. .. 238 | 16 | 53 on 23rd
Pukerua .. .. A. H. McLennan .. .. 251 | 12 | 44 on 23rd
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. 219 | 13 | 36 on 9th
Opau, North Makara .. W. H. Wallace .. .. 236 | 7 | 100 on 23rd

Late returns—
(a) Cuvier Island, November Lightkeeper .. .. 266 | 7 | 104 on 24th
(b) Waitomo Caves, November G. Wratten .. .. 312 | 11 | 98 on 19th
(c) Halcombe, November .. L. A. McDonald .. .. 181 | 8 | 106 on 23rd

*No record after 28th.

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Rainfall, Weather, December 1908, North Island, South Island, Rainfall data, Observation stations, Observers
75 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. M. 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 Rangihua, Hokianga Harbour
  • A. C. Yarborough, Observer at Kohukohu
  • J. Mason, Observer at Puhupuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei
  • A. Gordon, Observer at Ruatangata Nursery
  • Manager of State Farm, Observer at Bickerstaffe, Whakapirau
  • 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
  • G. Wratten, Observer at Waitomo Caves, King-country
  • 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
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Paekaha, Paemako
  • J. E. C. Harrison, Observer at Paparahia, Awakino
  • R. Drummond, Observer at Ngatimaru, Tarata
  • N. Trimble (Miss), Observer at Riversdale, 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 Taumataahi, Upper Waitotara
  • S. Klee, Observer at Whangamomona
  • L. Mason (Miss), Observer at Manunui
  • R. Turnbull, Observer at Makatote Viaduct
  • J. G. Wilson, Observer at Raurimu
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Arranmore, Makirikiri
  • R. King, Observer at Ohakune
  • R. Hughes, Observer at Marybank, Wanganui
  • John T. Stewart (C.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 (Mr.), 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. H. McLennan, Observer at Pukerua
  • J. Pearce, Observer at Pahautanui
  • W. H. Wallace, Observer at Opau, North Makara
  • Lightkeeper, Late return observer at Cuvier Island
  • G. Wratten, Late return observer at Waitomo Caves
  • L. A. McDonald, Late return observer at Halcombe