New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 40

Page 1525

✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics



May 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1525

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1934.

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.
Cape Marie van Diemen .. O. D. McFarlane (Principal Keeper) 285 35·33 132 — 3 + 6
Te Paki, Te Hapua R. J. Harrison 200 61·43 182 .. ..
Mangonui .. Miss B. Houston 14 56·98 89 + 3 —51
Kaeo .. R. J. Fryer (Postmaster) .. 72·27 117 + 1 —17
Kaitaia F. B. Rowe .. .. 63·37 154 + 9 +35
Herekino F. Lee .. 80 81·21 126 +17 —19
Russell .. H. S. Williams 3 83·77 149 +35 +11
Rangiahua G. F. L. Coxhead 70 71·82 190 + 7 —19
Broadwood F. W. Downey (Postmaster) .. 83·50 169 .. ..
Kohukohu J. Burt .. 50 60·62 169 + 6 — 3
Kawakawa H. C. Blundell 60 60·99 156 + 6 +12
Kaikohe J. H. Orr .. 500 80·95 169 +23 + 4
Wekaweka C. Doar .. 850 96·35 164 — 9 —49
Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara W. H. S. McFarlane 305 87·32 155 +17 +10
Waimatenui Mrs. D. K. Schepens 500 84·71 .. + 4 + 8
Apoto, Hikurangi J. M. Colebrook 270 65·53 101 .. ..
Ruatangata E. L. Tremaine 600 67·57 207 +18 +22
Waipoua State Forest A. McKinnon 225 71·19 188 .. ..
Whangarei L. Hanlon .. 10 68·70 193 +12 +20
Donnelly’s Crossing J. Soar (Postmaster) 521 59·34 156 — 5 —25
Whatoro Fred. Wright 1,400 101·68 222 +11 +22
Wairua Falls F. C. Purvis .. 150 55·81 216 + 9 +48
Dargaville S. L. Spanhake 80 46·60 151 + 2 —23
Mangawai Miss G. Stewart 125 51·77 128 + 5 0
Nagle Cove, Great Barrier Wm. C. McLean 15 43·30 159 .. ..
Little Barrier Island W. H. Hargreaves 10 56·27 137 .. ..
Warkworth F. D. Otway (Postmaster) 50 57·95 144 — 1 —16
Cuvier Island C. C. Emmens (Principal Keeper) 89 30·71 125 — 1 — 5
Mahurangi Heads J. T. Shore .. 100 40·91 96 .. ..
Whangaparaoa Colonel E. R. Sawer .. 50·49 129 .. ..
Helensville W. S. Dempsey 162 44·80 147 — 4 —13
Riverhead J. Johnson .. 110 45·94 148 .. ..
Rocky Bay, Waiheke Neville Watson 26 40·51 151 — 2 + 2
Henderson A. Schramm .. 120 53·12 267 0 +27
Auckland S. M. Yallop .. 160 43·54 171 — 1 — 5
Huia, Manukau Harbour K. Thompson.. 0 74·66 185 — 3 — 4
Dar-es-Salaam Island, Mercury Bay A. M. Hamlin 6 65·00 217 .. ..
Tairua .. H. A. Cory-Wright 20 54·29 137 —12 — 2
Thames.. Dr. J. B. Liggins 0 45·05 .. — 2 ..
Wharekawa, Whangamata W. J. McKibbin 50 63·15 144 .. ..
Turua, Thames G. H. White .. 8 37·50 151 — 4 — 6
Kerepeehi G. R. Crisp .. 40 43·23 166 0 + 6
Paeroa .. W. Keegan .. 27 51·22 167 + 2 + 9
Waihi .. M. F. Hazards 340 88·45 127 + 5 — 9
Belle Vue Farm, Mangaiti.. F. M. Strange 24 42·58 140 — 2 —10
Springdale, Waitoa J. Werder .. 25 34·30 124 —10 —26
Te Aroha C. E. Christensen 46 49·71 159 — 5 +11
Katikati A. W. T. Hyde 290 74·09 161 .. ..
Morrinsville Mrs. C. A. Seville 87 34·41 124 — 9 + 5
The Camp, Tauranga Mrs. R. McKenzie .. 44·39 128 — 1 —13
Tauranga Miss K. L. Butcher 100 52·11 144 0 — 8
Rukuhanga, Cape Runaway A. E. Kemp .. 70 42·63 121 .. ..
Mataraua Station, Cape Runaway C. R. E. Wood 500 75·42 126 —15 —28
Maraehako Station C. W. Fairweather 30 43·68 126 —13 — 4
Matamata E. Pickering .. 211 45·87 126 — 3 —25
Kaimai T. H. Dawson 1,200 87·39 114 —12 —52
Whakatane H. Muscutt .. 33 50·17 145 — 4 ..
Huntress Creek, Opotiki Jas. Dunlop .. 30 45·37 122 .. ..
Okere Falls, Rotorua J. Bolton .. 950 76·95 150 .. ..
Lake Rotoma B. H. Twomey (Postmaster) 1,010 88·10 91 .. ..
Taneatua W. Reid .. 45 54·22 116 — 4 + 4
Mamaku D. W. McMillan 1,884 62·36 129 — 8 —22
Kaharoa E. H. Brain .. .. 87·39 82 .. ..
Lichfield K. S. Cox .. 650 46·22 121 .. ..
Rotorua W. E. Penno .. 1,000 51·46 137 — 4 — 4
Whakarewarewa W. T. Morrison 1,000 53·77 129 0 —22
Sophia Street, Rotorua Chas. Worthington 1,000 58·35 133 0 — 8
Tokoroa W. Rennie .. 1,100 47·98 150 .. ..
Marumoko, Motu H. L. Twistleton 1,500 58·90 131 —26 —47
Wairata A. F. Gellert (Postmaster) 680 61·48 112 —20 —30
Waiotapu W. F. Wright.. 1,000 49·55 137 + 1 — 7
Kaingaroa Plains G. Groome .. 1,800 63·96 134 +11 —23
Murupara H. J. Cooney .. 650 52·89 118 .. ..
Wairapukao S. W. Hunter.. 1,600 54·52 120 .. ..
Koranga Valley, Matawai.. N. G. Harding 1,798 47·89 132 —16 —41


