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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1937—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. | |||
| Karangaroa.. | A. O. Scott | 200 | 135-45 | 157 | ... | ... |
| Okuru, South Westland | Mrs. M. Cowan | . | 136-76 | 94 | -9 | -54 |
| Milford Sound | R. Rosevear | 20 | 199-13 | 185 | ... | ... |
| Puysegur Point Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 143 | 84-28 | 257 | -1 | +12 |
| Stephens Island Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 590 | 47-53 | 115 | +20 | +21 |
| Hamilton Bay | R. J. W. Turner | 25 | 40-11 | 102 | ... | ... |
| Waitata Bay | V. B. Turner | 30 | 40-07 | 93 | -16 | +2 |
| Brothers Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 225 | 16-82 | 96 | -13 | 0 |
| Motueka | G. S. Huffam | 20 | 43-43 | 118 | -5 | -14 |
| Manaroa | G. L. Rogers | 9 | 46-85 | 111 | -13 | -3 |
| Yncyca Bay | Capt. E. J. Toswill | 22 | 63-60 | 61 | -12 | -36 |
| “Harakeke,” Central Moutere | R. Teece | 45 | 34-68 | 89 | -4 | -10 |
| Whangamoa | C. H. F. Kingsley | 150 | 45-97 | 116 | ... | ... |
| Mapua | Arnold Wells | 50 | 29-65 | 112 | -6 | -3 |
| Atawhai, Nelson | F. Coleman | 90 | 32-01 | 129 | ... | ... |
| Havelock | Postmaster | 70 | 54-82 | 118 | ... | ... |
| Appleby | W. J. Biggar | 57 | 29-78 | 111 | ... | ... |
| Nelson | O. B. Pemberton | 34 | 31-26 | 114 | -7 | -5 |
| Maitai Valley, Nelson | Mrs. T. Elliott | ... | 58-62 | 110 | ... | ... |
| Opouri Valley, Flat Creek | W. A. Maclaine | 200 | 86-23 | 138 | +4 | +16 |
| Picton | G. M. Blizzard | 10 | 56-44 | 117 | +4 | -1 |
| Ocean Bay | W. J. Crump | 25 | 50-77 | 150 | -5 | +13 |
| Stanley Brook | Evan Forsyth | 600 | 40-76 | 140 | -6 | +6 |
| Marshlands | H. J. Stace | 6 | 24-89 | 107 | -6 | +9 |
| Spring Creek | T. C. Prichard | 20 | 25-24 | 108 | -6 | +2 |
| “The Wrekin,” Blenheim | A. G. Mowat | ... | 21-22 | 93 | ... | ... |
| Blenheim | N. Brayshaw | ... | 20-82 | 109 | ... | ... |
| Blenheim (Hospital) | M. E. Galliers | 60 | 21-02 | 109 | ... | ... |
| Erina | R. Barron | 406 | 37-41 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Downs | Forest Ranger | 900 | 44-99 | 95 | ... | ... |
| Hartley Hills, Hillersden | F. L. Murray | 800 | 32-40 | 83 | -6 | +3 |
| Ugbrooke, Blenheim | H. H. Vavasour | 350 | 22-61 | 79 | ... | ... |
| Waihopai | J. Stanwell | 860 | 29-35 | 120 | ... | ... |
| Seddon | J. A. Woolley | 50 | 23-31 | 97 | -2 | +2 |
| “Wai-iti,” Seddon | E. H. Barton | ... | 20-49 | 73 | ... | ... |
| Avondale Station | C. J. Teschemaker | 910 | 25-69 | 90 | -5 | +4 |
| Cape Campbell Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 10 | 21-34 | 106 | -4 | +32 |
| Ward | A. Thomson | 61 | 32-21 | 116 | +2 | +26 |
| Duntroon, Jordan | W. L. Oswald | 1,200 | 26-04 | 63 | -5 | -12 |
| Upcot Station, Awatere | J. W. B. Stevenson | 1,780 | 27-80 | 83 | ... | ... |
| “Ellerton,” Kekerangu | W. Masefield | 200 | 28-39 | 108 | -2 | +12 |
| Hapuku | Miss A. Harle | 480 | 51-39 | 124 | -7 | -2 |
| Moundsdale, Kaikoura | E. Weavers | 600 | 28-85 | 135 | -10 | +25 |
| Kaikoura West | C. A. Jensen | 12 | 28-17 | 111 | -13 | +4 |
| Whalesback Station, Waiau | Station Manager | 1,520 | 40-16 | 96 | ... | ... |
| “Emscote,” Stag and Spey | H. Robertson | 770 | 32-07 | 148 | -12 | +26 |
| Hanmer Springs | H. Roche | 1,225 | 33-99 | 152 | -11 | +21 |
| Keinton Combe, Waiau | R. A. Chaffey | 951 | 29-13 | 107 | -11 | +7 |
| Woodchester, Waiau | L. C. Gardiner | 650 | 30-22 | 121 | ... | ... |
| Highfield, Waiau | T. F. Northcote | 450 | 23-46 | 111 | -11 | +9 |
| Hawkswood | J. F. Macfarlane | 400 | 34-40 | 131 | ... | ... |
| Waiau | Postmaster | 616 | 20-56 | 89 | -9 | -5 |
| Riverside Farm, Culverden | E. Roberts | 750 | 21-70 | 127 | -6 | +17 |
| Culverden | Postmaster | 567 | 18-72 | 117 | -7 | +11 |
| Balmoral Plantation | J. E. Fletcher | 743 | 20-78 | 125 | -3 | +15 |
| Balmoral No. 1 | T. Weir | 743 | 21-39 | 125 | -5 | +20 |
| Gore Bay | A. Wilkinson | 15 | 32-89 | 127 | +1 | +23 |
| Arthurs Pass | Postmaster | ... | 2,425 | 117-86 | 122 | -44 |
| “Glenallen,” Waikare | H. M. Carr | 733 | 25-07 | 140 | -6 | +23 |
| Weka Pass | F. C. Archer | 300 | 24-48 | 81 | -1 | -3 |
| Mount White Station, Cass | J. G. Thompson | 2,000 | 30-28 | 99 | -11 | -17 |
| Waipara | J. G. White | 250 | 21-72 | 64 | -2 | -11 |
| Craigieburn | M. K. McAlpine | 1,840 | 33-24 | ... | -5 | ... |
| Flock Hill | J. Milliken | 2,000 | 37-10 | 117 | -16 | +5 |
| Amberley | V. J. Rhodes | 135 | 23-07 | 126 | -4 | +24 |
| Glenthorne | K. Murchison | 2,000 | 49-57 | 104 | -10 | +8 |
| Harper River | R. Dey | 1,750 | 39-18 | 132 | -11 | +8 |
| Mount Torlesse | P. H. Johnstone | 1,200 | 37-81 | 135 | -3 | +28 |
| Oxford | L. Watson | 850 | 35-09 | 123 | -5 | +17 |
| Simois Creek | R. Dey | 1,800 | 28-84 | ... | ... | ... |
| Lake Coleridge | H. E. M. Hart | 1,220 | 30-52 | 123 | 0 | +18 |
| Lake Coleridge Homestead | J. Murchison | 1,685 | 32-57 | 112 | -4 | +8 |
| Bayfields | C. G. Cran | 1,600 | 39-00 | 137 | ... | ... |
| Darfield | Miss R. G. Robinson | 500 | 27-34 | 117 | -3 | +23 |
| Paparua Prison | C. E. Spittal | 120 | 22-98 | 71 | +1 | +8 |
| Hororata | H. J. Jewell | 1,031 | 31-42 | 138 | +2 | +22 |
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New Zealand Rainfall for 1937
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksRainfall, Weather, Statistics, North Island, South Island, Stations, Observers
64 names identified
- A. O. Scott, Observer at Karangaroa
- M. Cowan (Mrs.), Observer at Okuru, South Westland
- R. Rosevear, Observer at Milford Sound
- R. J. W. Turner, Observer at Hamilton Bay
- V. B. Turner, Observer at Waitata Bay
- G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka
- G. L. Rogers, Observer at Manaroa
- E. J. Toswill (Capt.), Observer at Yncyca Bay
- R. Teece, Observer at Harakeke, Central Moutere
- C. H. F. Kingsley, Observer at Whangamoa
- Arnold Wells, Observer at Mapua
- F. 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
- A. G. Mowat, Observer at The Wrekin, Blenheim
- N. Brayshaw, Observer at Blenheim
- M. E. Galliers, Observer at Blenheim (Hospital)
- R. Barron, Observer at Erina
- F. L. Murray, Observer at Hartley Hills, Hillersden
- H. H. Vavasour, Observer at Ugbrooke, Blenheim
- 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
- A. Thomson, Observer at Ward
- W. L. Oswald, Observer at Duntroon, Jordan
- J. 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
- C. A. Jensen, Observer at Kaikoura West
- H. Robertson, Observer at Emscote, Stag and Spey
- H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
- R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Keinton Combe, Waiau
- L. C. Gardiner, Observer at Woodchester, Waiau
- T. F. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Waiau
- J. F. Macfarlane, Observer at Hawkswood
- L. Watson, Observer at Oxford
- H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
- J. Murchison, Observer at Lake Coleridge Homestead
- C. G. Cran, Observer at Bayfields
- R. G. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Darfield
- C. E. Spittal, Observer at Paparua Prison
- H. J. Jewell, Observer at Hororata
- A. Wilkinson, Observer at Gore Bay
- H. M. Carr, Observer at Glenallen, Waikare
- F. C. Archer, Observer at Weka Pass
- J. G. Thompson, Observer at Mount White Station, Cass
- J. G. White, 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
- P. H. Johnstone, Observer at Mount Torlesse
- J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral Plantation
- T. Weir, Observer at Balmoral No. 1