New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 46

Page 1741

✨ Rainfall Statistics



May 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1741

NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR APRIL, 1912.

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 .. | 468 | 12 | 192 on 22nd
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai (a) .. .. | Kenneth F. Gordon .. | 616 | 22 | 184 on 22nd
Waimatenui .. .. | J. H. Orr .. | 911 | 21 | 158 on 6th
Leigh .. .. | Jno. M. Murray .. | 369 | 16 | 81 on 24th
Mount Eden, Auckland .. .. | C. Cooper .. | 627 | 24 | 133 on 23rd
Silverdale, Auckland .. .. | T. R. Koller .. | 405 | .. | ..
Cuvier Island (b) .. .. | Lightkeeper .. | 190 | 7 | 50 on 22nd and 30th
Turua, Thames .. .. | R. W. Bagnall .. | 411 | 17 | 98 on 9th
Karaka .. .. | H. E. Glasson .. | 646 | 22 | 150 on 14th
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. .. | H. A. Goudie .. | 556 | 22 | 121 on 14th
Waimangu .. .. | R. H. Ingle .. | 466 | 18 | 100 on 14th
Waiotapu .. .. | W. T. Leggett .. | 392 | 18 | 101 on 14th
Tauranga .. .. | C. J. Butcher .. | 466 | 20 | 109 on 23rd
Athenree, Tauranga .. .. | Rev. W. Salter .. | 921 | 19 | 424 on 23rd
Tangihanga, Te Araroa .. .. | G. W. Heald .. | 1291 | 19 | 541 on 23rd
Raukokore, Thames .. .. | William Allison .. | .. | .. | ..
Te Kaka .. .. | Duncan Cameron .. | 459 | 15 | 153 on 14th

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

Kaitaia .. .. | W. G. Puckey .. | 393 | 9 | 100 on 22nd
Wekaweka .. .. | E. J. Hawkings .. | 1076 | 26 | 157 on 22nd
Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour .. .. | W. R. Coxhead .. | 531 | 25 | 118 on 22nd
Kohukohu .. .. | A. C. Yarborough .. | .. | .. | ..
Aponga .. .. | G. Alban King .. | 449 | 25 | 131 on 22nd
Whangarei .. .. | R. Mair .. | 500 | 21 | 148 on 22nd
Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei .. .. | R. Anderson .. | 540 | 19 | 180 on 22nd
Whangarei Heads .. .. | F. McKenzie .. | 318 | 10 | 86 on 24th
Helensville .. .. | A. J. Hill .. | 384 | 17 | 80 on 23rd
Onehunga .. .. | C. A. Senior .. | 531 | 22 | 118 on 23rd
Waiuku, Auckland .. .. | D. Makgill .. | 617 | 20 | 120 on 9th
Kawhia .. .. | J. K. Newton.. | 721 | 18 | 148 on 21st
Taupo .. .. | Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. | 528 | 15 | 148 on 23rd
Otewa, Waitomo County.. .. | Ferguson Bros. .. | 707 | 18 | 115 on 14th
Waitomo Caves .. .. | C. Johnston .. | 1225 | 18 | 212 on 23rd
Te Kuiti .. .. | T. E. Foy .. | 689 | 19 | 128 on 23rd
Hamilton, Waikato .. .. | Dr. H. Douglas .. | 605 | 24 | 87 on 22nd
State Farm, Waerenga .. .. | G. Mills .. | .. | .. | ..
Glen Murray .. .. | P. G. Arnaboldi .. | 676 | 22 | 126 on 14th
Kaitieke, Raurimu .. .. | H. E. Wedde .. | 738 | 19 | 145 on 23rd
Mangaotaki (550 ft.) .. .. | M. M. L. Symonds .. | 1654 | 18 | 252 on 10th
Paekaha, Paemako .. .. | N. A. Robison .. | .. | .. | ..
Paparahia, Awakino .. .. | J. E. C. Harrison .. | .. | .. | ..
Ngatimaru, Tarata .. .. | R. Drummond .. | 954 | 16 | 287 on 8th
Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.) .. .. | Miss N. Trimble .. | 1202 | 20 | 331 on 8th
Inglewood .. .. | D. Gault, M.D. .. | 1069 | 19 | 223 on 8th
Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.) .. .. | Mrs. J. Brown .. | 1558 | 21 | 285 on 8th

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

Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) | T. R. Ryan .. | .. | .. | ..
Opunake .. .. | A. H. Moore .. | 756 | 20 | 314 on 23rd
Eltham .. .. | L. N. Fairhall .. | 579 | 17 | 198 on 23rd
Stratford (1,020 ft.) .. .. | T. H. Penn .. | 752 | 19 | 244 on 23rd
Ohawe, Hawera .. .. | Jas. Livingston .. | 603 | 18 | 211 on 24th
Patea .. .. | H. E. Adams.. | .. | .. | ..
Oruamatua, Moawhango.. .. | R. M. Williamson .. | 454 | 14 | 93 on 23rd
Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara (c) .. .. | E. F. Liffiton .. | 763 | 8 | 167 on 27th
Whangamomona .. .. | R. Fawkner .. | 940 | 20 | 180 on 27th
Manunui .. .. | W. C. Wilson.. | 582 | 14 | 86 on 9th
Raurimu (1,920 ft.) .. .. | E. Gould .. | 1032 | 18 | 122 on 9th
Ohakune .. .. | Mrs. W. Seth-Smith .. | 827 | 18 | 160 on 27th
Waiouru .. .. | A. Peters .. | 583 | 15 | 115 on 23rd
Marybank, Wanganui .. .. | R. Hughes .. | 596 | 14 | 87 on 21st
Plymouth Street, Wanganui .. .. | John T. Stewart, C.E. .. | 491 | 15 | 96 on 27th
Belmont, Tayforth, Wanganui .. .. | H. A. Lambert .. | 501 | 14 | 83 on 27th
Wanganui .. .. | M. C. Corliss.. | 456 | 12 | 85 on 27th
Ruanui .. .. | E. Norris-Borlase .. | 527 | 13 | 133 on 24th
Dalvey, Turakina .. .. | H. Y. Lethbridge .. | 540 | 15 | 117 on 26th
Erewhon Station, Moawhango .. .. | Reg. G. Hustwick .. | .. | .. | ..
Hunter ville .. .. | S. A. R. Mair .. | 578 | 16 | 125 on 27th
Awakilta, Hunter ville (1,451 ft.) .. .. | P. R. Earle .. | 468 | 14 | 95 on 27th
Waituna West, Feilding .. .. | J. Guylee .. | 478 | 16 | 115 on 23rd
Thoresby, Marton .. .. | W. J. Birch .. | 562 | 17 | 115 on 27th
Halcombe .. .. | L. A. MacDonald .. | .. | .. | ..
Waitatapia, Bull’s .. .. | K. W. Dalrymple .. | 426 | 14 | 110 on 27th
Glen Oroua .. .. | Miss K. J. Sanson .. | .. | .. | ..
Feilding .. .. | William Walpole .. | 389 | 16 | 104 on 27th
Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North .. .. | C. J. Monro .. | 461 | 16 | 157 on 27th
Otaki .. .. | W. Burns-Smith .. | 404 | 16 | 108 on 8th
Kapiti Island .. .. | J. L. Bennett .. | 492 | 15 | 203 on 23rd
Waikanae .. .. | S. Duncan .. | 479 | 15 | 142 on 23rd
Pahautanui .. .. | J. Pearce .. | 395 | 11 | 105 on 8th
Opau, North Makara .. .. | W. H. Wallace .. | 377 | 10 | 150 on 23rd