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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for April 1935 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, North Island, Stations
75 names identified
  • O. D. McFarlane, Principal Keeper at Cape Marie van Diemen
  • R. J. Harrison, Observer at Te Paki, Te Hapua
  • B. Houston (Miss), Observer at Mangonui
  • R. J. Fryer (Postmaster), Observer at Kaeo
  • F. B. Rowe, Observer at Kaitaia
  • F. Lee, Observer at Herekino
  • H. S. Williams, Observer at Russell
  • G. F. L. Coxhead, Observer at Rangiahua
  • F. W. Downey (Postmaster), Observer at Broadwood
  • J. Burt, Observer at Kohukohu
  • H. C. Blundell, Observer at Kawakawa
  • J. H. Orr, Observer at Kaikohe
  • C. Doar, Observer at Wekaweka
  • W. H. S. McFarlane, Observer at Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara
  • D. K. Schepens (Mrs), Observer at Waimatenui
  • J. M. Colebrook, Observer at Apoto, Hikurangi
  • E. L. Tremaine, Observer at Ruatangata
  • A. McKinnon, Observer at Waipoua State Forest
  • L. Hanlon, Observer at Whangarei
  • J. Soar (Postmaster), Observer at Donnelly’s Crossing
  • Fred Wright, Observer at Whatoro
  • F. C. Purvis, Observer at Wairua Falls
  • S. L. Spanhake, Observer at Dargaville
  • G. Stewart (Miss), Observer at Mangawai
  • Wm. C. McLean, Observer at Nagle Cove, Great Barrier
  • W. H. Hargreaves, Observer at Little Barrier Island
  • F. D. Otway (Postmaster), Observer at Warkworth
  • C. C. Emmens (Principal Keeper), Observer at Cuvier Island
  • J. T. Shore, Observer at Mahurangi Heads
  • E. R. Sawer (Colonel), Observer at Whangaparaoa
  • W. S. Dempsey, Observer at Helensville
  • J. Johnson, Observer at Riverhead
  • Neville Watson, Observer at Rocky Bay, Waiheke
  • A. Schramm, Observer at Henderson
  • S. M. Yallop, Observer at Auckland
  • K. Thompson, Observer at Huia, Manukau Harbour
  • A. M. Hamlin, Observer at Dar-es-Salaam Island, Mercury Bay
  • H. A. Cory-Wright, Observer at Tairua
  • J. B. Liggins (Dr), Observer at Thames
  • W. J. McKibbin, Observer at Wharekawa, Whangamata
  • G. H. White, Observer at Turua, Thames
  • G. R. Crisp, Observer at Kerepeehi
  • W. Keegan, Observer at Paeroa
  • M. F. Hazards, Observer at Waihi
  • F. M. Strange, Observer at Belle Vue Farm, Mangaiti
  • J. Werder, Observer at Springdale, Waitoa
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • A. W. T. Hyde, Observer at Katikati
  • C. A. Seville (Mrs), Observer at Morrinsville
  • R. McKenzie (Mrs), Observer at The Camp, Tauranga
  • K. L. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
  • A. E. Kemp, Observer at Rukuhanga, Cape Runaway
  • C. R. E. Wood, Observer at Mataraua Station, Cape Runaway
  • C. W. Fairweather, Observer at Maraehako Station
  • E. Pickering, Observer at Matamata
  • T. H. Dawson, Observer at Kaimai
  • H. Muscutt, Observer at Whakatane
  • Jas Dunlop, Observer at Huntress Creek, Opotiki
  • J. Bolton, Observer at Okere Falls, Rotorua
  • B. H. Twomey (Postmaster), Observer at Lake Rotoma
  • W. Reid, Observer at Taneatua
  • D. W. McMillan, Observer at Mamaku
  • E. H. Brain, Observer at Kaharoa
  • K. S. Cox, Observer at Lichfield
  • W. E. Penno, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Whakarewarewa
  • Chas Worthington, Observer at Sophia Street, Rotorua
  • W. Rennie, Observer at Tokoroa
  • H. L. Twistleton, Observer at Marumoko, Motu
  • A. F. Gellert (Postmaster), Observer at Wairata
  • W. F. Wright, Observer at Waiotapu
  • G. Groome, Observer at Kaingaroa Plains
  • H. J. Cooney, Observer at Murupara
  • S. W. Hunter, Observer at Wairapukao
  • N. G. Harding, Observer at Koranga Valley, Matawai