New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 61

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✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics 1930



AUG. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2335

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1930—continued.

| Station. | Observer. | Altitude. | Total Fall. | Number of Days. | Deviation from Normal. | Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours. |
| :--- | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| | | | | | Total Fall. | Number of Days. | Amount. | Date. |
| | | ft. | in. | | in. | | in. |
| "Te Karaka," Ka-awa | E. B. Baker | 250 | 54.44 | 166 | .. | .. | 2.96 | 20th June. |
| State Farm, Waerenga | T. A. Rodda | 70 | 46.20 | 209 | — 4 | + 47 | 2.57 | 20th June. |
| Waiterimu, Waikato | S. W. Iles | .. | 51.25 | 172 | —11 | .. | 3.15 | 20th June. |
| Ngaruawahia | H. Marsland | 67 | 59.97 | 145 | — 6 | — 9 | 3.10 | 20th June. |
| Ruakura State Farm | G. K. McPherson | 131 | 39.25 | 160 | — 9 | 0 | 2.66 | 5th July. |
| Hamilton | Dr. Hugh Douglas | 131 | 38.79 | 149 | —13 | —48 | 2.77 | 5th July. |
| Cambridge (Domain) | H. Arthur | 230 | 37.67 | 149 | .. | .. | 2.02 | 20th June. |
| Cambridge | F. Penn | 228 | 37.65 | 132 | —11 | —23 | 1.98 | 20th June. |
| Roto-o-rangi, Cambridge | J. W. Peake | 200 | 36.60 | 143 | —14 | —14 | 1.72 | 3rd January. |
| Hora Hora Rapids, Churchill | C. A. Thompson | 200 | 45.02 | 160 | — 4 | + 9 | 2.85 | 20th June. |
| Kawhia | J. K. Newton | 200 | 47.06 | 165 | —10 | — 9 | 2.46 | 3rd January. |
| Arapuni Dam, Puketurua | J. Rabone | 400 | 37.98 | 130 | —14 | —19 | 2.20 | 3rd January. |
| Waikeria, Te Awamutu | H. D. Dunlop | 300 | 38.69 | 106 | —12 | —38 | 2.02 | 19th November. |
| "Sonomo," Otorohanga | W. Manson | 853 | 61.94 | 172 | — 1 | —11 | 3.00 | 5th July. |
| "Rangitoto," Otorohanga | Mrs. S. Westmacott | 760 | 62.37 | 108 | .. | .. | 2.86 | 3rd January. |
| Waitomo Caves | Miss R. Johnston | 1,007 | 80.91 | 98 | —10 | —11 | 3.27 | 4th January. |
| Te Kuiti | P. Passau | 179 | 50.82 | 160 | —12 | — 8 | 2.12 | 3rd January. |
| Mairoa | R. Thoms (Public Works Department) | 800 | 79.34 | 173 | — 7 | .. | 2.32 | 26th November. |
| Paekaka, Paemako | Norman Robison | 667 | 57.04 | 151 | —15 | — 9 | 1.88 | 3rd January. |
| Te Matai, Aria | E. Paynter | 120 | 81.15 | 160 | — 6 | —18 | 3.14 | 26th November. |
| Mangatoi, Mokau | A. G. Mowat | 248 | 76.35 | 195 | — 9 | +12 | 2.80 | 26th November. |
| Ohura | L. M. Coldstream | 500 | 52.32 | 99 | —28 | —43 | 2.10 | 4th, 20th Jan. |
| Taumarunui | A. B. Card (Postmaster) | 476 | 48.36 | 178 | —13 | +23 | 1.41 | 26th November. |
| Uruti | A. W. Fugle | 100 | 68.00 | 175 | —15 | —13 | 3.03 | 26th November. |
| Hautu | T. Banks | 1,260 | 43.30 | 110 | —18 | .. | 1.84 | 3rd January. |
| Waitara | Captain T. Woods | 14 | 48.81 | 166 | — 9 | +12 | 2.18 | 19th April. |
| New Plymouth | G. H. Dolby | 60 | 53.92 | 182 | —10 | — 8 | 2.76 | 24th August. |
| Tangarakau | W. L. Smith | 410 | 61.42 | 147 | —14 | .. | 2.45 | 3rd January. |
| "Oaklands," Lepperton | W. B. Fussell | 550 | 70.95 | 172 | — 8 | — 5 | 2.71 | 24th August. |
| Waterworks, Mangorei | C. Jordan | 392 | 62.76 | 170 | —11 | —12 | 2.26 | 18th July. |
| Rangipo | A. Banks | 700 | 66.97 | 155 | —24 | .. | 4.60 | 15th February. |
| Whangamomona | C. A. Robinson (Postmaster) | 511 | 59.88 | 136 | —21 | —35 | 2.37 | 3rd January. |
| Purangi | R. Mounsey | 390 | 61.36 | 133 | —16 | —24 | 2.50 | 3rd January. |
| Inglewood | F. Brown | 657 | 84.23 | 163 | —13 | —13 | 3.61 | 24th August. |
| Riversdale, Inglewood | Miss N. Trimble | 817 | 83.19 | 182 | —21 | —12 | 3.63 | 3rd January. |
| Upper Mangorei | J. Shepherd | 1,290 | 157.00 | 177 | +19 | —38 | .. | .. |
| Tariki Hydro | R. Perrott | 1,200 | 73.62 | .. | — 5 | .. | 3.82 | 3rd January. |
| East Cape | A. W. Bawker (Principal Keeper) | 505 | 64.92 | 118 | + 4 | — 3 | 4.31 | 17th September. |
| Pakihiroa | G. J. Proudfoot | 555 | 68.52 | 130 | —38 | + 2 | 5.18 | 20th June. |
| Tapuaehikitia, Tikitiki | J. H. McNeill | .. | (71.54) | .. | —13 | .. | 4.98 | 13th May. |
| Waiorongomai, Tapawaeroa | W. W. Ludbrook | 445 | 69.86 | 113 | —40 | —15 | 5.65 | 20th June. |
| Ruangarehu, Tokomaru Bay | D. W. Williams | 900 | 52.65 | 188 | —18 | +11 | 4.44 | 22nd July. |
| Mangatarata, Tokomaru Bay | Jas. Busby | 1,800 | 54.75 | 182 | —17 | + 9 | 3.58 | 22nd July. |
| Tokomaru Bay | Captain S. G. Plummer | 60 | 51.04 | .. | —22 | .. | .. | .. |
| Owhena Stn., Tokomaru Bay | H. F. Heald | 2,200 | 57.24 | 177 | —23 | — 6 | 3.43 | 23rd July. |
| Tolaga Bay | Rev. W. H. Smith | 15 | 47.17 | 156 | — 9 | +27 | 4.56 | 4th February. |
| Waihau, Tolaga Bay | Mrs. F. H. Loisel | 50 | 51.28 | 159 | — 5 | +20 | 5.86 | 5th February. |
| Whatatutu | Mrs. T. B. Spence | .. | 33.27 | 99 | —14 | —24 | 3.21 | 22nd July. |
| Toromiro, Whakarau | F. H. McLean | 850 | 42.89 | 171 | —20 | .. | 2.89 | 22nd July. |
| Otoko | J. Hutchinson | 860 | (38.49) | .. | —18 | .. | 2.33 | 22nd July. |
| Te Karaka | J. G. Appleton | 131 | 34.64 | 164 | — 7 | +16 | 3.08 | 22nd July. |
| Puha, Poverty Bay | G. R. Sefton | 250 | 32.38 | 142 | — 8 | +23 | 2.99 | 22nd July. |
| Eastwoodhill | W. D. Cook | 450 | 35.69 | 145 | —10 | + 8 | 2.60 | 22nd July. |
| Patutahi | A. Hall | .. | 33.75 | .. | — 6 | .. | 1.71 | 14th February. |
| Te Kura, Ruakituri | A. S. W. McIntyre | 1,200 | 58.38 | 163 | —19 | .. | 2.35 | 4th September. |
| Gisborne | W. Davison | 20 | 30.84 | 129 | —16 | —21 | 2.65 | 4th February. |
| Hopuruahine | M. J. Ryan | 2,015 | 75.87 | 171 | .. | .. | 2.28 | 23rd July. |
| Whakapunake | F. Morice | 2,050 | 52.16 | 184 | —25 | +21 | 2.04 | 4th September. |
| Waikatea, Ruakituri | D. H. Evans | .. | 46.40 | 110 | —17 | —35 | 2.26 | 15th January. |
| Outlet, Waikaremoana | W. A. Gregory | 2,050 | 58.08 | 203 | .. | .. | 2.22 | 22nd July. |
| Tuai, Waikaremoana | W. A. Gregory | 940 | 44.36 | 158 | —22 | + 7 | 2.20 | 22nd July. |
| Puninga Stn., Wharerata | A. N. West | 1,250 | 54.04 | 152 | —34 | + 4 | 2.14 | 20th June. |
| Mangaone Valley, Tangitere | F. H. Sylvester | 900 | 72.04 | 189 | —34 | +10 | 3.89 | 17th September. |
| Kotemaori | A. L. Cox | 700 | 39.47 | 110 | —18 | .. | 4.14 | 22nd July. |
| Wairoa | A. C. A. Hyde | .. | 40.16 | .. | .. | .. | 3.01 | 17th September. |
| Maungaharuru | R. Heays | 2,246 | 32.88 | 108 | —27 | —16 | 2.05 | 1st February. |
| Mautaua, Mohaka | C. J. Ward | 400 | 44.32 | 103 | —13 | .. | 2.96 | 22nd July. |
| Putorino | N. McLean | 400 | 34.50 | 119 | —13 | —10 | 2.50 | 22nd July. |
| H. B. Forests, Waikoau | K. J. Gould | 900 | 40.50 | 113 | —18 | .. | 2.96 | 17th September. |
| Tutira Homestead | H. Guthrie-Smith | 510 | 34.65 | 102 | —23 | —26 | 2.79 | 17th September. |
| Portland Island | J. H. C. Conway (Principal Keeper) | 300 | 28.95 | 138 | — 4 | + 1 | 1.90 | 11th January. |
| Waipuna Station, Puketitiri | D. Thom | 300 | 48.99 | 89 | —29 | .. | 3.00 | 9th January. |
| Hedgeley, Eskdale | T. P. Clark | 30 | 32.95 | 123 | —13 | — 3 | 2.06 | 9th January. |
| Riverbank, Rissington | W. G. Moore | 420 | 32.68 | 108 | —10 | —18 | 2.60 | 9th January. |
| Napier | R. Thomas | 5 | 26.30 | 124 | — 9 | +14 | 1.66 | 9th January. |
| Whanawhana | G. R. Beamish | 900 | 34.34 | 151 | — 9 | + 1 | 2.31 | 9th January. |
| "Wahine," Sherenden | Jos. Mollier | 984 | 29.55 | 110 | — 9 | — 1 | 2.40 | 9th January. |
| Hastings | H. N. Fowler | 45 | 25.66 | 127 | — 8 | + 1 | 1.50 | 9th August. |



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🎓 Annual Rainfall Statistics for 1930 (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Weather Stations, Climatology, New Zealand
78 names identified
  • E. B. Baker, Observer at Te Karaka, Ka-awa
  • T. A. Rodda, Observer at State Farm, Waerenga
  • S. W. Iles, Observer at Waiterimu, Waikato
  • H. Marsland, Observer at Ngaruawahia
  • G. K. McPherson, Observer at Ruakura State Farm
  • Hugh Douglas (Doctor), Observer at Hamilton
  • H. Arthur, Observer at Cambridge (Domain)
  • F. Penn, Observer at Cambridge
  • J. W. Peake, Observer at Roto-o-rangi, Cambridge
  • C. A. Thompson, Observer at Hora Hora Rapids, Churchill
  • J. K. Newton, Observer at Kawhia
  • J. Rabone, Observer at Arapuni Dam, Puketurua
  • H. D. Dunlop, Observer at Waikeria, Te Awamutu
  • W. Manson, Observer at "Sonomo," Otorohanga
  • S. Westmacott (Mrs), Observer at "Rangitoto," Otorohanga
  • R. Johnston (Miss), Observer at Waitomo Caves
  • P. Passau, Observer at Te Kuiti
  • R. Thoms, Observer at Mairoa
  • Norman Robison, Observer at Paekaka, Paemako
  • E. Paynter, Observer at Te Matai, Aria
  • A. G. Mowat, Observer at Mangatoi, Mokau
  • L. M. Coldstream, Observer at Ohura
  • A. B. Card, Observer at Taumarunui
  • A. W. Fugle, Observer at Uruti
  • T. Banks, Observer at Hautu
  • T. Woods (Captain), Observer at Waitara
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • W. L. Smith, Observer at Tangarakau
  • W. B. Fussell, Observer at "Oaklands," Lepperton
  • C. Jordan, Observer at Waterworks, Mangorei
  • A. Banks, Observer at Rangipo
  • C. A. Robinson, Observer at Whangamomona
  • R. Mounsey, Observer at Purangi
  • F. Brown, Observer at Inglewood
  • N. Trimble (Miss), Observer at Riversdale, Inglewood
  • J. Shepherd, Observer at Upper Mangorei
  • R. Perrott, Observer at Tariki Hydro
  • A. W. Bawker, Observer at East Cape
  • G. J. Proudfoot, Observer at Pakihiroa
  • J. H. McNeill, Observer at Tapuaehikitia, Tikitiki
  • W. W. Ludbrook, Observer at Waiorongomai, Tapawaeroa
  • D. W. Williams, Observer at Ruangarehu, Tokomaru Bay
  • Jas. Busby, Observer at Mangatarata, Tokomaru Bay
  • S. G. Plummer (Captain), Observer at Tokomaru Bay
  • H. F. Heald, Observer at Owhena Stn., Tokomaru Bay
  • W. H. Smith (Reverend), Observer at Tolaga Bay
  • F. H. Loisel (Mrs), Observer at Waihau, Tolaga Bay
  • T. B. Spence (Mrs), Observer at Whatatutu
  • F. H. McLean, Observer at Toromiro, Whakarau
  • J. Hutchinson, Observer at Otoko
  • J. G. Appleton, Observer at Te Karaka
  • G. R. Sefton, Observer at Puha, Poverty Bay
  • W. D. Cook, Observer at Eastwoodhill
  • A. Hall, Observer at Patutahi
  • A. S. W. McIntyre, Observer at Te Kura, Ruakituri
  • W. Davison, Observer at Gisborne
  • M. J. Ryan, Observer at Hopuruahine
  • F. Morice, Observer at Whakapunake
  • D. H. Evans, Observer at Waikatea, Ruakituri
  • W. A. Gregory, Observer at Outlet, Waikaremoana
  • W. A. Gregory, Observer at Tuai, Waikaremoana
  • A. N. West, Observer at Puninga Stn., Wharerata
  • F. H. Sylvester, Observer at Mangaone Valley, Tangitere
  • A. L. Cox, Observer at Kotemaori
  • A. C. A. Hyde, Observer at Wairoa
  • R. Heays, Observer at Maungaharuru
  • C. J. Ward, Observer at Mautaua, Mohaka
  • N. McLean, Observer at Putorino
  • K. J. Gould, Observer at H. B. Forests, Waikoau
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Homestead
  • J. H. C. Conway, Observer at Portland Island
  • D. Thom, Observer at Waipuna Station, Puketitiri
  • T. P. Clark, Observer at Hedgeley, Eskdale
  • W. G. Moore, Observer at Riverbank, Rissington
  • R. Thomas, Observer at Napier
  • G. R. Beamish, Observer at Whanawhana
  • Jos. Mollier, Observer at "Wahine," Sherenden
  • H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings