Annual Rainfall Statistics




JUNE 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1471

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1931—continued.

Station. Observer. Altitude. Total Fall. Number of Days. Deviation from Normal. Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours.
ft. in. Total Fall. Amount.
Number of Days. Date.
Cambridge (Domain) H. McArthur .. 230 39·88 146 .. 2·11
Roto-o-rangi, Cambridge J. W. Peake .. 200 40·92 145 — 8 —12
Hora Hora Rapids, Churchill A. P. Morris .. 200 49·35 172 — 2 +21
Kawhia.. J. K. Newton.. 200 57·02 171 + 3 — 3
Arapuni Dam, Puketura.. J. Rabone .. 400 45·88 140 —10 — 9
Te Awamutu W. Jeffery .. .. 46·05 .. — 6 ..
Waikeria, Te Awamutu H. D. Dunlop .. 300 45·73 120 — 2 —24
Otorohanga H. W. Atkinson .. 127 56·80 133 — 1 + 2
“ Rangitoto,” Otorohanga Mrs. S. Westmacott .. 760 71·81 139 .. ..
Waitomo Caves .. Miss R. Johnston .. 1,007 90·65 132 + 4 +22
Te Kuiti P. Passau .. 179 61·76 167 0 — 1
Mairoa .. R. Thoms (P.W.D.) .. 800 92·77 199 .. ..
Paekaka, Paemako Norman Robison .. 667 67·59 151 — 1 — 9
Te Matai, Aria .. E. Paynter .. 120 94·39 168 + 7 —10
Awakino H. L. Northern .. 50 59·11 181 .. ..
Mangatoi, Mokau A. G. Mowat .. 248 84·61 177 + 2 — 6
Ohura .. L. M. Coldstream .. 500 64·88 122 —14 —20
Taumarunui .. A. B. Card (Postmaster) 476 55·11 175 — 5 +18
Uruti .. A. W. Fugle .. 100 79·69 191 + 2 + 3
Hautu .. T. Banks .. 1,260 57·09 120 .. ..
Waitara Captain T. Woods .. 14 55·19 165 — 1 +11
New Plymouth .. G. H. Dolby .. 60 55·82 183 — 4 — 6
Tangarakau W. L. Smith .. 410 75·88 183 .. ..
“ Oaklands,” Lepperton W. B. Fussell .. 550 79·66 174 + 3 — 2
Waterworks, Mangorei C. Jordan .. 392 71·93 164 0 —18
Rangipo .. T. Banks .. 700 85·70 147 .. ..
Whangamomona C. A. Robinson (Postmaster) 511 81·81 126 + 4 —45
Purangi R. Mounsey .. 390 75·36 152 + 1 — 5
Inglewood F. Brown .. 657 92·11 176 — 2 0
Riversdale, Inglewood Miss N. Trimble .. 817 103·49 181 — 2 —13
Upper Mangorei .. J. Shepherd .. 1,290 166·46 166 +28 —49
Tariki Hydro .. R. Perrott .. 1,200 97·08 170 + 3 — 3
Katoa, Whakaangiangi S. B. Rudland .. .. 72·01 133 .. ..
East Cape W. L. Hannah (Principal Keeper) 505 47·83 125 — 2 + 4
Wairoto, Ruatoria M. Gudgeon .. .. 62·50 111 .. ..
Pakihiroa M. P. Poole .. 555 80·31 .. —25 ..
Tapuaehikitia, Tikitiki J. H. McNeill .. .. 58·41 .. —22 ..
Waiorongomai .. W. W. Ludbrook .. 445 55·44 93 .. —35
Ruangarehu .. D. W. Williams .. 900 40·91 140 —28 —32
Mangatarata .. Jas. Busby .. 1,800 47·11 147 —22 —23
Tokomaru Bay .. Captain S. G. Plummer 60 34·79 129 —34 ..
Owheha Stn., Tokomaru Bay H. F. Heald .. 2,200 57·06 169 —17 — 9
Tolaga Bay .. S. M. Kemp .. 15 30·01 101 —28 —28
Waihau, Tolaga Bay Mrs. F. H. Loisel .. 50 35·75 138 —17 — 1
Whatatutu .. Mrs. T. B. Spence .. .. 33·00 88 —12 —31
Toromiro, Whakarau F. H. McLean .. 850 38·16 157 .. ..
Otoko .. J. Hutchinson .. 860 34·58 152 —17 — 7
Te Karaka J. G. Appleton .. 131 30·02 146 —10 — 2
Puha, Poverty Bay G. R. Sefton .. 250 26·07 101 —13 —18
Eastwoodhill .. W. D. Cook .. 450 30·97 .. —10 ..
Glenroy Station .. R. D. Taylor .. .. 48·69 111 —19 —23
Tahora .. W. G. Jerram .. 1,780 67·43 179 0 +11
Te Kura, Ruakituri A. S. W. McIntyre .. 1,200 54·80 133 .. ..
Gisborne W. Davison .. 20 25·84 115 —19 —34
Whakapunake .. F. Morice .. 2,050 57·49 157 —10 — 7
Outlet, Waikaremoana W. A. Gregory .. 2,050 58·83 187 —13 +10
Tuai, Waikaremoana W. A. Gregory .. 940 47·13 139 —15 —26
Puninga Stn., Wharerata .. A. N. West .. 1,250 54·09 130 —25 —16
Mangaone Valley, Tangitere F. H. Sylvester .. 900 72·56 162 —23 —17
Kotemaori .. A. L. Cox .. 700 44·85 97 .. ..
Wairoa A. C. A. Hyde .. .. 35·31 109 .. ..
Maungaharuru .. R. Heays .. 2,246 35·59 100 —16 —24
Mautaua, Mohaka C. J. Ward .. 400 44·17 91 .. ..
Putorino .. N. McLean .. 400 33·44 101 —10 —24
H. B. Forests, Waikoau J. Sheddan .. 900 41·85 .. .. ..
Tutira Homestead H. Guthrie-Smith .. 510 37·50 112 —17 —16
Portland Island .. J. H. C. Conway (Principal Keeper) 300 18·87 107 —14 —28
Hedgeley, Eskdale T. P. Clark .. 30 26·20 118 —15 — 8
Riverbank, Rissington W. G. Moore .. 420 32·08 118 —12 — 7
Napier .. T. R. Hutton .. 5 21·54 126 —13 +15
Whanawhana .. G. R. Beamish .. 900 30·69 124 —10 —24
“ Wahine,” Sherenden J. Mollier .. 984 26·29 99 —13 —11
Hastings .. H. N. Fowler .. 45 23·38 136 — 9 + 9
Anawai, Maraetotara A. D. Gillies .. 1,400 51·25 215 .. ..
Poukawa .. Allen H. Smith .. 97 21·10 94 —10 —18
Mokopeka .. John Chambers .. 500 26·73 110 —13 — 8
Gwavas, Tikokino J. Nicholl .. 800 32·00 196 —12 + 8
Pukehou, Te Aute C. Athol Williams .. 266 22·98 131 —13 — 4
Waimarama .. J. Robson .. 10 22·07 105 —17 —23