Late returns—

(a) Pakaraka, Ohaeawai, December, 1911 .. | Kenneth F. Gordon .. | 324 | 13 | 55 on 17th
(b) Cuvier Island, March, 1912 .. | Lightkeeper .. | 954 | 9 | 400 on 4th
(c) Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara, Feb., 1912 | E. F. Liffiton .. | 497 | 8 | 174 on 15th
Mar., " | " .. | 492 | 7 | 150 on 2nd



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🏛️ Averages of Climatological Data from 1904-1911 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 May 1912
Climatology, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island

🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for April 1912

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, April 1912, North Island, South Island
77 names identified
  • A. C. Ballance, Observer at Mangonui
  • Kenneth F. Gordon, Observer at Pakaraka, Ohaeawai
  • J. H. Orr, Observer at Waimatenui
  • Jno. M. Murray, Observer at Leigh
  • C. Cooper, Observer at Mount Eden, Auckland
  • T. R. Koller, Observer at Silverdale, Auckland
  • R. W. Bagnall, Observer at Turua, Thames
  • H. E. Glasson, Observer at Karaka
  • H. A. Goudie, Observer at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
  • R. H. Ingle, Observer at Waimangu
  • W. T. Leggett, Observer at Waiotapu
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • W. Salter (Reverend), Observer at Athenree, Tauranga
  • G. W. Heald, Observer at Tangihanga, Te Araroa
  • William Allison, Observer at Raukokore, Thames
  • Duncan Cameron, Observer at Te Kaka
  • 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
  • G. Alban King, Observer at Aponga
  • R. Mair, Observer at Whangarei
  • R. Anderson, Observer at Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei
  • F. McKenzie, Observer at Whangarei Heads
  • A. J. Hill, Observer at Helensville
  • C. A. Senior, Observer at Onehunga
  • D. Makgill, Observer at Waiuku, Auckland
  • J. K. Newton, Observer at Kawhia
  • H. J. Fletcher (Reverend), Observer at Taupo
  • Ferguson Bros., Observer at Otewa, Waitomo County
  • C. Johnston, Observer at Waitomo Caves
  • T. E. Foy, Observer at Te Kuiti
  • H. Douglas (Doctor), Observer at Hamilton, Waikato
  • G. Mills, Observer at State Farm, Waerenga
  • P. G. Arnaboldi, Observer at Glen Murray
  • H. E. Wedde, Observer at Kaitieke, Raurimu
  • M. M. L. Symonds, Observer at Mangaotaki
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jas. 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
  • R. Fawkner, Observer at Whangamomona
  • W. C. Wilson, Observer at Manunui
  • E. Gould, Observer at Raurimu
  • W. Seth-Smith (Mrs.), Observer at Ohakune
  • A. Peters, Observer at Waiouru
  • R. Hughes, Observer at Marybank, Wanganui
  • John T. Stewart (C.E.), Observer at Plymouth Street, Wanganui
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Belmont, Tayforth, Wanganui
  • M. C. Corliss, Observer at Wanganui
  • E. Norris-Borlase, Observer at Ruanui
  • H. Y. Lethbridge, Observer at Dalvey, Turakina
  • Reg. G. Hustwick, Observer at Erewhon Station, Moawhango
  • S. A. R. Mair, Observer at Hunterville
  • P. R. Earle, Observer at Awakilta, Hunterville
  • J. Guylee, Observer at Waituna West, Feilding
  • W. J. Birch, Observer at Thoresby, Marton
  • L. A. MacDonald, Observer at Halcombe
  • K. W. Dalrymple, Observer at Waitatapia, Bull’s
  • K. J. Sanson (Miss), Observer at Glen Oroua
  • William Walpole, Observer at Feilding
  • C. J. Monro, Observer at Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North
  • W. Burns-Smith, Observer at Otaki
  • J. L. Bennett, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • S. Duncan, Observer at Waikanae
  • J. Pearce, Observer at Pahautanui
  • W. H. Wallace, Observer at Opau, North Makara