New Zealand Gazette – 1933 – No. 45

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✨ Annual Rainfall Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 45

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1932—continued.

Station. Observer. Altitude. Total Fall. Number of Days. Deviation from Normal. Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours.
ft. in. Total Fall. Number of Days.
Patea .. .. Colin Papps .. .. 300 35·73 118 — 9 —37
Waitahinga .. .. C. F. Earles .. .. 1,300 47·96 171 —10 + 5
Waverley .. .. S. Harden .. .. .. 29·88 92 —12 —46
Wanganui .. .. Superintendent of Telegraphs 12 27·18 111 — 9 —13
Okoia .. .. F. Pratt .. .. 500 29·27 136 .. ..
Hunter ville .. .. S. A. R. Mair .. .. 876 32·35 121 —12 —40
Waituna West .. .. J. Guylee .. .. 1,322 33·22 169 —10 —27
Dalvey, Turakina .. H. Y. Lethbridge .. .. 58 26·98 123 —10 —25
Komako .. .. G. M. Arbon .. .. 600 40·97 129 —16 —27
Waitatapia, Bulls .. K. W. Dalrymple .. .. 30 27·13 131 — 8 —14
Feilding .. .. Frank Mason .. .. 235 29·18 122 — 7 —42
Flock House, Bulls .. A. R. Hadfield .. .. .. 26·05 92 .. ..
Tangimoana .. .. Forest Ranger .. .. 8 28·18 121 — 6 —17
Glen Oroua .. .. Mrs. N. S. Sanson .. .. 63 31·16 87 — 5 —38
Kairanga .. .. L. B. Wall .. .. 51 27·64 104 — 6 — 8
Palmerston North .. E. J. Werry .. .. 100 29·03 162 — 8 + 8
Massey College, Palmerston North Meteorological Observer .. 35·59 154 .. ..
“Woodhey,” Palmerston North W. J. Caccia-Birch .. .. 50 33·39 126 — 6 —41
Turitea Waterworks .. P. C. Toms .. .. 272 40·36 138 — 6 —40
Pahiatua .. .. A. W. Hamilton .. .. 384 46·25 168 — 6 — 8
Foxton .. .. N. R. McKenzie (Postmaster) 10 25·04 90 — 8 —20
Arapeti .. .. L. Hoggard .. .. 1,199 65·75 .. —19 ..
Mangahao (lower dam) .. L. Hoggard .. .. 1,142 84·65 .. —22 ..
Mangahao (upper dam) .. L. Hoggard .. .. 1,227 108·81 206 —10 —20
Mangaore .. .. A. R. Blackwood .. .. 360 38·61 150 —18 —39
Otaki .. .. W. Burns-Smith .. .. 45 29·64 143 —10 —30
Waitohu, Otaki .. .. A. J. Patterson .. .. 210 32·60 104 .. ..
Kapiti Island .. .. A. S. Wilkinson .. .. 40 29·45 107 —11 —45
Plimmerton .. .. W. E. Clemens .. .. 10 28·91 73 .. ..
Wallaceville .. .. K. R. Russell .. .. 191 32·31 81 —23 —46
Trentham .. .. R. Cropp .. .. 172 35·00 136 .. ..
Lower Hutt .. .. D. C. Meldrum .. .. 8 36·28 134 —16 —19
Point Howard, Lowry Bay Dr. C. M. Hector .. .. .. 35·42 .. .. ..
Waiwetu .. .. H. M. Hayward .. .. 40 37·76 126 — 8 — 8
Wainui-o-mata .. .. H. D. Drummond .. .. 411 63·39 160 —11 + 2
Wellington .. .. D. C. Meldrum .. .. 415 38·87 147 — 2 —20
Karori Reservoir.. .. Thos. Chatterton .. .. 464 41·86 159 — 4 — 3
Beacon Hill, Seatoun .. R. Osborne .. .. .. 26·40 80 .. ..
Brooklyn Reservoir .. A. Morris .. .. 735 48·15 143 + 2 —15
Farewell Spit .. .. J. H. Irvine (Principal Keeper) 9 31·01 80 —15 —37
Kaihoka .. .. J. O. Harris .. .. 100 52·92 135 .. ..
Collingwood .. .. Chas. Schimgeour .. .. 10 69·02 118 —28 —36
Silverstream, Bainham .. Mrs. G. H. Teague .. .. 260 108·71 174 —31 ..
Asbestos Cottage, Upper Takaka River H. F. Chaffey.. .. 2,700 76·27 159 —14 —27
Karamea .. .. Asst. Engineer, P.W.D. 10 62·45 153 —11 —22
Millerton .. .. S. Spencer .. .. 955 113·69 151 —18 ..
Twynham (Station Creek) A. Burt .. .. 1,375 51·51 126 — 6 —30
Westport .. .. Asst. Engineer, P.W.D. 13 84·38 181 —13 ..
Gowan .. .. Mrs. M. Skillen .. .. 1,350 55·74 133 —19 —23
Tiroroa, Buller Gorge .. Asst. Engineer, P.W.D. 157 141·70 174 .. ..
Reef ton .. .. Director, School of Mines 643 61·84 157 —15 —11
Rewanui .. .. T. H. King .. .. 1,300 134·90 196 .. ..
Greymouth .. .. Captain Cox (Harbourmaster) 11 79·95 160 —21 —24
Lake Kanieri .. .. J. Howatt .. .. 436 165·90 122 +14 —64
Hokitika .. .. J. A. Chesney .. .. 12 105·72 167 — 9 —20
Otira .. .. J. A. Williams (Postmaster) 1,255 132·26 112 —69 —55
Ross .. .. H. Osmers .. .. 21 118·33 131 —18 —49
Hari Hari .. .. G. Robertson .. .. .. 126·56 148 .. ..
Okuru, South Westland .. Captain A. J. Cowan (Harbourmaster) .. 110·12 103 —36 —53
Milford Sound .. .. Manager, the Hostel .. .. 20 225·49 158 .. ..
Puysegur Point .. .. F. N. Watts (Principal Keeper) 180 71·34 229 —15 —16
Stephens Island .. .. Principal Keeper .. .. 600 23·90 107 — 6 +15
Waitata Bay .. .. V. B. Turner .. .. 30 40·22 83 —15 — 6
Brothers Lighthouse .. H. G. McCrea (Principal Keeper) 235 17·31 81 —13 —14
Motueka .. .. G. S. Huffam .. .. 20 36·50 102 —11 —31


