New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 32

Page 1047

✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics



APRIL 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1047

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. Amount.
Number of Days. Date.

Mount Possession .. S. A. Chaffey .. 1,950 28·90 .. .. .. 2·05 16th December.
Rhodes Convalescent Home The Matron .. 200 26·49 .. + 1 .. 1·33 16th December.
Christchurch .. H. F. Skey .. 22 24·84 148 0 +23 2·55 16th December.
“Evandale,” Mount Somers J. Grieve .. 1,300 30·71 130 - 2 +28 2·23 16th December.
Methven .. Postmaster .. 1,031 34·49 120 - 3 +22 2·93 16th December.
“Rudstone,” Methven Jas. Carr .. 1,217 38·57 161 + 1 +33 1·90 16th December.
Staveley .. H. T. Smith .. 1,180 44·04 134 + 2 +20 3·16 16th December.
Godley Head Lighthouse Principal Keeper .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 17th December.
Lincoln .. D. R. Muff .. 36 26·88 131 + 2 +10 1·28 16th December.
Allandale .. V. G. Dagger .. 400 41·15 199 .. .. 3·34 16th December.
“Otahuna,” Tai Tapu Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes 35 25·66 95 - 6 - 2 1·80 16th December.
“Brockworth,” Little Akalos C. E. Kay .. 800 34·74 146 0 +22 1·42 25th April.
Springburn .. A. T. Smith .. 1,009 30·40 126 - 4 +13 2·46 16th December.
Mount Somers .. J. T. Bull .. 1,180 39·23 164 + 1 +22 3·06 16th December.
Puaha .. J. C. Harty .. 250 39·72 142 - 2 +38 3·25 17th December.
Akaroa .. Miss E. M. Jacobson .. 11 40·32 97 - 3 + 3 2·34 16th May.
Magnet Bay .. A. A. Hutchinson .. 20 26·62 117 + 2 +29 1·15 2nd April.
“Hermitage,” Mount Cook C. Elms .. 2,510 121·40 .. -35 .. 5·65 1st April.
Rakaias .. Miss A. Hardy .. 349 26·52 120 - 2 + 8 1·34 5th January.
Okuti, Little River .. D. Richards .. 10 46·71 109 + 2 +23 3·72 17th December.
Southbridge .. A. J. Inwood .. 20 26·67 125 + 2 +21 1·77 16th December.
Akaroa Lighthouse .. Principal Keeper .. .. 27·81 125 .. .. 2·18 16th May.
Winchmore .. C. Jones .. 670 26·02 110 - 3 +13 2·30 16th December.
Peel Forest .. Miss J. Reid .. 1,000 37·16 136 - 7 + 8 2·72 17th December.
Ashburton .. H. P. Clayton .. 323 28·81 159 + 1 +35 2·04 16th December.
Orari Gorge .. J. M. Polhill .. 800 38·95 146 -10 +12 2·93 16th December.
Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay Ian S. Kay .. 155 39·35 151 .. .. 2·44 16th May.
Seafield .. D. A. MacDonald .. .. 28·08 111 .. .. 2·50 16th December.
Braemar .. Geo. Murray .. 1,700 27·73 102 - 7 +15 1·50 1st April.
Lake Tckapo .. Mrs. J. W. D. Rodman .. 2,350 18·89 73 - 3 - 4 1·37 16th December.
Lynnford, Hinds .. J. W. Dell .. 274 27·18 115 0 + 1 3·71 16th December.
Longbeach .. Mrs. M. L. Cooks .. .. 26·00 124 .. .. 3·66 16th December.
Waiu, Geraldine .. B. R. Macdonald .. 560 29·41 121 0 - 3 3·20 16th December.
Fairlie .. C. Searle .. 1,000 24·37 110 .. .. 1·94 16th December.
Horwell Downs .. F. G. Saville .. 1,200 40·46 138 - 1 + 8 1·51 19th May.
Bedeburst .. R. B. Gillingham .. 1,500 32·13 135 - 2 + 6 1·80 16th December.
Lambrock Station, Fairlie A. H. Gillingham .. 996 21·31 104 - 4 + 3 2·20 16th December.
Orari Estate .. Mrs. I. Macdonald .. 249 25·44 140 - 3 + 9 2·99 16th December.
Kakahu Bush .. A. G. Hargraves .. .. 24·16 102 - 3 - 3 1·39 26th December.
Glenlyon Station, Lake Ohau J. W. Preston .. 1,750 38·92 110 .. .. 2·87 27th December.
“Waratah,” Albury F. H. Smith .. 1,500 27·27 119 - 5 + 9 1·44 27th December.
Pleasant Point .. Miss I. Woodin .. 205 22·83 98 0 + 3 2·10 16th December.
Seadown .. Miss M. H. Twentyman .. 28 22·79 135 0 +14 3·01 16th December.
Cave .. A. E. Gillingham .. 500 18·69 105 - 5 + 9 1·25 27th December.
Smithfield .. D. W. Riddler .. 16 22·78 100 - 2 - 8 2·50 16th December.
Timaru .. A. W. Anderson .. 56 23·51 120 + 1 + 5 2·22 16th December.
Timaru Reservoir .. J. Brosnan .. 250 24·87 101 + 2 +10 2·18 16th December.
Haku Downs, Hakataraea W. T. Smith .. 1,700 19·01 99 .. .. 1·33 17th January.
Waihaozunga, Waikora H. M. Macfarlane .. 1,100 24·09 85 - 6 - 6 1·80 22nd May.
Glen Cary Station, Hakatara- J. O. Tripp .. 650 17·67 88 .. .. 1·71 22nd May.
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Waimate .. J. Allen .. 200 22·72 128 - 2 - 2 1·20 5th January.

