New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 8

Page 455

✨ Rainfall Statistics



Feb. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 455

NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR DECEMBER, 1911.

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 .. .. 510 8 ✓82 on 18th
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. .. H. S. Ludbrook .. .. 914 17 256 on 17th
Waimatenui .. .. .. J. H. Orr .. .. 568 22 130 on 23rd
Mount Eden, Auckland .. C. Cooper .. .. 275 8 75 on 24th
Cuvier Island (a) .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 516 20 93 on 13th
Turua, Thames .. .. R. W. Bagnall .. .. 530 21 150 on 13th
Karaka .. .. .. H. E. Glasson .. .. 606 16 186 on 23rd
Sea View, Waihi .. .. D. J. Durie .. .. 533 13 143 on 23rd
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. H. A. Goudie .. .. 546 17 148 on 23rd
Waimangu .. .. .. R. H. Ingle .. .. 588 15 214 on 23rd
Waiotapu .. .. .. W. T. Leggett .. .. 778 16 150 on 23rd
Tauranga .. .. .. C. J. Butcher .. .. 1022 15 150 on 17th
Athenree, Tauranga .. .. Rev. W. Salter .. .. 375 7 125 on 22nd
Tangihanga, Te Araroa .. G. W. Heald .. .. 480 13 150 on 23rd
Raukokore, Thames (b) .. William Allison .. ..
Te Kaka .. .. .. Duncan Cameron .. ..

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

Kaitaia .. .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 323 10 84 on 16th
Wekaweka .. .. .. E. J. Hawkins .. .. 1211 24 287 on 2nd
Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour .. W. R. Coxhead .. .. 406 20 81 on 23rd
Kohukohu .. .. .. A. C. Yarborough .. .. 418 18 71 on 5th and 24th
Aponga .. .. .. J. Alban King .. .. 402 14 133 on 23rd
Whangarei .. .. .. R. Mair .. .. 324 17 83 on 23rd
Puhupuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei .. R. Anderson .. .. 407 13 120 on 23rd
Whangarei Heads .. .. F. McKenzie .. .. 350 7 78 on 24th
Helensville .. .. .. A. J. Hill .. .. 567 17 115 on 23rd
Ochunga .. .. .. C. A. Senior .. .. 553 22 129 on 23rd
Waiuku, Auckland .. .. J. E. Makgill .. .. 600 21 147 on 23rd
Kawhia .. .. .. J. K. Newton .. .. 561 21 140 on 25th
Taupo .. .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. .. 570 17 164 on 23rd
Waitomo Caves .. .. C. Johnston .. .. 1369 21 153 on 23rd
Te Kuiti .. .. .. T. E. Foy .. .. 706 21 140 on 24th
Hamilton, Waikato .. .. Dr. H. Douglas .. .. 584 23 127 on 23rd
State Farm, Waerenga .. G. Mills .. .. 611 20 137 on 23rd
Glen Murray .. .. .. P. G. Arnaboldi .. .. 576 21 137 on 23rd
Kaitieke, Raurimu .. .. H. C. Wedde .. .. 762 19 134 on 23rd
Mangaotaki (550 ft.) (c) .. M. M. L. Symonds .. .. 1644 19 188 on 24th
Paekaha, Paemako .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 975 24 150 on 23rd
Paparahia, Awakino (d) .. J. E. C. Harrison .. .. 1090 19 125 on 23rd
Ngatimaru, Tarata .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 1441 17 273 on 24th
Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.) .. Miss N. Trimble .. .. 1759 23 348 on 27th
Inglewood .. .. .. D. Gault, M.D. .. .. 1627 21 316 on 27th
Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.) .. Mrs. J. Brown .. .. 1948 24 401 on 27th

