New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 35

Page 995

✨ Annual Rainfall Data



MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 995

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1935—continued.

Station. Observer. Altitude. Total Fall. Number of Days. Deviation from Normal. Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours.
Total Fall. Number of Days.
Ft. In. In.
Waipiata Sanatorium .. Dr. A. Kidd .. 1,550 15·44 128 — 3 0
Clyde .. E. W. George 558 14·59 71 0 — 5
Moa Creek A. McDonnell.. 1,470 22·89 108 + 7 + 6
Galloway A. McDonnell.. 582 14·32 90 — 1 — 3
Patearoa Thomas Hall 1,250 13·23 77 — 1 — 3
Earnscleugh H. Searchfield 600 16·44 86 + 1 — 8
Alexandra George Smith 520 11·82 88 — 1 — 8
Kingston R. J. Lawrie .. 1,033 40·24 65 .. ..
Te Awa, Hillgrove W. S. D. Trotter 63 22·91 123 — 2 — 6
Manorburn Dam.. S. Wragge and A. Mc-Donnell 2,448 18·14 132 — 3 + 3
Paerau .. A. McMillan .. 178 37·35 117 + 9 + 8
Robertslea, Middlemarch .. Alex. McKinnon 900 31·22 156 + 1 +14
Bushey Park, Palmerston South Alex. Twaddle 20 23·16 132 — 2 + 8
Castle Hill Station, Athol W. Menlove .. 896 32·69 118 — 1 — 6
Glenfalloch, Nokomai A. Cameron .. 800 36·13 96 + 7 — 6
Roxburgh Dr. J. K. Gilmour 527 25·26 115 + 4 +14
Roxburgh East .. William Young 325 23·10 117 .. ..
Whare Flat J. W. Paterson 142 38·99 147 — 4 + 2
Sawyer’s Bay J. Middleditch .. 43·94 169 .. ..
Dunedin Miss A. W. Browne 300 35·23 155 — 1 — 6
Monowai A. Walker .. 560 45·49 122 + 1 + 7
Portobello (Hatchery) W. Adams .. 50 27·88 153 0 0
Ross Creek, Woodhaugh L. Fraser .. 375 40·26 167 .. ..
Wendon Alex. McKay .. 425 31·36 129 + 1 — 2
Burnside P. W. Piper .. 142 31·22 148 — 1 —16
Musselburgh W. Jacobsen .. 5 27·50 141 — 5 —20
Dipton .. R. MacLachlan .. 29·93 62 — 2 —54
Lawrence M. L. McFarlane (Post-master) 400 30·15 159 + 2 + 5
Tapanui D. J. Buchanan 550 53·17 145 +13 —21
Gore Alex. T. Newman 245 37·69 176 + 4 — 4
Milton .. Rev. J. A. Kempthorne 30 31·16 160 .. ..
Otautau J. G. C. Baker 130 39·77 179 — 6 + 9
Winton P. McMillan .. 135 36·20 147 .. ..
Clinton .. Mrs. M. Doak.. 400 45·38 143 .. ..
Balclutha G. Dawson (Postmaster) 20 29·65 120 + 5 — 3
Redan, Wyndham Mrs. W. Hunter .. 44·87 160 .. ..
Riverton C. W. Carmody 60 57·02 193 + 7 +23
Roslin Estate, Woodlands J. D. Trotter .. 112 42·43 201 — 1 + 6
Invercargill L. Lennie .. 12 44·52 208 0 +13
Mokoreta (“ Fernhill ”) Mrs. N. H. Jeffries 360 60·07 165 .. ..
Nugget Point Lighthouse .. Principal Keeper 423 25·36 105 .. ..
Owaka .. O. G. B. Ibbotson (Post-master) 120 40·61 179 + 4 +17
Centre Island Lighthouse .. T. R. Tennent (Assistant Keeper) 248 42·60 177 — 4 — 3
Tahakopa A. H. Skey .. 96 63·73 206 + 9 — 8
Waikawa Valley .. J. H. Buckingham 457 60·49 172 +10 —14
“ Dun Ian,” Waimahaka I. A. Stirling .. 240 39·65 177 — 4 — 1
Awarua-Radio Officer-in-Charge 32 43·74 192 — 1 — 5
Bluff Signal Station E. L. Fowler .. 860 41·16 213 .. ..
Slope Point Miss J. MacPherson 500 41·82 .. .. ..
Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island Thomas Bragg 80 55·78 213 — 3 — 8
Chatham Island .. Superintendent, Radio Station 150 24·55 115 — 8 —43
Niue Island J. P. McMahon-Box 65 99·77 191 +21 +42
Avarua, Rarotonga H. Williams .. 20 84·43 136 + 3 —47
Radio-Rarotonga Superintendent 15 83·85 174 .. ..
Aitutaki, Cook Islands Captain A. A. Luckham .. 41·76 119 —27 — 7
Mauke .. Meteorological Observer .. 56·88 73 .. ..


