New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 44

Page 1863

✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics



JUNE 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1863

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1933—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.
Hawera.. L. A. Taylor .. 343 43·06 153 — 3 —13
Ohawe, Hawera .. H. Livingston 200 39·12 143 — 3 — 9
“Hiwira,” Raketapauma .. H. C. Speedy 1,750 34·77 144 .. ..
Taihape A. R. Fannin 2,080 35·63 170 — 2 —12
Kakaramea Hydro E. H. Green .. 70 44·99 106 + 2 —25
Waitahinga C. F. Earles .. 1,300 63·30 182 + 5 +15
Patea .. E. Papps 300 48·36 140 + 4 —13
Waverley S. Harden .. .. 46·90 106 .. ..
Wanganui Superintendent of Tele- graphs 12 38·91 140 + 3 +17
Okoia .. F. Pratt 500 41·58 160 .. ..
Hunter ville S. A. R. Mair 876 40·39 133 — 4 —27
Waituna West .. J. Guylee 1,322 37·63 184 — 5 —12
Dalvey, Turakina H. Y. Lethbridge 58 37·12 151 0 + 5
Marton E. J. Wilde .. 41·38 .. + 1 ..
Komako G. M. Arbon .. 600 40·18 122 .. ..
Waitatapia, Bulls K. W. Dalrymple 30 33·86 140 — 1 — 1
Feilding Frank Mason 235 34·03 127 — 2 —35
Flock House, Bulls A. R. Hadfield .. 30·26 95 — 4 —16
Tangimoana G. W. Braddell 8 32·78 135 — 1 — 2
Glen Oroua Mrs. N. S. Sanson 63 30·92 75 — 5 —48
Kairanga L. B. Wall 51 32·81 115 — 1 + 3
Palmerston North E. J. Werry .. 100 34·53 170 — 3 +16
Massey College, Palmerston North Meteorological Observer .. 36·03 164 .. ..
“Woodhey,” Palmerston North W. J. Caccia-Birch 50 34·39 139 — 5 —24
Turitea Waterworks P. C. Toms 272 40·64 159 — 5 —14
Pahiatua A. W. Hamilton 384 45·21 176 — 5 0
Foxton N. R. McKenzie (Post- master) 10 29·35 96 — 4 —13
Arapeti F. Hoggard 1,199 75·64 .. —10 ..
Mangahao (Lower Dam) F. Hoggard 1,142 99·97 .. — 7 ..
Mangahao (Upper Dam) F. Hoggard 1,227 116·64 203 — 2 —21
Mangaore A. R. Blackwood 360 39·97 161 —18 —27
Otaki .. W. Burns-Smith 45 40·13 158 0 —14
Waitohu, Otaki E. A. J. Patterson 210 41·36 .. 0 ..
Kapiti Island R. J. Wilkinson 40 38·27 127 — 4 —23
Plimmerton A. W. Gollop 10 36·71 101 .. ..
Wallaceville R. R. Russell 191 40·44 111 —15 —16
Trentham R. Cropp 172 38·72 130 .. ..
Lower Hutt D. C. Meldrum 8 43·33 152 .. ..
Waiwetu H. M. Haywood 40 40·97 126 — 5 — 8
Wainui-o-mata H. D. Drummond 411 66·87 179 — 7 +20
Wellington D. C. Meldrum 415 38·62 150 — 3 — 5
Karori Reservoir.. Thos. Chatterton 464 39·99 152 — 6 —10
Beacon Hill, Seatoun L. S. Whiteman 433 24·19 82 .. ..
Brooklyn Reservoir A. Morris 735 48·40 148 + 2 — 9
Farewell Spit J. H. Irvine (Principal Keeper) 9 34·24 84 —11 —32
Kaihoka J. O. Harris 100 60·65 179 .. ..
Collingwood Chas. Scrimgeour 10 83·53 145 —13 — 9
Silverstream, Bainham Mrs. G. H. Teague 260 139·95 144 + 5 +15
Tarakohe, Golden Bay T. B. Clark 0 52·87 .. .. ..
“Asbestos Cottage,” Upper Takaka River H. F. Chaffey.. 2,700 72·73 166 —19 —17
Karamea Assistant Engineer 10 76·90 168 + 3 — 7
Millerton M. D. Wells (Postmaster) 955 130·10 168 .. ..
Twynham, Station Creek A. Burt 1,375 60·15 144 + 2 —12
Westport, Signal Station Captain A. W. Tointon .. 75·00 190 .. ..
Westport (P.W.D.) Assistant Engineer 13 96·62 204 0 — 1
Gowan .. Mrs. M. Skillen 1,350 65·32 148 —10 — 4
Tiro roa, Buller Gorge T. J. Ellis 157 179·86 194 .. ..
Waitahu, Reefton H. J. Evans 600 65·73 .. —11 ..
Rewanui Thos. H. King 1,300 171·16 222 .. ..
Greymouth Captain Cox (Harbour- master) 11 103·10 190 + 1 + 7
Lake Kanieri J. Howat 436 254·16 .. +99 ..
Hokitika J. A. Chesney 12 124·42 192 + 9 + 5
Otira J. H. Williams (Post- master) 1,255 202·15 136 + 1 —31
Ross H. Osmers 21 157·50 163 +22 —17
Harihari G. Robertson .. 166·93 176 .. ..
Weheka M. Sullivan 400 201·73 .. .. ..
Okuru .. Captain A. J. Cowan .. (135·09) .. —11 ..
Milford Sound C. H. Long 20 313·64 184 .. ..
Puysegur Point .. W. Smith (Principal Keeper) 180 76·29 234 — 9 —11
Stephen’s Island Principal Keeper 600 27·34 90 — 1 — 3
Hamilton Bay R. J. W. Turner 25 54·40 97 .. ..
Waitata Bay V. B. Turner .. 30 49·11 96 — 7 + 7