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

Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) .. T. R. Ryan .. .. 4404 24 439 on 24th
Opunake .. .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 880 21 154 on 17th
Eltham .. .. .. L. N. Fairhall .. .. 783 21 149 on 17th
Stratford (1,020 ft.) .. .. T. H. Penn .. .. 1410 23 258 on 28th
Ohawe, Hawera .. .. Guy Livingston .. .. 733 23 163 on 29th
Patea .. .. .. H. E. Adams .. .. 638 21 114 on 23rd
Orumamata, Moawhango .. R. M. Williamson .. .. 732 10 134 on 18th
Taumatahahi, Upper Waitotara .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 1239 23 179 on 17th
Whangamomona .. .. R. Fawkner .. .. 1104 21 111 on 23rd
Manunui .. .. .. W. M. C. Wilson .. .. 806 21 125 on 24th
Raurimu (1,920 ft.) .. .. E. Gould .. .. 713 19 80 on 23rd
Ohakune .. .. .. Mrs. W. Seth-Smith .. .. 518 14 80 on 28th
Karioi .. .. .. M. Lamont, M.D. .. .. 695 19 125 on 28th
Waiouru .. .. .. A. Peters .. .. 610 18 91 on 28th
Marybank, Wanganui .. .. R. Hughes .. .. 573 19 82 on 29th
Plymouth Street, Wanganui .. John T. Stewart, C.E. .. .. 575 18 100 on 28th
Newton Lees, Kaitoke, Wanganui .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 762 22 92 on 14th
Wanganui .. .. .. M. C. Corliss .. .. 579 18 100 on 16th
Ruanui .. .. .. E. Norris-Borlase .. .. 554 18 101 on 24th
Dalvey, Turakina .. .. H. Y. Lethbridge .. .. 780 20 177 on 25th
Erewhon Station, Moawhango (e) .. Reg. G. Hustwick .. .. 700 18 104 on 25th
Huntersville .. .. .. S. A. R. Mair .. .. 740 21 112 on 25th
Awakilta, Hunterville (1,451 ft.) .. P. R. Earle .. .. 713 17 104 on 28th
Waituna West, Feilding .. J. Guylee .. .. 378 13 82 on 24th
Thoresby, Marton .. .. W. J. Birch .. .. 674 17 160 on 28th
Halcombe .. .. .. L. A. MacDonald .. .. 467 13 152 on 17th
Waitatapia, Bull’s (f) .. .. K. W. Dalrymple .. .. 631 20 123 on 17th
Glen Orua .. .. .. Miss K. J. Sanson .. .. 559 19 103 on 28th
Feilding .. .. .. C. J. Hill .. .. 677 22 164 on 28th
Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North .. C. J. Monro .. .. 618 19 128 on 28th
Otaki .. .. .. W. Burns-Smith .. .. 583 16 100 on 25th
Kapiti Island .. .. .. R. Henry .. .. 562 14 103 on 17th
Waikanae .. .. .. S. Duncan .. ..
Pahautanui .. .. .. J. Pearce .. ..
Opan, North Makara .. .. W. H. Wallace .. ..

Late returns—

(a) Cuvier Island, November .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 205 13 50 on 22nd
(b) Raukokore, Thames, October .. W. Allison .. .. 290 6 110 on 13th
(c) Mangaotaki, November .. .. M. L. Symonds .. .. 355 7 155 on 23rd
(d) Paparahia, Awakino, November .. J. E. C. Harrison .. .. 1522 23 176 on 9th
(e) Erewhon Station, Moawhango, November .. B. G. Hustwick .. .. 366 7 95 on 21st
(f) Waitatapia, Bull’s, November .. K. W. Dalrymple .. .. 484 14 94 on 9th
511 18 156 on 4th



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🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for December, 1911

