✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1929—continued.
| Station. | Observer. | Altitude. | Total | Number | Deviation from | Greatest Fall in Twenty-four | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otaki .. | W. Burns-Smith | ft. | 41·46 | 166 | +2 | -9 | in. |
| Waitohu, Otaki | A. Collinge | 210 | 43·19 | 157 | .. | .. | 2·65 |
| Kapiti Island | A. S. Wilkinson | 40 | 38·06 | 138 | -4 | -16 | 1·60 |
| Wallaceville | C. S. Hopkirk | 191 | 52·97 | 108 | .. | .. | 2·20 |
| Lower Hutt | C. B. Robinson | 8 | 56·64 | 144 | +2 | -16 | 3·36 |
| Waiwetu | H. M. Hayward | 40 | 48·62 | 143 | +4 | +12 | 3·53 |
| Wainuiomata Reservoir | H. D. Drummond | 411 | 85·53 | 190 | +12 | +36 | 6·70 |
| Karori Reservoir | Thomas Chatterton | 464 | 53·92 | 176 | +9 | +15 | 3·75 |
| Brooklyn Reservoir | A. Morris | 735 | 51·12 | 169 | +8 | +10 | 3·50 |
| Wellington | D. C. Meldrum | 415 | 47·48 | 169 | +7 | +4 | 3·68 |
| Farewell Spit | W. W. Garland (Principal Keeper) | 9 | 65·01 | 138 | +20 | +21 | 9·31 |
| “Asbestos Cottage,” Pokoroa | H. F. Chaffey | 2,700 | 94·98 | 179 | .. | .. | 5·26 |
| Karamea | Captain W. Williamson | .. | 77·44 | .. | +2 | .. | 2·21 |
| Twynham, Station Creek | A. Burt | 1,375 | 71·45 | 134 | +12 | -25 | 2·72 |
| Westport | Captain Tullock | 39 | 75·13 | 203 | -5 | -1 | 2·39 |
| Westport (P.W.D.) | J. S. Slowey | 13 | 96·31 | 193 | -1 | .. | 3·32 |
| Gowan | Mrs. M. Skillen | 1,350 | 86·53 | 157 | .. | .. | 2·18 |
| Tophouse | F. B. Rush (Postmaster) | 2,220 | 79·38 | 154 | +16 | +2 | 3·45 |
| Tiroroa | Assistant Engineer (Public Works Department) | 157 | 185·34 | 200 | .. | .. | 6·74 |
| Reefton | N. Lawn | 643 | 81·55 | 180 | +5 | +11 | 2·52 |
| Greymouth | Captain Cox | 11 | 94·91 | 185 | -7 | +8 | 3·50 |
| Lake Kanieri | Chas. Tulloch | 436 | 164·49 | 171 | .. | .. | 5·58 |
| Hokitika | J. A. Chesney | 12 | 109·79 | 197 | -6 | +10 | 3·23 |
| Otira | L. E. Ireland (Postmaster) | 1,255 | 206·87 | 146 | +8 | -26 | 8·14 |
| Ross | H. Osmers | 21 | 136·65 | 152 | 0 | -36 | 5·84 |
| Harihari | D. S. Clay | .. | 153·48 | 150 | 0 | .. | 10·36 |
| Okuru | Captain Cowan | .. | 119·12 | 128 | -31 | -22 | 5·36 |
| Puysegur Point | R. G. Stanley (Principal Keeper) | 180 | 82·37 | 242 | -3 | -4 | 2·12 |
| Stephens Island | A. A. Smith (Principal Keeper) | 600 | 33·14 | 117 | +2 | +26 | 2·55 |
| Hamilton Bay | R. J. W. Turner | .. | 53·82 | 95 | .. | .. | 2·85 |
| Waitata Bay | V. B. Turner | 30 | 56·34 | 102 | -2 | +11 | 2·80 |
| The Brothers | Principal Keeper | 235 | 21·71 | 88 | -9 | -10 | 1·40 |
| Motueka | G. S. Huffam | 20 | 57·28 | 130 | +9 | -5 | 6·34 |
| Manaroa | G. L. Rogers | 9 | 65·50 | 121 | +5 | +8 | 2·84 |
| Yncyca Bay | A. W. Nisbet | 22 | 94·11 | 108 | +18 | -3 | 4·27 |
| “Harakeke,” Central Moutere | R. Teece | 45 | 51·82 | 107 | +13 | +4 | 4·12 |
| Upper Moutere | A. E. Bird | 450 | 45·47 | 76 | .. | .. | 3·81 |
| Mapua | Arnold Wells | 50 | 49·54 | 114 | .. | .. | 3·19 |
| Nelson | O. B. Pemberton | 34 | 48·61 | 116 | +9 | -7 | 4·26 |
| Opouri Valley, Flat Creek | W. A. Maclaine | 200 | 105·11 | 134 | .. | .. | 5·44 |
| Ocean Bay | Rev. J. A. Crump | 25 | 65·06 | 146 | .. | .. | 5·53 |
| Stanley Brook | Evan Forsyth | 600 | 48·24 | 134 | +1 | -3 | 3·70 |
| Marshlands, Blenheim | H. J. Stace | 6 | 36·89 | 102 | +6 | +6 | 4·77 |
| Spring Creek, Blenheim | T. C. Prichard | 20 | 37·99 | 111 | +7 | +5 | 4·50 |
| “Sevenoaks,” Renwicktown | H. O. Goulter | .. | 35·63 | 64 | +7 | -16 | 3·75 |
| Blenheim | William Purdie | 15 | 30·31 | 89 | .. | .. | 4·15 |
| Erina, Blenheim | R. Barron | 406 | 47·58 | 104 | +10 | +8 | 3·46 |
| Hartley Hills, Hillersden | Miss M. Murray | 800 | 47·36 | 80 | +8 | -6 | 3·20 |
| Seddon | J. H. Woolley | 50 | 28·21 | 87 | +4 | -4 | 2·29 |
| Avondale Station, Blenheim | C. J. Teschemaker | 910 | 38·71 | 85 | +8 | -12 | 2·73 |
| Cape Campbell | G. T. Simmons (Principal Keeper) | 155 | 22·30 | 84 | -3 | +9 | 1·99 |
| Ward | A. Thomson | 61 | 28·59 | 100 | -1 | -13 | 4·05 |
| Duntroon, Jordan | W. L. Oswald | 1,200 | 39·04 | 71 | .. | .. | 3·96 |
| Kekerengu (“Ellerton”) | W. Masefield | 200 | 32·64 | 78 | -4 | -24 | 8·24 |
| Hapuku | Miss J. Harle | 480 | 51·57 | 118 | -8 | -9 | 4·28 |
| Moundsdale, Kaikoura | E. Weavers | 600 | 35·98 | 101 | -5 | -9 | 2·62 |
| Yardville, Kaikoura | A. Glenn | 24 | 38·83 | 85 | .. | .. | 3·90 |
| “Emscote,” Stag and Spey | H. Robertson | 770 | 39·08 | 115 | .. | .. | 2·26 |
| Keinton Combe | R. A. Chaffey | 951 | 38·96 | 85 | 0 | -15 | 1·97 |
| Highfield, Waiau | F. S. Northcote | .. | 33·70 | 92 | 0 | -12 | 1·90 |
| Waiau | G. A. Overend (Postmaster) | 451 | 27·75 | 83 | -3 | -18 | 1·75 |
| Riverside Farm, Amuri | E. Roberts | 750 | 27·31 | 105 | 0 | -1 | 1·60 |
| Balmoral No. 1 | T. Weir | 743 | 25·58 | 93 | -1 | -9 | 1·73 |
| Culverden | W. A. Gundy (Postmaster) | 567 | 22·74 | 88 | -3 | -12 | 1·03 |
| Hanmer Springs | H. Roche | 1,220 | 40·94 | 154 | 0 | +20 | 1·47 |
| Balmoral Plantation | J. E. Fletcher | 743 | 23·96 | 106 | .. | .. | 1·05 |
| Gore Bay | A. Wilkinson | 15 | 28·02 | 96 | -4 | +2 | 1·90 |
| Arthur’s Pass | S. G. Wilde | 3,109 | 176·71 | 144 | +20 | -7 | 9·36 |
| Waikari (“Glenallen”) | H. M. Carr | 733 | 26·99 | 100 | -4 | -22 | 2·30 |
| Weka Pass | F. C. Archer | 300 | 22·34 | 85 | -5 | -2 | 1·90 |
| Bealey | R. L. Cochrane | 2,000 | 57·58 | 99 | -6 | -22 | 1·70 |
| Mount White Station, Cass | J. G. Thompson | 2,000 | 41·86 | 127 | .. | .. | 2·30 |
| Waipara | J. G. Whyte | 250 | 22·52 | .. | .. | .. | 1·30 |
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimatology, Rainfall, Weather Stations, North Island, South Island
72 names identified
- W. Burns-Smith, Observer at Otaki
- A. Collinge, Observer at Waitohu, Otaki
- A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
- C. S. Hopkirk, Observer at Wallaceville
- C. B. Robinson, Observer at Lower Hutt
- H. M. Hayward, Observer at Waiwetu
- H. D. Drummond, Observer at Wainuiomata Reservoir
- Thomas Chatterton, Observer at Karori Reservoir
