New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 8

Page 457

✨ Weather Statistics



Feb. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 457

New Zealand Rainfall for December, 1911—continued.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, Points (100 to Inch). Days with Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued

(F.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Farewell Spit .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 553 15 80 on 24th
Pakawau .. .. .. T. C. V. Field .. 1487 23 222 on 23rd
Karama, Westport .. .. E. J. Gilmor .. 1173 22 237 on 28th
Denniston .. .. .. F. Vurlow .. .. .. .. ..
Inangahua Junction .. .. V. W. Alborn .. .. .. .. ..
Westport .. .. .. M. Furneaux .. 1058 23 160 on 20th
Reefton (643 ft.) .. .. J. F. McPadden .. 1275 26 210 on 10th
Greymouth .. .. .. J. Connor .. .. .. .. ..
Otira (1,255 ft.) .. .. J. Manson .. .. 2545 28 890 on 8th
Ross, Westland .. .. W. Winchester .. 1585 25 418 on 8th
Okura .. .. .. J. Cuttance .. .. 1402 17 273 on 8th
Puysegur Point .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1884 27 244 on 8th

(G.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.

Hanmer Springs Nursery .. .. W. A. Morrison .. 808 14 283 on 26th
Highfield, Amuri .. .. F. S. Northcote .. 573 11 153 on 25th
Mackenzie, Cheviot .. .. A. C. Bellwood .. 754 14 197 on 17th
Waikari .. .. .. C. Blake .. .. 1085 16 425 on 29th
Oxford East .. .. .. R. H. Gainsford .. 824 15 251 on 28th
Amberley .. .. .. G. Lewton .. .. 918 14 283 on 28th
Singletree, Alford Forest (a) .. R. A. Grigg .. .. 1144 15 403 on 29th
Mount Somers .. .. Rev. P. H. Pritchett .. 1038 17 321 on 28th
Bealey .. .. .. F. S. Schaab .. .. 1062 16 290 on 8th
Bealey Flat .. .. .. A. F. Roberts .. .. 2481 28 839 on 8th
Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home .. The Matron (Miss Wood) .. 582 17 130 on 29th
Ngapua, Cashmere Hills .. .. W. Guise Brittan .. 572 16 141 on 27th
Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Otahuna, Tai Tapu .. .. R. H. Rhodes, M.P. .. 496 17 118 on 28th
Hororata .. .. .. G. Hall .. .. 763 17 205 on 28th
Akaroa .. .. .. Miss M. Jacobson .. 832 13 223 on 29th
Little Akaloa .. .. .. H. Coombs, Newton .. 936 15 287 on 28th
Southbridge .. .. .. J. McMillan .. .. .. .. ..
Mount Torlesse, Springfield .. P. H. Johnson .. 1046 14 270 on 29th
Methven .. .. .. J. Carr .. .. 1082 17 444 on 28th
Glenthorne Station .. .. K. Murchison .. 1016 20 162 on 9th
Lake Coleridge .. .. G. S. Boyle .. .. 870 17 259 on 28th
Rakaia .. .. .. Rev. H. H. Mathias .. 725 17 194 on 28th
Kyle .. .. .. J. Lambie .. .. 444 17 119 on 29th
Winchmore, Ashburton .. .. A. Curtis .. .. 1048 17 292 on 28th
Porateko, Mayfield .. .. Mrs. W. G. Gallagher .. 1075 19 355 on 28th
Ashburton .. .. .. J. Readhead .. .. 660 14 206 on 29th
Windermere .. .. .. J. W. Dell .. .. 680 18 202 on 28th
Mount Peel, Rangitata .. .. Mrs. Livingstone .. 1153 14 355 on 28th
Peel Forest .. .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 1074 16 304 on 28th
Huntsham, Peel Forest .. .. C. A. Dunn .. .. 1033 16 278 on 28th
Kapunatiki, Rangitata .. .. L. J. Grant .. .. 570 14 190 on 28th
The Heights, Geraldine .. .. W. M. Moore.. .. 889 15 215 on 28th
Orari Gorge .. .. .. A. J. Blakiston .. 1372 17 415 on 28th
Orari Estate, Orari .. .. G. A. Macdonald .. 731 16 207 on 28th
Lambrook, Fairlie .. .. R. E. Gillingham .. .. .. .. ..
Gray’s Hill Station, Burke’s Pass (b) .. J. W. Grant .. .. 369 13 78 on 15th
Rimuwhare, Fairlie .. .. M. D. McPhail .. 650 16 194 on 28th
Waratah, Albury .. .. F. H. Smith .. .. 946 11 250 on 28th
Kakahu .. .. .. Miss A. Thomson .. 775 13 184 on 29th
Pleasant Point .. .. .. J. Bishop .. .. 626 11 150 on 28th
Timaru Reservoir .. .. J. Courtney .. .. 643 15 150 on 28th
Hermitage, Mount Cook (2,510 ft.) .. J. Malcolm .. .. 2054 15 997 on 8th
Benmore Station, Omarama .. J. Sutherland .. * 449 17 90 on 20th
Otekaike .. .. .. G. Benstead .. .. 467 12 190 on 28th
Borton’s Siding .. .. H. A. Dovey .. .. 753 14 175 on 21st
Livingstone .. .. .. T. Charters .. .. 2119 18 500 on 29th
Arnmore, Windsor .. .. P. S. Shand .. .. 671 18 138 on 28th
Totara Station, near Oamaru .. J. Macpherson .. 519 18 90 on 20th and 28th
Oamaru .. .. .. J. Patterson .. .. 411 17 77 on 20th
Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove .. W. S. D. Trotter .. 461 25 67 on 23rd
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. .. A. Robertson.. .. 836 22 160 on 28th
Bushey Park, Palmerston South .. Mrs. J. McKenzie .. 429 21 65 on 28th
Orokonui Home, Waitati .. .. Dr. R. Donald .. .. .. .. ..
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.).. .. J. W. Paulin .. .. .. .. ..
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. F. Anderton .. .. 674 21 135 on 8th

Late returns —

(a) Singletree, Alford Forest, November .. R. A. Grigg .. .. 542 11 250 on 4th
(b) Gray’s Hill Station, Burke’s Pass, June .. J. W. Grant .. .. 238 8 71 on 11th
" " July .. " .. .. 168 3 .. ..
" " August .. " .. .. 58 2 53 on 17th
" " September .. " .. .. 101 4 48 on 18th
" " October.. " .. .. 83 3 45 on 18th
" " November .. " .. .. 103 5 55 on 14th



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🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for December, 1911 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Rainfall, Weather, Climatology, December 1911, North Island, South Island, Stations, Observers
65 names identified
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • E. J. Gilmor, Observer at Karama, Westport
  • F. Vurlow, Observer at Denniston
  • V. W. Alborn, Observer at Inangahua Junction
  • M. Furneaux, Observer at Westport
  • J. F. McPadden, Observer at Reefton
  • J. Connor, Observer at Greymouth
  • J. Manson, Observer at Otira
  • W. Winchester, Observer at Ross, Westland
  • J. Cuttance, Observer at Okura
  • W. A. Morrison, Observer at Hanmer Springs Nursery
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Amuri
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer at Mackenzie, Cheviot
  • C. Blake, Observer at Waikari
  • R. H. Gainsford, Observer at Oxford East
  • G. Lewton, Observer at Amberley
  • R. A. Grigg, Observer at Singletree, Alford Forest
  • P. H. Pritchett (Reverend), Observer at Mount Somers
  • F. S. Schaab, Observer at Bealey
  • A. F. Roberts, Observer at Bealey Flat
  • Wood (Miss), Matron at Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home
  • W. Guise Brittan, Observer at Ngapua, Cashmere Hills
  • R. H. Rhodes (M.P.), Observer at Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • G. Hall, Observer at Hororata
  • M. Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • H. Coombs, Observer at Little Akaloa
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • P. H. Johnson, Observer at Mount Torlesse, Springfield
  • J. Carr, Observer at Methven
  • K. Murchison, Observer at Glenthorne Station
  • G. S. Boyle, Observer at Lake Coleridge
  • H. H. Mathias (Reverend), Observer at Rakaia
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • A. Curtis, Observer at Winchmore, Ashburton
  • W. G. Gallagher (Mrs.), Observer at Porateko, Mayfield
  • J. Readhead, Observer at Ashburton
  • J. W. Dell, Observer at Windermere
  • Livingstone (Mrs.), Observer at Mount Peel, Rangitata
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • C. A. Dunn, Observer at Huntsham, Peel Forest
  • L. J. Grant, Observer at Kapunatiki, Rangitata
  • W. M. Moore, Observer at The Heights, Geraldine
  • A. J. Blakiston, Observer at Orari Gorge
  • G. A. Macdonald, Observer at Orari Estate, Orari
  • R. E. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrook, Fairlie
  • J. W. Grant, Observer at Gray’s Hill Station, Burke’s Pass
  • M. D. McPhail, Observer at Rimuwhare, Fairlie
  • F. H. Smith, Observer at Waratah, Albury
  • A. Thomson (Miss), Observer at Kakahu
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • J. Courtney, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • J. Malcolm, Observer at Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • J. Sutherland, Observer at Benmore Station, Omarama
  • G. Benstead, Observer at Otekaike
  • H. A. Dovey, Observer at Borton’s Siding
  • T. Charters, Observer at Livingstone
  • P. S. Shand, Observer at Arnmore, Windsor
  • J. Macpherson, Observer at Totara Station, near Oamaru
  • J. Patterson, Observer at Oamaru
  • W. S. D. Trotter, Observer at Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove
  • A. Robertson, Observer at Kauroo Hill, Maheno
  • J. McKenzie (Mrs.), Observer at Bushey Park, Palmerston South
  • R. Donald (Dr.), Observer at Orokonui Home, Waitati
  • J. W. Paulin, Observer at Opoho, Dunedin
  • F. Anderton, Observer at Fish-hatchery, Portobello