New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 56

Page 2066

✨ Rainfall Statistics



2066
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR MAY, 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 .. 309 8 80 on 28th
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. .. .. Kenneth F. Gordon .. 251 6 108 on 27th
Waimatenui .. .. .. J. H. Orr .. 366 16 75 on 17th
Leigh .. .. .. Jno. M. Murray .. 223 17 96 on 18th
Mount Eden, Auckland .. .. .. C. Cooper .. 160 15 42 on 27th
Silverdale, Auckland .. .. .. T. R. Koller .. 145 13 25 on 18th
Cuvier Island .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. 220 5 70 on 28th
Turua, Thames .. .. .. R. W. Bagnall .. 202 9 63 on 1st
Karaka .. .. .. H. E. Glasson .. 182 14 43 on 1st
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. .. .. H. A. Goudie .. 356 9 124 on 28th
Waimangu .. .. .. R. H. Ingle .. 302 .. ..
Waiotapu .. .. .. W. T. Leggett .. 248 6 98 on 29th
Tauranga .. .. .. C. J. Butcher .. 260 8 107 on 27th
Tangihanga, Te Araroa .. .. .. G. W. Heald .. 306 11 102 on 28th
Raukokore, Thames (a) .. .. .. William Allison .. 307 8 150 on 28th
Te Kaka .. .. .. Duncan Cameron .. 446 9 190 on 28th

(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMAN TO CAPE EGMONT.
Kaitaia .. .. .. W. G. Puckey .. 219 6 100 on 29th
Wekaweka .. .. .. E. J. Hawkings .. 632 19 126 on 17th
Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour .. .. .. W. R. Coxhead .. 262 21 56 on 17th
Kohukohu (b) .. .. .. A. C. Yarborough .. 369 14 132 on 28th
Aponga .. .. .. G. Alban King .. 200 17 58 on 17th
Whangarei .. .. .. R. Mair .. 319 13 88 on 18th
Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei .. .. .. R. Anderson .. 357 10 135 on 17th
Whangarei Heads .. .. .. F. McKenzie .. 220 6 50 on 18th
Helensville .. .. .. A. J. Hill .. 129 12 45 on 29th
Onehunga .. .. .. C. A. Senior .. 191 12 40 on 1st
Waiuku, Auckland .. .. .. D. Makgill .. 194 11 38 on 31st
Kawhia .. .. .. J. K. Newton.. 276 12 62 on 30th
Taupo .. .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. 227 8 50 on 30th
Otewa, Waitomo County.. .. .. Ferguson Bros. .. 273 9 61 on 27th
Waitomo Caves .. .. .. C. Johnston .. 464 9 116 on 31st
Te Kuiti .. .. .. T. E. Foy .. 444 12 108 on 31st
Hamilton, Waikato .. .. .. Dr. H. Douglas .. 179 16 42 on 27th
State Farm, Waerenga (c) .. .. .. G. Mills .. 162 11 42 on 2nd
Glen Murray .. .. .. P. G. Arnaboldi .. 249 14 62 on 1st
Waiatua, Raurimu .. .. .. H. E. Wedde .. 455 11 133 on 31st
Mangaotaki (550 ft.) .. .. .. M. M. L. Symonds .. 527 8 128 on 30th
Paekaha, Paemako .. .. .. N. A. Robison .. 358 11 87 on 1st
Paparahia, Awakino (d) .. .. .. J. E. C. Harrison .. 240 8 50 on 27th
Ngatimaru, Tarata .. .. .. R. Drummond .. 608 12 125 on 15th
Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.) .. .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. 616 13 145 on 15th
Inglewood .. .. .. D. Gault, M.D. .. 585 10 154 on 15th
Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.) .. .. .. Mrs. J. Brown .. 813 19 120 on 27th

(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE PALLISER.
Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) T. R. Ryan .. .. .. ..
Opunake .. .. .. A. H. Moore .. 384 16 127 on 17th
Eltham .. .. .. L. N. Fairhall .. 411 17 122 on 17th
Stratford (1,020 ft.) .. .. .. T. H. Penn .. 536 15 161 on 28th
Ohawe, Hawera .. .. .. Jas. Livingston .. 423 12 138 on 18th
Patea (e) .. .. .. H. E. Adams.. 322 14 132 on 17th
Oruamatua, Moawhango.. .. .. R. M. Williamson .. 174 13 47 on 1st
Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara .. .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. 228 10 51 on 29th
Whangamomona .. .. .. R. Fawkner .. 396 15 116 on 31st
Manunui .. .. .. W. C. Wilson.. 212 8 49 on 28th and 29th
Raurimu (1,920 ft.) .. .. .. E. Gould .. 410 13 111 on 31st
Ohakune .. .. .. Mrs. W. Seth-Smith .. 256 15 65 on 31st
Waiouru .. .. .. A. Peters .. 159 11 35 on 17th
Marybank, Wanganui .. .. .. R. Hughes .. 288 14 86 on 17th
Plymouth Street, Wanganui .. .. .. John T. Stewart, C.E. .. 236 13 66 on 17th
Belmont, Tayforth, Wanganui .. .. .. H. A. Lambert .. 183 12 63 on 17th
Wanganui .. .. .. M. C. Corliss.. 262 14 51 on 18th
Ruanui .. .. .. E. Norris-Borlase .. .. .. ..
Dalvey, Turakina .. .. .. H. Y. Lethbridge .. 225 12 97 on 17th
Erewhon Station, Moawhango (f) .. .. .. Reg. G. Hustwick .. 193 13 41 on 1st
Hunterville .. .. .. S. A. R. Mair .. 209 13 55 on 1st
Awakilta, Hunterville (1,451 ft.) .. .. .. P. R. Earle .. 197 15 45 on 1st
Waituna West, Feilding .. .. .. J. Guylee .. 163 14 32 on 5th
Thoresby, Marton .. .. .. W. J. Birch .. 233 17 68 on 17th
Halcombe .. .. .. L. A. MacDonald .. .. .. ..
Waitatapia, Bull’s .. .. .. K. W. Dalrymple .. 257 15 90 on 17th
Glen Oroua (g) .. .. .. Miss K. J. Sanson .. 206 5 76 on 18th
Feilding .. .. .. William Walpole .. 215 12 76 on 17th
Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North .. .. .. C. J. Monro .. 213 16 64 on 17th
Otaki .. .. .. W. Burns-Smith .. 195 12 68 on 17th
Kapiti Island .. .. .. J. L. Bennett .. 171 12 67 on 17th
Waikanae .. .. .. S. Duncan .. 213 13 76 on 17th
Pahautanui .. .. .. J. Pearce .. 264 11 97 on 17th
Opau, North Makara .. .. .. W. H. Wallace .. 239 11 87 on 17th

Late returns—
(a) Raukokore, Thames, January, 1912 .. William Allison .. 87 2 60 on 19th
" " February, 1912 .. " .. 48 1 48 on 8th
" " March, 1912 .. " .. 317 1 317 on 4th
" " April, 1912 .. " .. 427 4 221 on 14th
(b) Kohukohu, April, 1912 .. A. C. Yarborough .. 458 23 53 on 22nd
(c) State Farm, Waerenga, April, 1912 .. G. Mills .. 538 14 125 on 14th
(d) Paparahia, Awakino, March, 1912 .. J. E. C. Harrison .. 401 8 124 on 3rd
" " April, 1912 .. " .. 466 15 100 on 13th
(e) Patea, April, 1912 .. H. E. Adams.. 505 17 106 on 24th
(f) Erewhon Station, Moawhango, April, 1912 .. Reg. G. Hustwick .. 449 14 86 on 23rd
(g) Glen Oroua, April 1912 .. Miss K. J. Sanson .. 329 11 75 on 23rd



Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1912, No 56




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for May 1912 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, Meteorology, North Island
76 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
  • 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
  • Rev. 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 Waiatua, 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 (Doctor), 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 (Civil Engineer), 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