New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 40

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✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics



May 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1529

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1934—continued.

Station. Observer. Altitude. Total Fall. Number of Days. Deviation from Normal. Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours.
ft. in. Total Fall. Amount.
Brothers Lighthouse N. L. Field (Principal Keeper) 225 23·98 115 — 6 +20
Motueka G. S. Huffam 20 54·29 116 + 6 —17
Manaroa G. L. Rogers 9 45·11 102 —15 —16
Yncyca Bay Captain E. J. Toswill 22 62·26 81 —14 —26
“Harakeke,” Central Mou- tere R. Teece 45 44·15 80 + 5 —21
Whangamoa H. F. Kingsly 150 52·77 120 .. ..
Mapua Arnold Wells 50 38·81 115 + 3 — 3
Appleby W. J. Biggar 57 38·83 120 .. ..
Atawhai, Nelson Frank Coleman 90 35·76 125 .. ..
Nelson O. B. Pemberton 34 38·95 119 + 1 0
Maitai Valley, Nelson Mrs. T. Elliott .. 68·65 140 .. ..
Opouri Valley, Flat Creek W. A. Maclaine 200 85·98 118 + 4 — 4
Picton G. M. Blizzard 10 46·08 110 — 6 — 9
Ocean Bay W. J. Crump 25 56·97 122 + 1 —12
Stanley Brook Evan Forsyth 600 50·07 124 + 4 —10
Marshlands H. J. Stace 6 30·62 107 0 +10
Spring Creek T. C. Prichard 20 30·87 99 0 — 6
“Sevenoaks,” Renwicktown H. O. Goulter .. 28·58 64 + 1 —11
Blenheim P. J. Galliers 60 25·41 116 — 1 ..
Erina R. Barron 406 39·01 93 + 2 — 2
Golden Downs Forest Ranger 800 48·50 92 .. ..
Hartley Hills, Hillersden F. L. Murray 800 45·21 83 + 7 + 1
Waihopai J. Stanwell 820 40·76 118 .. ..
Seddon J. A. Woolley 50 28·09 104 + 3 +10
Avondale Station C. J. Teschemaker 910 38·99 95 + 8 + 1
Cape Campbell E. H. Graham (Principal Keeper) 10 23·64 83 — 1 + 9
Ward A. Thomson 61 29·47 83 0 — 5
Duntroun, Jordan W. L. Oswald 1,200 39·34 83 + 8 + 5
Upcot Station, Awatere W. B. Stevenson 1,780 38·96 90 .. ..
“Ellerton,” Kekerangu W. Masefield 200 33·16 108 + 3 +14
Hapuku Miss A. Harle. 480 67·00 126 + 9 — 1
Moundsdale, Kaikoura E. Weavers 600 46·02 100 + 7 —10
Kaikoura West E. W. Flower 12 34·04 89 — 7 —18
The Doone, Waiau T. F. Northcote 1,200 48·72 106 .. ..
“Emscote,” Stag and Spey H. Robertson 770 46·44 126 + 2 + 4
Hanmer Springs H. Roche 1,220 49·65 131 + 5 0
Keinton Combe R. A. Chaffey. 951 44·08 104 + 4 + 2
Highfield, Waiau F. S. Northcote 450 34·21 91 0 —11
Hawksworth E. G. Clissold. 400 54·31 118 .. ..
Riverside Farm, Culverden E. Roberts 750 30·69 121 + 3 +11
Culverden L. Mins (Postmaster) 567 26·47 100 + 1 — 6
Balmoral Plantation J. E. Fletcher 743 28·94 112 .. ..
Balmoral No. 1 T. Weir 743 31·32 119 + 5 +17
Gore Bay A. Wilkinson 15 38·12 127 + 6 +28
Arthurs Pass Postmaster 2,425 145·22 107 —17 —40
“Glenallen,” Waikare H. M. Carr 733 29·33 119 — 2 0
Weka Pass F. C. Archer 300 29·56 85 + 4 + 1
Bealey R. L. Cochrane 2,000 54·66 73 — 8 —46
Mount White Station, Cass J. G. Thompson 2,000 34·89 .. — 6 ..
Waipara J. G. Whyte 250 23·51 80 0 +23
Craigieburn M. K. McAlpine 1,840 33·89 .. — 3 ..
Flock Hill J. Milliken 2,000 46·69 107 — 6 — 6
Amberley G. W. Rhodes 135 25·45 78 — 2 —28
Glenthorne K. Murchison. 2,000 52·22 .. — 8 ..
Harper River R. Dey 1,750 40·89 116 — 9 ..
Mount Torlesse P. H. Johnstone 1,200 36·44 123 — 5 +19
Oxford L. Watson 850 36·91 105 — 3 0
Simois Creek R. Dey 1,800 29·36 .. .. ..
Double Hill H. Ensor 2,500 59·14 95 +10 + 5
Lake Coleridge H. E. M. Hart 1,220 25·80 113 — 5 +11
Lake Coleridge Homestead J. Murchison 1,685 30·79 106 — 6 0
Point Switching Station W. L. Sedcole 1,540 45·38 130 — 2 — 8
Coalgate Mrs. A. M. Wilson 775 34·03 111 0 — 4
Darfield Miss R. G. Robinson 500 29·48 109 0 +17
Paparua Prison W. T. Leggett 120 23·49 105 + 2 +46
Hororata E. J. Jekyll 1,031 35·54 130 + 7 +15
Mount Possession S. A. Chaffey 2,000 30·87 .. .. ..
Islington G. T. Slade 109 26·22 146 + 1 +41
Evandale, Mount Somers J. Grieve 1,300 34·09 123 + 1 +23
Methven N. Dewe (Postmaster) 1,031 37·62 101 0 + 3
Staveley H. T. Smith 1,180 45·97 128 + 4 +15
Fairview, Springburn W. T. Smith 1,009 31·67 116 — 2 + 3
Mount Somers J. T. Bull 1,180 40·83 147 + 3 + 6
Christchurch H. F. Skey 25 26·41 129 + 1 + 4
Rhodes Convalescent Home The Matron 200 32·72 .. + 7 ..
Lincoln D. J. Sidey 42 26·09 109 + 1 —12
Governor’s Bay W. A. Carpenter 200 36·95 60 + 4 —21
Otahuna, Tai Tapu Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes 35 28·31 79 — 4 —24
“Brockworth,” Little Akaloa C. E. Kay 800 34·33 109 — 1 —23


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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for 1934 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, South Island, Stations
75 names identified
  • N. L. Field, Observer at Brothers Lighthouse
  • G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka
  • G. L. Rogers, Observer at Manaroa
  • E. J. Toswill (Captain), Observer at Yncyca Bay
  • R. Teece, Observer at Central Moutere
  • H. F. Kingsly, Observer at Whangamoa
  • Arnold Wells, Observer at Mapua
  • W. J. Biggar, Observer at Appleby
  • Frank Coleman, Observer at Atawhai, Nelson
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • T. Elliott (Mrs.), Observer at Maitai Valley, Nelson
  • W. A. Maclaine, Observer at Opouri Valley, Flat Creek
  • G. M. Blizzard, Observer at Picton
  • W. J. Crump, Observer at Ocean Bay
  • Evan Forsyth, Observer at Stanley Brook
  • H. J. Stace, Observer at Marshlands
  • T. C. Prichard, Observer at Spring Creek
  • H. O. Goulter, Observer at Renwicktown
  • P. J. Galliers, Observer at Blenheim
  • R. Barron, Observer at Erina
  • F. L. Murray, Observer at Hartley Hills, Hillersden
  • J. Stanwell, Observer at Waihopai
  • J. A. Woolley, Observer at Seddon
  • C. J. Teschemaker, Observer at Avondale Station
  • E. H. Graham (Principal Keeper), Observer at Cape Campbell
  • A. Thomson, Observer at Ward
  • W. L. Oswald, Observer at Duntroun, Jordan
  • W. B. Stevenson, Observer at Upcot Station, Awatere
  • W. Masefield, Observer at Kekerangu
  • A. Harle (Miss), Observer at Hapuku
  • E. Weavers, Observer at Moundsdale, Kaikoura
  • E. W. Flower, Observer at Kaikoura West
  • T. F. Northcote, Observer at The Doone, Waiau
  • H. Robertson, Observer at Stag and Spey
  • H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Keinton Combe
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Waiau
  • E. G. Clissold, Observer at Hawksworth
  • E. Roberts, Observer at Riverside Farm, Culverden
  • L. Mins (Postmaster), Observer at Culverden
  • J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral Plantation
  • T. Weir, Observer at Balmoral No. 1
  • A. Wilkinson, Observer at Gore Bay
  • H. M. Carr, Observer at Waikare
  • F. C. Archer, Observer at Weka Pass
  • R. L. Cochrane, Observer at Bealey
  • J. G. Thompson, Observer at Mount White Station, Cass
  • J. G. Whyte, Observer at Waipara
  • M. K. McAlpine, Observer at Craigieburn
  • J. Milliken, Observer at Flock Hill
  • G. W. Rhodes, Observer at Amberley
  • K. Murchison, Observer at Glenthorne
  • R. Dey, Observer at Harper River
  • P. H. Johnstone, Observer at Mount Torlesse
  • L. Watson, Observer at Oxford
  • H. Ensor, Observer at Double Hill
  • H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
  • J. Murchison, Observer at Lake Coleridge Homestead
  • W. L. Sedcole, Observer at Point Switching Station
  • A. M. Wilson (Mrs.), Observer at Coalgate
  • R. G. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Darfield
  • W. T. Leggett, Observer at Paparua Prison
  • E. J. Jekyll, Observer at Hororata
  • S. A. Chaffey, Observer at Mount Possession
  • G. T. Slade, Observer at Islington
  • J. Grieve, Observer at Evandale, Mount Somers
  • N. Dewe (Postmaster), Observer at Methven
  • H. T. Smith, Observer at Staveley
  • W. T. Smith, Observer at Fairview, Springburn
  • J. T. Bull, Observer at Mount Somers
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • D. J. Sidey, Observer at Lincoln
  • W. A. Carpenter, Observer at Governor’s Bay
  • Heaton Rhodes (Hon. Sir), Observer at Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • C. E. Kay, Observer at Little Akaloa