New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 34

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✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics



MAY 27.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1936--continued.

| Station. | Observer. | Altitude | Total | Number | Deviation from | | Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours. |
| ... | ... | Ft. | Fall. In. | of Days. | Normal. | | Amount. | Date. |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Total | Number | In. | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Fall. | of Days. | | |
| Hororata ... | H. J. Jewell ... | 1,031 | 44·97 | 127 | +16 | +11 | 4·47 | 20th February. |
| Islington ... | G. T. Slade ... | 109 | 39·41 | 140 | +14 | +27 | 2·58 | 2nd March. |
| Rhodes' Convalescent Home | The Matron ... | 200 | 42·88 | 101 | +17 | -10 | 3·22 | 9th March. |
| Christchurch ... | H. F. Skey ... | 25 | 36·14 | 146 | +11 | +21 | 2·60 | 20th February. |
| 'Evandale,' Mount Somers | J. Grieve ... | 1,300 | 42·96 | 126 | +10 | +24 | 2·20 | 24th November. |
| Methven ... | Postmaster ... | 1,031 | 46·17 | 111 | + 8 | +12 | 3·81 | 20th February. |
| 'Rudstone,' Methven ... | James Carr ... | 1,200 | 52·67 | 147 | +15 | +19 | 4·35 | 20th February. |
| Staveley ... | H. T. Smith ... | 1,180 | 55·76 | 131 | +14 | +17 | 3·11 | 20th February. |
| Godley Head Lighthouse ... | Principal Keeper ... | ... | 27·37 | 74 | ... | ... | 2·20 | 22nd February. |
| Lincoln ... | D. J. Sidey ... | 42 | 38·82 | 121 | +14 | 0 | 3·44 | 19th February. |
| Allandale ... | V. G. Dagger ... | 400 | 58·02 | 107 | ... | ... | 4·30 | 8th February. |
| Otahuna, Tai Tapu ... | Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes | 35 | 36·73 | 93 | + 5 | - 4 | 3·06 | 8th February. |
| 'Brockworth,' Little Akaloa | C. E. Kay ... | 800 | 45·05 | 125 | +10 | + 1 | 3·69 | 8th February. |
| Springburn ... | W. T. Smith ... | 1,009 | 39·89 | 118 | + 6 | + 5 | 2·09 | 24th November. |
| Mount Somers ... | J. T. Bull ... | 1,180 | 49·58 | 155 | +12 | +14 | 2·43 | 24th November. |
| Puaha ... | J. C. Harty ... | 250 | 66·34 | 119 | +24 | +15 | 6·28 | 8th February. |
| Akaroa ... | Miss E. M. Jacobson ... | 11 | 66·16 | 87 | +23 | - 7 | 11·73 | 20th February. |
| Magnet Bay ... | A. A. Hutchinson ... | 20 | 41·36 | 110 | +16 | +22 | 3·80 | 28th November. |
| 'Hermitage,' Mount Cook | C. Elms ... | 2,510 | 219·61 | 184 | ... | ... | 11·80 | 21st April. |
| Rakaia ... | Miss A. Hardy ... | 349 | 41·18 | 109 | +12 | - 4 | 3·68 | 20th February. |
| Okuti, Little River ... | D. Richards ... | 10 | 73·28 | 101 | +28 | +15 | 7·81 | 8th February. |
| Southbridge ... | A. J. Inwood ... | 20 | 41·06 | 115 | +16 | +11 | 4·40 | 20th February. |
| Akaroa Lighthouse ... | Principal Keeper ... | ... | 29·88 | 135 | ... | ... | 3·82 | 28th November. |
| Winchmore ... | C. Jones ... | 670 | 38·43 | 98 | + 9 | + 1 | 3·31 | 20th February. |
| Ashburton ... | H. P. Clayton ... | 323 | 40·38 | 153 | +12 | +29 | 4·77 | 20th February. |
| Orari Gorge ... | J. M. Polhill ... | 800 | 49·98 | 148 | + 1 | +10 | 2·58 | 20th February. |
| Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay | Ian S. Kay ... | 155 | 51·53 | 132 | ... | ... | 3·26 | 20th February. |
| Godley Peaks ... | L. Mercer and L. M. | 2,400 | 37·13 | 90 | + 6 | +14 | 1·85 | 8th October. |
| ... | Murray | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Seafield ... | R. A. Lloyd ... | ... | 36·69 | 98 | ... | ... | 5·25 | 20th February. |
| Braemar ... | George Murray ... | 1,700 | 42·65 | 127 | + 8 | +40 | 2·05 | 3rd March. |
| Lake Tekapo ... | Mrs. Rodman ... | 2,350 | 29·73 | 92 | + 8 | +15 | 1·74 | 21st February. |
| Lynnford, Hinds ... | J. W. Dell ... | 274 | 38·81 | 120 | +12 | + 6 | 5·92 | 20th February. |
| Longbeach ... | Mrs. M. L. Cocks ... | ... | 37·19 | 120 | ... | ... | 4·76 | 20th February. |
| Waitui, Geraldine ... | B. R. Macdonald ... | 560 | 38·69 | 131 | +10 | + 7 | 3·37 | 20th February. |
| Fairlie ... | C. Searle ... | 1,000 | 32·27 | 121 | ... | ... | 2·91 | 20th February. |
| Horwell Downs ... | F. G. Saville ... | 1,200 | 45·15 | 134 | + 3 | + 4 | 2·48 | 24th November. |
| Bedeshurst ... | R. B. Gillingham ... | 1,500 | 37·89 | 138 | + 4 | + 9 | 2·72 | 20th February. |
| Lambrook Station, Fairlie | A. H. Gillingham ... | 996 | 30·03 | 103 | + 5 | + 2 | 2·62 | 20th February. |
| Orari Estate ... | Mrs. G. A. M. Macdonald | 249 | 40·08 | 144 | +12 | +13 | 5·07 | 20th February. |
| Kakahu Bush ... | A. G. Hargreaves ... | ... | 35·26 | 96 | + 8 | - 9 | 3·64 | 20th February. |
| Glenlyon Station, Lake Ohau | J. W. Preston ... | 1,750 | 50·22 | 142 | ... | ... | 2·17 | 2nd March. |
| 'Waratah,' Albury ... | F. H. Smith ... | 1,500 | 33·86 | 113 | + 2 | + 3 | 2·82 | 20th February. |
| Albury Park ... | B. Shaw ... | 1,000 | 33·97 | 112 | ... | ... | 3·20 | 20th February. |
| Pleasant Point ... | Miss I. Woofindin ... | 205 | 22·59 | 75 | 0 | -20 | 2·04 | 20th February. |
| Seadown ... | Miss M. H. Twentyman | 28 | 30·61 | 117 | + 8 | - 4 | 4·65 | 20th February. |
| Cave ... | A. E. Gillingham ... | 500 | 26·82 | 100 | + 3 | + 4 | 2·05 | 20th February. |
| Smithfield ... | D. W. Riddler ... | 16 | 28·66 | 88 | + 4 | -18 | 5·08 | 20th February. |
| Timaru ... | A. W. Anderson ... | 56 | 30·74 | 101 | + 8 | -14 | 5·79 | 20th February. |
| Timaru Reservoir ... | J. Brosnan ... | 250 | 30·98 | 98 | + 8 | + 2 | 5·20 | 20th February. |
| Haka Downs, Hakataramea | W. T. Smith ... | 1,700 | 30·63 | 95 | ... | ... | 3·38 | 20th February. |
| Waihaourunga, Waikora | H. M. Macfarlane ... | 1,100 | 32·95 | 81 | + 3 | -10 | 3·38 | 20th February. |
| Glencary, Hakataramea ... | J. O. Tripp ... | 650 | 17·21 | 88 | ... | ... | 1·35 | 24th November. |
| Makaroro ... | G. R. Humphrey ... | 1,000 | 94·40 | 125 | + 8 | + 6 | 4·66 | 17th November. |
| Benmore Station, Clearburn | J. Sutherland ... | 1,600 | 27·50 | 129 | + 3 | +20 | 1·71 | 24th November. |
| Hawea Flat ... | Mrs. E. W. McCarthy ... | 1,100 | 30·76 | 91 | + 5 | - 3 | 1·75 | 16th February. |
| Waitaki Hydro ... | A. M. Tomlinson ... | 720 | 17·46 | 99 | ... | ... | 1·90 | 24th November. |
| Pembroke ... | Postmaster ... | 970 | 29·80 | 93 | ... | ... | 2·40 | 16th February. |
| Luggate ... | Mrs. T. G. Fleming ... | 1,100 | 23·84 | 77 | + 3 | + 1 | 2·02 | 16th February. |
| Otiake ... | Geo. D. Grant ... | 600 | 18·07 | 94 | - 2 | 0 | 1·30 | 24th November. |
| Tarras ... | A. Aiken ... | 1,428 | 19·93 | 52 | + 1 | -26 | 1·35 | 16th February. |
| Glenorchy ... | Geo. Reid ... | 1,200 | 56·68 | 134 | ... | ... | 2·34 | 4th May. |
| Duntroon ... | J. E. Tallentire ... | 520 | 19·85 | 99 | - 1 | + 3 | 1·48 | 20th February. |
| Stewart Settlement ... | F. R. Sanders ... | 215 | 21·42 | 62 | + 1 | -12 | 3·53 | 20th February. |
| Blackstone Hill ... | Postmaster ... | 1,900 | 29·12 | 94 | - 2 | + 1 | 1·48 | 24th November. |
| Arrowtown ... | A. Hamilton ... | 1,180 | 31·50 | 131 | ... | ... | 1·27 | 10th October. |
| Frankton, Lake Wakatipu | J. W. Wallace ... | 1,080 | 31·71 | 129 | + 4 | +14 | 1·43 | 3rd April. |
| Queenstown ... | Postmaster ... | 1,100 | 35·37 | 149 | + 4 | +52 | 1·71 | 2nd April. |
| Naseby ... | N. E. Wood ... | 2,000 | 25·99 | 93 | + 1 | - 2 | ... | ... |
| Ripponvale, Cromwell | H. D. Ord ... | 700 | 14·76 | 91 | - 1 | + 1 | 0·95 | 24th November. |
| Naseby Plantation ... | H. E. Fache ... | 2,300 | 26·53 | 121 | + 3 | +11 | 1·77 | 8th March. |
| Oamaru ... | W. Forrester ... | 10 | 24·18 | 109 | + 2 | + 7 | 3·15 | 20th February. |
| Ophir, Central Otago ... | Mrs. M. E. Drake ... | 1,000 | 17·50 | 110 | + 3 | +13 | 1·11 | 25th November. |
| Waipiata ... | Ian Lothian ... | 1,176 | 17·79 | 88 | + 1 | +10 | 1·35 | 24th November. |
| Clyde ... | E. W. George ... | 558 | 14·66 | 94 | 0 | +18 | 0·71 | 2nd April. |
| Moa Creek ... | A. McDonnell... | 1,470 | 15·75 | 101 | 0 | - 1 | 0·92 | 31st October. |
| Galloway ... | A. McDonnell... | 582 | 14·87 | 94 | 0 | + 7 | 0·81 | 24th November. |
| Patearoa ... | Thos. Hall ... | 1,250 | 15·84 | 82 | + 2 | + 2 | 0·81 | 8th March. |
| Earnscleugh ... | H. Searchfield ... | 600 | 18·26 | 98 | + 3 | + 4 | 1·24 | 2nd April. |
| Waipiata Sanatorium ... | Dr. A. Kidd ... | 1,550 | 18·18 | 124 | 0 | - 4 | 1·35 | 24th November. |



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🏗️ Annual Rainfall Statistics for 1936 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, Annual Report
80 names identified
  • H. J. Jewell, Observer at Hororata
  • G. T. Slade, Observer at Islington
  • Matron, Observer at Rhodes' Convalescent Home
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. Grieve, Observer at 'Evandale,' Mount Somers
  • Postmaster, Observer at Methven
  • James Carr, Observer at 'Rudstone,' Methven
  • H. T. Smith, Observer at Staveley
  • Principal Keeper, Observer at Godley Head Lighthouse
  • D. J. Sidey, Observer at Lincoln
  • V. G. Dagger, Observer at Allandale
  • Heaton Rhodes (Hon. Sir), Observer at Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • C. E. Kay, Observer at 'Brockworth,' Little Akaloa
  • W. T. Smith, Observer at Springburn
  • J. T. Bull, Observer at Mount Somers
  • J. C. Harty, Observer at Puaha
  • E. M. Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • A. A. Hutchinson, Observer at Magnet Bay
  • C. Elms, Observer at 'Hermitage,' Mount Cook
  • A. Hardy (Miss), Observer at Rakaia
  • D. Richards, Observer at Okuti, Little River
  • A. J. Inwood, Observer at Southbridge
  • Principal Keeper, Observer at Akaroa Lighthouse
  • C. Jones, Observer at Winchmore
  • H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
  • J. M. Polhill, Observer at Orari Gorge
  • Ian S. Kay, Observer at Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay
  • L. Mercer, Observer at Godley Peaks
  • L. M. Murray, Observer at Godley Peaks
  • R. A. Lloyd, Observer at Seafield
  • George Murray, Observer at Braemar
  • Rodman (Mrs.), Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • J. W. Dell, Observer at Lynnford, Hinds
  • M. L. Cocks (Mrs.), Observer at Longbeach
  • B. R. Macdonald, Observer at Waitui, Geraldine
  • C. Searle, Observer at Fairlie
  • F. G. Saville, Observer at Horwell Downs
  • R. B. Gillingham, Observer at Bedeshurst
  • A. H. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrook Station, Fairlie
  • G. A. M. Macdonald (Mrs.), Observer at Orari Estate
  • A. G. Hargreaves, Observer at Kakahu Bush
  • J. W. Preston, Observer at Glenlyon Station, Lake Ohau
  • F. H. Smith, Observer at 'Waratah,' Albury
  • B. Shaw, Observer at Albury Park
  • I. Woofindin (Miss), Observer at Pleasant Point
  • M. H. Twentyman (Miss), Observer at Seadown
  • A. E. Gillingham, Observer at Cave
  • D. W. Riddler, Observer at Smithfield
  • A. W. Anderson, Observer at Timaru
  • J. Brosnan, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • W. T. Smith, Observer at Haka Downs, Hakataramea
  • H. M. Macfarlane, Observer at Waihaourunga, Waikora
  • J. O. Tripp, Observer at Glencary, Hakataramea
  • G. R. Humphrey, Observer at Makaroro
  • J. Sutherland, Observer at Benmore Station, Clearburn
  • E. W. McCarthy (Mrs.), Observer at Hawea Flat
  • A. M. Tomlinson, Observer at Waitaki Hydro
  • Postmaster, Observer at Pembroke
  • T. G. Fleming (Mrs.), Observer at Luggate
  • Geo. D. Grant, Observer at Otiake
  • A. Aiken, Observer at Tarras
  • Geo. Reid, Observer at Glenorchy
  • J. E. Tallentire, Observer at Duntroon
  • F. R. Sanders, Observer at Stewart Settlement
  • Postmaster, Observer at Blackstone Hill
  • A. Hamilton, Observer at Arrowtown
  • J. W. Wallace, Observer at Frankton, Lake Wakatipu
  • Postmaster, Observer at Queenstown
  • N. E. Wood, Observer at Naseby
  • H. D. Ord, Observer at Ripponvale, Cromwell
  • H. E. Fache, Observer at Naseby Plantation
  • W. Forrester, Observer at Oamaru
  • M. E. Drake (Mrs.), Observer at Ophir, Central Otago
  • Ian Lothian, Observer at Waipiata
  • E. W. George, Observer at Clyde
  • A. McDonnell, Observer at Moa Creek
  • A. McDonnell, Observer at Galloway
  • Thos. Hall, Observer at Patearoa
  • H. Searchfield, Observer at Earnscleugh
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Waipiata Sanatorium