New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 35

Page 993

✨ Annual Rainfall Data



MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 993

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1935—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.
Greymouth .. .. Captain F. W. Cox .. 11 91·36 174 —11 — 6
Lake Kanieri .. .. W. Harris .. 436 214·49 .. .. ..
Hokitika .. .. J. A. Chesney .. 12 104·97 178 —10 — 9
Otira .. .. M. Spence .. 1,255 166·76 159 —34 + 1
Ross .. .. H. Osmers .. 21 111·65 140 —24 —34
Harihari .. .. Gordon Robertson .. .. 115·22 143 —24 —19
Weheka .. .. M. Sullivan .. 400 160·79 .. .. ..
Karangarua .. .. A. O. Scott .. 200 134·17 150 .. ..
Manakaiana .. .. J. S. Thompson .. 40 125·13 164 .. ..
Okuru, South Westland .. Mrs. M. M. Cowan .. .. 103·49 92 —42 —57
Milford Sound .. .. J. B. Cormack .. 23 232·62 175 .. ..
Puysegur Point Lighthouse W. Smith (Principal Keeper) 143 83·16 219 — 2 —26
Stephens Island Lighthouse J. Cocker (Principal Keeper) 590 55·09 119 +27 +25
Hamilton Bay .. .. R. J. W. Turner .. 25 59·27 112 .. ..
Waitata Bay .. .. V. B. Turner .. 30 56·31 112 0 +21
The Brothers Lighthouse .. J. Mouat (Principal Keeper) 225 20·85 105 — 9 + 8
Motueka .. .. G. S. Huffam .. 20 56·92 129 + 9 — 3
Manaroa .. .. G. L. Rogers .. 9 63·53 127 + 4 +12
Yncyca Bay .. .. Captain E. J. Toswill .. 22 84·40 85 + 8 —12
“Harakeke,” Central Mou-tere R. Teece .. 45 51·06 92 +12 — 7
Whangamoa .. .. C. H. F. Kingsley .. 150 61·40 124 .. ..
Mapua .. .. Arnold Wells .. 50 52·74 126 +17 +11
Atawhai, Nelson .. Frank Coleman .. 90 48·33 133 .. ..
Appleby .. .. W. J. Biggar .. 57 54·13 120 .. ..
Nelson .. .. O. B. Pemberton .. 34 47·96 122 +10 + 3
Maitai Valley, Nelson .. Mrs. T. Elliott .. .. 79·18 128 .. ..
Opouri Valley, Flat Creek W. A. Maclaine .. 200 92·85 132 +11 +10
Picton .. .. G. M. Blizzard .. 10 70·65 134 +19 +16
Ocean Bay .. .. W. J. Crump .. 25 58·52 155 + 3 +21
Stanley Brook .. .. Evan Forsyth .. 600 50·92 138 + 5 + 4
Marshlands .. .. H. J. Stace .. 6 29·29 120 — 2 +22
Spring Creek .. .. T. C. Prichard .. 20 28·50 111 — 2 + 6
“Sevenoaks,” Renwicktown H. O. Goulter .. .. 27·97 58 0 —17
“The Wrekin,” Blenheim.. A. G. Mowat .. .. 28·75 105 .. ..
Blenheim .. .. P. J. Galliers .. 60 25·53 116 .. ..
Erina .. .. R. Barron .. 406 44·68 99 + 8 + 4
Golden Downs .. .. Forest Ranger .. 900 57·21 99 .. ..
Hartley Hills, Hillersden .. F. L. Murray .. 800 48·07 94 +10 +14
Waihopai .. .. J. Stanwell .. 820 40·02 114 .. ..
Seddon .. .. J. A. Woolley .. 50 23·00 102 — 2 + 8
“Wai-iti,” Seddon .. E. H. Barton .. .. 23·27 83 .. ..
Avondale Station .. C. J. Teschemaker .. 910 37·96 94 + 7 0
Cape Campbell .. E. H. Graham (Principal Keeper) 10 22·82 89 — 2 +15
Ward .. .. A. Thomson .. 61 26·62 92 — 3 + 4
Duntroon, Jordan .. W. L. Oswald .. 1,200 35·86 87 + 5 +12
Upcot Station, Awatere .. W. B. Stevenson .. 1,780 40·37 101 .. ..
“Ellerton,” Kekerangu .. W. Masefield .. 200 27·04 124 — 3 +28
Hapuku .. .. Miss A. Harle.. 480 58·28 134 0 + 7
Moundsdale, Kaikoura .. E. Weavers .. 600 44·13 126 + 5 +16
Kaikoura West .. .. E. W. Flower.. 12 31·33 104 .. ..
The Doone, Waiau .. S. C. Heard .. 1,200 47·58 107 .. ..
“Emscote,” Stag and Spey H. Robertson .. 770 44·56 127 + 1 + 1
Hanmer Springs .. .. H. Roche .. 1,220 45·32 148 0 +17
Keinton Combe .. .. R. A. Chaffey.. 951 42·57 110 + 3 +10
Highfield, Waiau.. T. F. Northcote .. 450 34·25 99 0 — 3
Hawkswood .. .. E. G. Clissold.. 400 43·93 116 .. ..
Waiau .. .. J. A. Witham (Postmaster) 616 34·06 87 + 4 — 8
Riverside Farm, Culverden E. Roberts .. 750 27·73 122 0 +12
Culverden .. .. D. Minns and L. A. John-stone 567 25·13 115 — 1 + 9
Balmoral Plantation .. J. E. Fletcher .. 743 21·22 111 .. ..
Balmoral No. 1 .. .. T. Weir .. 743 27·80 116 + 2 +16
Gore Bay .. .. A. Wilkinson .. 15 28·58 107 — 3 + 4
Arthurs Pass .. .. Postmaster .. 2,425 121·70 114 —40 —19
“Glenallen,” Waikare .. H. M. Carr .. 733 24·47 121 — 6 + 4
Weka Pass .. .. F. C. Archer .. 300 21·06 89 — 5 + 5
Bealey .. .. R. L. Cochrane .. 2,000 40·91 65 —22 —48
Mount White Station, Cass J. G. Thompson .. 2,000 35·43 .. — 6 ..
Waipara .. .. J. G. Whyte .. 250 21·57 88 — 2 +23
Craigieburn .. .. M. K. McAlpine .. 1,840 34·44 .. — 4 ..
Flock Hill .. .. J. Milliken .. 2,000 50·21 116 — 3 + 3
Amberley .. .. V. J. Rhodes .. 135 18·71 67 — 8 —35
Glenthorne .. .. K. Murchison .. 2,000 50·49 103 — 9 + 7
Harper River .. .. R. Dey .. 1,750 41·79 127 — 8 + 3


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🎓 New Zealand Rainfall for 1935 (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Climatological Data, 1935, North Island, South Island
74 names identified
  • F. W. Cox (Captain), Observer at Greymouth
  • W. Harris, Observer at Lake Kanieri
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • M. Spence, Observer at Otira
  • H. Osmers, Observer at Ross
  • Gordon Robertson, Observer at Harihari
  • M. Sullivan, Observer at Weheka
  • A. O. Scott, Observer at Karangarua
  • J. S. Thompson, Observer at Manakaiana
  • M. M. Cowan (Mrs), Observer at Okuru, South Westland
  • J. B. Cormack, Observer at Milford Sound
  • W. Smith (Principal Keeper), Observer at Puysegur Point Lighthouse
  • J. Cocker (Principal Keeper), Observer at Stephens Island Lighthouse
  • R. J. W. Turner, Observer at Hamilton Bay
  • V. B. Turner, Observer at Waitata Bay
  • J. Mouat (Principal Keeper), Observer at The 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 Harakeke, Central Moutere
  • C. H. F. Kingsley, Observer at Whangamoa
  • Arnold Wells, Observer at Mapua
  • Frank Coleman, Observer at Atawhai, Nelson
  • W. J. Biggar, Observer at Appleby
  • 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 Sevenoaks, Renwicktown
  • A. G. Mowat, Observer at The Wrekin, Blenheim
  • P. J. Galliers, Observer at Blenheim
  • R. Barron, Observer at Erina
  • Forest Ranger, Observer at Golden Downs
  • F. L. Murray, Observer at Hartley Hills, Hillersden
  • J. Stanwell, Observer at Waihopai
  • J. A. Woolley, Observer at Seddon
  • E. H. Barton, Observer at Wai-iti, 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 Duntroon, Jordan
  • W. B. Stevenson, Observer at Upcot Station, Awatere
  • W. Masefield, Observer at Ellerton, Kekerangu
  • A. Harle (Miss), Observer at Hapuku
  • E. Weavers, Observer at Moundsdale, Kaikoura
  • E. W. Flower, Observer at Kaikoura West
  • S. C. Heard, Observer at The Doone, Waiau
  • H. Robertson, Observer at Emscote, Stag and Spey
  • H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Keinton Combe
  • T. F. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Waiau
  • E. G. Clissold, Observer at Hawkswood
  • J. A. Witham (Postmaster), Observer at Waiau
  • E. Roberts, Observer at Riverside Farm, Culverden
  • D. Minns, Observer at Culverden
  • L. A. Johnstone, Observer at Culverden
  • J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral Plantation
  • T. Weir, Observer at Balmoral No. 1
  • A. Wilkinson, Observer at Gore Bay
  • Postmaster, Observer at Arthurs Pass
  • H. M. Carr, Observer at Glenallen, 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
  • V. J. Rhodes, Observer at Amberley
  • K. Murchison, Observer at Glenthorne
  • R. Dey, Observer at Harper River