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Rainfall, Weather, Climatology, December 1911, North Island, South Island, Stations, Observers
83 names identified
  • A. C. Ballance, Observer for Mangonui
  • H. S. Ludbrook, Observer for Pakaraka, Ohaeawai
  • J. H. Orr, Observer for Waimatenui
  • C. Cooper, Observer for Mount Eden, Auckland
  • Lightkeeper, Observer for Cuvier Island
  • R. W. Bagnall, Observer for Turua, Thames
  • H. E. Glasson, Observer for Karaka
  • D. J. Durie, Observer for Sea View, Waihi
  • H. A. Goudie, Observer for Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
  • R. H. Ingle, Observer for Waimangu
  • W. T. Leggett, Observer for Waiotapu
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer for Tauranga
  • Rev. W. Salter (Reverend), Observer for Athenree, Tauranga
  • G. W. Heald, Observer for Tangihanga, Te Araroa
  • William Allison, Observer for Raukokore, Thames
  • Duncan Cameron, Observer for Te Kaka
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer for Kaitaia
  • E. J. Hawkins, Observer for Wekaweka
  • W. R. Coxhead, Observer for Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour
  • A. C. Yarborough, Observer for Kohukohu
  • J. Alban King, Observer for Aponga
  • R. Mair, Observer for Whangarei
  • R. Anderson, Observer for Puhupuhi Plantation, Whangarei
  • F. McKenzie, Observer for Whangarei Heads
  • A. J. Hill, Observer for Helensville
  • C. A. Senior, Observer for Ochunga
  • J. E. Makgill, Observer for Waiuku, Auckland
  • J. K. Newton, Observer for Kawhia
  • Rev. H. J. Fletcher (Reverend), Observer for Taupo
  • C. Johnston, Observer for Waitomo Caves
  • T. E. Foy, Observer for Te Kuiti
  • Dr. H. Douglas (Doctor), Observer for Hamilton, Waikato
  • G. Mills, Observer for State Farm, Waerenga
  • P. G. Arnaboldi, Observer for Glen Murray
  • H. C. Wedde, Observer for Kaitieke, Raurimu
  • M. M. L. Symonds, Observer for Mangaotaki
  • N. A. Robison, Observer for Paekaha, Paemako
  • J. E. C. Harrison, Observer for Paparahia, Awakino
  • R. Drummond, Observer for Ngatimaru, Tarata
  • Miss N. Trimble, Observer for Riversdale, Inglewood
  • D. Gault (Doctor of Medicine), Observer for Inglewood
  • Mrs. J. Brown (Mrs.), Observer for Upper Mangorei
  • T. R. Ryan, Observer for Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont
  • A. H. Moore, Observer for Opunake
  • L. N. Fairhall, Observer for Eltham
  • T. H. Penn, Observer for Stratford
  • Guy Livingston, Observer for Ohawe, Hawera
  • H. E. Adams, Observer for Patea
  • R. M. Williamson, Observer for Orumamata, Moawhango
  • E. F. Liffiton, Observer for Taumatahahi, Upper Waitotara
  • R. Fawkner, Observer for Whangamomona
  • W. M. C. Wilson, Observer for Manunui
  • E. Gould, Observer for Raurimu
  • Mrs. W. Seth-Smith (Mrs.), Observer for Ohakune
  • M. Lamont (Doctor of Medicine), Observer for Karioi
  • A. Peters, Observer for Waiouru
  • R. Hughes, Observer for Marybank, Wanganui
  • John T. Stewart (Civil Engineer), Observer for Plymouth Street, Wanganui
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer for Newton Lees, Kaitoke, Wanganui
  • M. C. Corliss, Observer for Wanganui
  • E. Norris-Borlase, Observer for Ruanui
  • H. Y. Lethbridge, Observer for Dalvey, Turakina
  • Reg. G. Hustwick, Observer for Erewhon Station, Moawhango
  • S. A. R. Mair, Observer for Huntersville
  • P. R. Earle, Observer for Awakilta, Hunterville
  • J. Guylee, Observer for Waituna West, Feilding
  • W. J. Birch, Observer for Thoresby, Marton
  • L. A. MacDonald, Observer for Halcombe
  • K. W. Dalrymple, Observer for Waitatapia, Bull’s
  • Miss K. J. Sanson, Observer for Glen Orua
  • C. J. Hill, Observer for Feilding
  • C. J. Monro, Observer for Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North
  • W. Burns-Smith, Observer for Otaki
  • R. Henry, Observer for Kapiti Island
  • S. Duncan, Observer for Waikanae
  • J. Pearce, Observer for Opan, North Makara
  • W. H. Wallace, Observer for Opan, North Makara
  • Lightkeeper, Late return observer for Cuvier Island, November
  • W. Allison, Late return observer for Raukokore, Thames, October
  • M. L. Symonds, Late return observer for Mangaotaki, November
  • J. E. C. Harrison, Late return observer for Paparahia, Awakino, November
  • B. G. Hustwick, Late return observer for Erewhon Station, Moawhango, November
  • K. W. Dalrymple, Late return observer for Waitatapia, Bull’s, November