Makaroro .. G. R. Humphrey .. 1,000 64·58 102 -21 -18 3·35 8th May.
Benmore Station, Clearburn J. Sutherland .. 1,600 24·91 118 0 + 9 2·06 17th January.
Hawea Flat .. Mrs. E. W. McCarthy .. 1,100 24·42 63 - 2 -11 1·76 8th May.
Waitaki Hydro .. Meteorological Observer 720 16·77 104 .. .. 2·11 22nd May.
Luggate .. Mrs. T. G. Fleming .. 1,100 19·34 59 - 2 -17 1·28 18th May.
Otiaka .. Geo. D. Grant .. 600 19·61 97 0 + 4 1·91 22nd May.
Tarrae .. A. Aiken .. 1,428 16·89 57 - 2 -21 1·34 18th May.
Glenorchy .. Geo. Reid .. 1,200 34·02 112 .. .. 1·71 23rd February.
Duntroon .. J. E. Tallentire .. 520 21·20 108 0 +12 0·98 9th December.
Stewart Settlement .. F. R. Sanders .. 215 14·93 55 - 5 -19 1·11 5th January.
Blackstone Hill .. Postmaster .. 1,900 32·07 114 + 1 +21 1·75 5th January.
Arrowtown .. A. Hamilton .. 1,180 24·67 119 .. .. 1·60 23rd February.
Glade House, Milford Track Meteorological Observer 750 92·66 163 .. .. 2·25 2nd April.
Frankton, Lake Wakatipu J. W. Wallace .. 1,080 24·44 122 - 4 + 7 1·46 23rd February.
Queenstown .. Postmaster .. 1,110 23·45 124 - 8 +29 1·39 23rd February.
Naseby .. N. E. Wood .. 2,000 21·53 90 - 3 - 5 1·45 16th December.
Ripponvale, Cromwell H. D. Ord .. 700 15·04 92 - 1 + 3 1·26 23rd December.
Naseby Plantation .. H. E. Fache .. 2,300 21·88 121 - 2 +11 2·33 16th December.
Oamaru .. W. Forrester .. 10 18·39 129 - 4 +24 1·28 5th January.
Ophir, Central Otago Mrs. M. E. Drake .. 1,000 18·07 98 + 3 + 1 2·11 2nd January.
Waipiata .. Ian Lothian .. 1,176 16·59 87 0 + 9 0·82 3rd January.
Clyde .. R. W. George .. 558 14·29 82 - 1 + 6 1·26 23rd February.
Moa Creek .. A. McDonnell .. 1,470 16·46 94 + 1 - 8 1·60 23rd February.
Galloway .. A. McDonnell .. 582 15·17 90 0 + 3 1·35 23rd February.
Patearoa .. Thos. Hall .. 1,250 14·87 84 + 1 + 5 1·01 4th January.
Earnscleugh .. H. Searchfield .. 600 16·35 93 + 1 + 4 1·69 23rd February.
Waipiata Sanatorium .. Dr. A. Kidd .. 1,550 17·08 124 - 1 - 4 0·85 18th May.



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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for 1937 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, North Island, South Island, Stations, Observers
69 names identified
  • S. A. Chaffey, Observer at Mount Possession
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. Grieve, Observer at Evandale, Mount Somers
  • Jas. Carr, Observer at Rudstone, Methven
  • H. T. Smith, Observer at Staveley
  • D. R. Muff, 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 Akalos
  • A. 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 Rakaias
  • D. Richards, Observer at Okuti, Little River
  • A. J. Inwood, Observer at Southbridge
  • C. Jones, Observer at Winchmore
  • J. Reid (Miss), Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
  • J. M. Polhill, Observer at Orari Gorge
  • Ian S. Kay, Observer at Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay
  • D. A. MacDonald, Observer at Seafield
  • Geo. Murray, Observer at Braemar
  • J. W. D. Rodman (Mrs.), Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • J. W. Dell, Observer at Lynnford, Hinds
  • M. L. Cooks (Mrs.), Observer at Longbeach
  • B. R. Macdonald, Observer at Waiu, Geraldine
  • C. Searle, Observer at Fairlie
  • F. G. Saville, Observer at Horwell Downs
  • R. B. Gillingham, Observer at Bedeburst
  • A. H. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrock Station, Fairlie
  • I. Macdonald (Mrs.), Observer at Orari Estate
  • A. G. Hargraves, Observer at Kakahu Bush
  • J. W. Preston, Observer at Glenlyon Station, Lake Ohau
  • F. H. Smith, Observer at Waratah, Albury
  • I. Woodin (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 Haku Downs, Hakataraea
  • H. M. Macfarlane, Observer at Waihaozunga, Waikora
  • J. O. Tripp, Observer at Glen Cary Station, Hakataraea
  • J. Allen, Observer at Waimate
  • G. R. Humphrey, Observer at Makaroro
  • J. Sutherland, Observer at Benmore Station, Clearburn
  • E. W. McCarthy (Mrs.), Observer at Hawea Flat
  • T. G. Fleming (Mrs.), Observer at Luggate
  • Geo. D. Grant, Observer at Otiaka
  • A. Aiken, Observer at Tarrae
  • Geo. Reid, Observer at Glenorchy
  • J. E. Tallentire, Observer at Duntroon
  • F. R. Sanders, Observer at Stewart Settlement
  • A. Hamilton, Observer at Arrowtown
  • J. W. Wallace, Observer at Frankton, Lake Wakatipu
  • 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
  • R. W. George, Observer at Clyde
  • A. McDonnell, Observer at Moa Creek
  • Thos. Hall, Observer at Patearoa
  • H. Searchfield, Observer at Earnscleugh
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Waipiata Sanatorium