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🏗️ Annual Rainfall Statistics for 1933 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, 1933
65 names identified
  • L. A. Taylor, Observer at Hawera
  • H. Livingston, Observer at Ohawe, Hawera
  • H. C. Speedy, Observer at Hiwira, Raketapauma
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • E. H. Green, Observer at Kakaramea Hydro
  • C. F. Earles, Observer at Waitahinga
  • E. Papps, Observer at Patea
  • 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
  • E. J. Wilde, Observer at Marton
  • 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
  • G. W. Braddell, Observer at Tangimoana
  • N. S. Sanson (Mrs.), Observer at Glen Oroua
  • L. B. Wall, Observer at Kairanga
  • E. J. Warry, 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, Observer at Foxton
  • F. Hoggard, Observer at Arapeti, Mangahao (Lower Dam), Mangahao (Upper Dam)
  • A. R. Blackwood, Observer at Mangaore
  • W. Burns-Smith, Observer at Otaki
  • E. A. J. Patterson, Observer at Waitohu, Otaki
  • R. J. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • A. W. Gollop, Observer at Plimmerton
  • R. R. Russell, Observer at Wallaceville
  • R. Cropp, Observer at Trentham
  • D. C. Meldrum, Observer at Lower Hutt, Wellington
  • H. M. Haywood, Observer at Waiwetu
  • H. D. Drummond, Observer at Wainui-o-mata
  • Thos. Chatterton, Observer at Karori Reservoir
  • L. S. Whiteman, Observer at Beacon Hill, Seatoun
  • A. Morris, Observer at Brooklyn Reservoir
  • J. H. Irvine, Observer at Farewell Spit
  • J. O. Harris, Observer at Kaihoka
  • Chas. Scrimgeour, Observer at Collingwood
  • G. H. Teague (Mrs.), Observer at Silverstream, Bainham
  • T. B. Clark, Observer at Tarakohe, Golden Bay
  • H. F. Chaffey, Observer at Asbestos Cottage, Upper Takaka River
  • M. D. Wells, Observer at Millerton
  • A. Burt, Observer at Twynham, Station Creek
  • A. W. Tointon (Captain), Observer at Westport, Signal Station
  • W. Smith, Observer at Puysegur Point
  • R. J. W. Turner, Observer at Hamilton Bay
  • V. B. Turner, Observer at Waitata Bay
  • M. Skillen (Mrs.), Observer at Gowan
  • T. J. Ellis, Observer at Tiro roa, Buller Gorge
  • H. J. Evans, Observer at Waitahu, Reefton
  • Thos. H. King, Observer at Rewanui
  • Cox (Captain), Observer at Greymouth
  • J. Howat, Observer at Lake Kanieri
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • J. H. Williams, Observer at Otira
  • H. Osmers, Observer at Ross
  • G. Robertson, Observer at Harihari
  • M. Sullivan, Observer at Weheka
  • A. J. Cowan (Captain), Observer at Okuru
  • C. H. Long, Observer at Milford Sound
  • R. J. W. Turner, Observer at Hamilton Bay