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77 names identified
  • H. McArthur, Observer at Cambridge (Domain)
  • J. W. Peake, Observer at Roto-o-rangi, Cambridge
  • A. P. Morris, Observer at Hora Hora Rapids, Churchill
  • J. K. Newton, Observer at Kawhia
  • J. Rabone, Observer at Arapuni Dam, Puketura
  • W. Jeffery, Observer at Te Awamutu
  • H. D. Dunlop, Observer at Waikeria, Te Awamutu
  • H. W. Atkinson, Observer at 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
  • H. L. Northern, Observer at Awakino
  • 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
  • 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
  • S. B. Rudland, Observer at Katoa, Whakaangiangi
  • W. L. Hannah, Observer at East Cape
  • M. Gudgeon, Observer at Wairoto, Ruatoria
  • M. P. Poole, Observer at Pakihiroa
  • J. H. McNeill, Observer at Tapuaehikitia, Tikitiki
  • W. W. Ludbrook, Observer at Waiorongomai
  • D. W. Williams, Observer at Ruangarehu
  • Jas. Busby, Observer at Mangatarata
  • S. G. Plummer (Captain), Observer at Tokomaru Bay
  • H. F. Heald, Observer at Owheha Stn., Tokomaru Bay
  • S. M. Kemp, 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
  • R. D. Taylor, Observer at Glenroy Station
  • W. G. Jerram, Observer at Tahora
  • A. S. W. McIntyre, Observer at Te Kura, Ruakituri
  • W. Davison, Observer at Gisborne
  • F. Morice, Observer at Whakapunake
  • W. A. Gregory, Observer at Outlet, 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
  • J. Sheddan, Observer at H. B. Forests, Waikoau
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Homestead
  • J. H. C. Conway, Observer at Portland Island
  • T. P. Clark, Observer at Hedgeley, Eskdale
  • W. G. Moore, Observer at Riverbank, Rissington
  • T. R. Hutton, Observer at Napier
  • G. R. Beamish, Observer at Whanawhana
  • J. Mollier, Observer at Wahine, Sherenden
  • H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings
  • A. D. Gillies, Observer at Anawai, Maraetotara
  • Allen H. Smith, Observer at Poukawa
  • John Chambers, Observer at Mokopeka
  • J. Nicholl, Observer at Gwavas, Tikokino
  • C. Athol Williams, Observer at Pukehou, Te Aute
  • J. Robson, Observer at Waimarama