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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
51 names identified
  • A. Kidd (Doctor), Observer at Waipiata Sanatorium
  • E. W. George, Observer at Clyde
  • A. McDonnell, Observer at Moa Creek
  • A. McDonnell, Observer at Galloway
  • Thomas Hall, Observer at Patearoa
  • H. Searchfield, Observer at Earnscleugh
  • George Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • R. J. Lawrie, Observer at Kingston
  • W. S. D. Trotter, Observer at Te Awa, Hillgrove
  • S. Wragge, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • A. McDonnell, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • A. McMillan, Observer at Paerau
  • Alex. McKinnon, Observer at Robertslea, Middlemarch
  • Alex. Twaddle, Observer at Bushey Park, Palmerston South
  • W. Menlove, Observer at Castle Hill Station, Athol
  • A. Cameron, Observer at Glenfalloch, Nokomai
  • J. K. Gilmour (Doctor), Observer at Roxburgh
  • William Young, Observer at Roxburgh East
  • J. W. Paterson, Observer at Whare Flat
  • J. Middleditch, Observer at Sawyer’s Bay
  • A. W. Browne (Miss), Observer at Dunedin
  • A. Walker, Observer at Monowai
  • W. Adams, Observer at Portobello (Hatchery)
  • L. Fraser, Observer at Ross Creek, Woodhaugh
  • Alex. McKay, Observer at Wendon
  • P. W. Piper, Observer at Burnside
  • W. Jacobsen, Observer at Musselburgh
  • R. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • M. L. McFarlane (Postmaster), Observer at Lawrence
  • D. J. Buchanan, Observer at Tapanui
  • Alex. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • J. A. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer at Milton
  • J. G. C. Baker, Observer at Otautau
  • P. McMillan, Observer at Winton
  • M. Doak (Mrs.), Observer at Clinton
  • G. Dawson (Postmaster), Observer at Balclutha
  • W. Hunter (Mrs.), Observer at Redan, Wyndham
  • C. W. Carmody, Observer at Riverton
  • J. D. Trotter, Observer at Roslin Estate, Woodlands
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
  • N. H. Jeffries (Mrs.), Observer at Mokoreta (“Fernhill”)
  • T. R. Tennent (Assistant Keeper), Observer at Centre Island Lighthouse
  • A. H. Skey, Observer at Tahakopa
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer at Waikawa Valley
  • I. A. Stirling, Observer at “Dun Ian,” Waimahaka
  • E. L. Fowler, Observer at Bluff Signal Station
  • J. MacPherson (Miss), Observer at Slope Point
  • Thomas Bragg, Observer at Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island
  • J. P. McMahon-Box, Observer at Niue Island
  • H. Williams, Observer at Avarua, Rarotonga
  • A. A. Luckham (Captain), Observer at Aitutaki, Cook Islands