- A. Morris, Observer at Brooklyn Reservoir
- D. C. Meldrum, Observer at Wellington
- W. W. Garland (Principal Keeper), Observer at Farewell Spit
- H. F. Chaffey, Observer at Asbestos Cottage, Pokoroa
- W. Williamson (Captain), Observer at Karamea
- A. Burt, Observer at Twynham, Station Creek
- Tullock (Captain), Observer at Westport
- J. S. Slowey, Observer at Westport (P.W.D.)
- M. Skillen (Mrs.), Observer at Gowan
- F. B. Rush (Postmaster), Observer at Tophouse
- N. Lawn, Observer at Reefton
- Cox (Captain), Observer at Greymouth
- Chas. Tulloch, Observer at Lake Kanieri
- J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
- L. E. Ireland (Postmaster), Observer at Otira
- H. Osmers, Observer at Ross
- D. S. Clay, Observer at Harihari
- Cowan (Captain), Observer at Okuru
- R. G. Stanley (Principal Keeper), Observer at Puysegur Point
- A. A. Smith (Principal Keeper), Observer at Stephens Island
- R. J. W. Turner, Observer at Hamilton Bay
- V. B. Turner, Observer at Waitata Bay
- (Principal Keeper), Observer at The Brothers
- G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka
- G. L. Rogers, Observer at Manaroa
- A. W. Nisbet, Observer at Yncyca Bay
- R. Teece, Observer at Harakeke, Central Moutere
- A. E. Bird, Observer at Upper Moutere
- Arnold Wells, Observer at Mapua
- O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
- W. A. Maclaine, Observer at Opouri Valley, Flat Creek
- J. A. Crump (Rev.), Observer at Ocean Bay
- Evan Forsyth, Observer at Stanley Brook
- H. J. Stace, Observer at Marshlands, Blenheim
- T. C. Prichard, Observer at Spring Creek, Blenheim
- H. O. Goulter, Observer at Sevenoaks, Renwicktown
- William Purdie, Observer at Blenheim
- R. Barron, Observer at Erina, Blenheim
- M. Murray (Miss), Observer at Hartley Hills, Hillersden
- J. H. Woolley, Observer at Seddon
- C. J. Teschemaker, Observer at Avondale Station, Blenheim
- G. T. Simmons (Principal Keeper), Observer at Cape Campbell
- A. Thomson, Observer at Ward
- W. L. Oswald, Observer at Duntroon, Jordan
- W. Masefield, Observer at Kekerengu (Ellerton)
- J. Harle (Miss), Observer at Hapuku
- E. Weavers, Observer at Moundsdale, Kaikoura
- A. Glenn, Observer at Yardville, Kaikoura
- H. Robertson, Observer at Emscote, Stag and Spey
- R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Keinton Combe
- F. S. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Waiau
- G. A. Overend (Postmaster), Observer at Waiau
- E. Roberts, Observer at Riverside Farm, Amuri
- T. Weir, Observer at Balmoral No. 1
- W. A. Gundy (Postmaster), Observer at Culverden
- H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
- J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral Plantation
- A. Wilkinson, Observer at Gore Bay
- S. G. Wilde, Observer at Arthur’s Pass
- H. M. Carr, Observer at Waikari (Glenallen)
- F. C. Archer, Observer at Weka Pass
- R. L. Cochrane, Observer at Bealey
- J. G. Thompson, Observer at Mount White Station, Cass
- J. G. Whyte, Observer at Waipara