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53 names identified
  • Colin Papps, Observer at Patea
  • C. F. Earles, Observer at Waitahinga
  • S. Harden, Observer at Waverley
  • F. Pratt, Observer at Okoia
  • S. A. R. Mair, Observer at Hunterville
  • J. Guylee, Observer at Waituna West
  • H. Y. Lethbridge, Observer at Dalvey, Turakina
  • G. M. Arbon, Observer at Komako
  • K. W. Dalrymple, Observer at Waitatapia, Bulls
  • Frank Mason, Observer at Feilding
  • A. R. Hadfield, Observer at Flock House, Bulls
  • N. S. Sanson (Mrs.), Observer at Glen Oroua
  • L. B. Wall, Observer at Kairanga
  • E. J. Werry, Observer at Palmerston North
  • W. J. Caccia-Birch, Observer at Woodhey, Palmerston North
  • P. C. Toms, Observer at Turitea Waterworks
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Pahiatua
  • N. R. McKenzie (Postmaster), Observer at Foxton
  • L. Hoggard, Observer at Arapeti and Mangahao
  • A. R. Blackwood, Observer at Mangaore
  • W. Burns-Smith, Observer at Otaki
  • A. J. Patterson, Observer at Waitohu, Otaki
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • W. E. Clemens, Observer at Plimmerton
  • K. R. Russell, Observer at Wallaceville
  • R. Cropp, Observer at Trentham
  • D. C. Meldrum, Observer at Lower Hutt and Wellington
  • C. M. Hector (Dr.), Observer at Point Howard, Lowry Bay
  • H. M. Hayward, Observer at Waiwetu
  • H. D. Drummond, Observer at Wainui-o-mata
  • Thos. Chatterton, Observer at Karori Reservoir
  • R. Osborne, Observer at Beacon Hill, Seatoun
  • A. Morris, Observer at Brooklyn Reservoir
  • J. H. Irvine (Principal Keeper), Observer at Farewell Spit
  • J. O. Harris, Observer at Kaihoka
  • Chas. Schimgeour, Observer at Collingwood
  • G. H. Teague (Mrs.), Observer at Silverstream, Bainham
  • H. F. Chaffey, Observer at Asbestos Cottage, Upper Takaka River
  • S. Spencer, Observer at Millerton
  • A. Burt, Observer at Twynham (Station Creek)
  • M. Skillen (Mrs.), Observer at Gowan
  • T. H. King, Observer at Rewanui
  • Captain Cox, Observer at Greymouth
  • J. Howatt, Observer at Lake Kanieri
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • J. A. Williams (Postmaster), Observer at Otira
  • H. Osmers, Observer at Ross
  • G. Robertson, Observer at Hari Hari
  • A. J. Cowan (Captain), Observer at Okuru, South Westland
  • F. N. Watts (Principal Keeper), Observer at Puysegur Point
  • V. B. Turner, Observer at Waitata Bay
  • H. G. McCrea (Principal Keeper), Observer at Brothers Lighthouse
  • G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka