New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 27

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✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1938—continued.

| Station. | Observer. | Altitude. | Total Fall. | Number of Days. | Deviation from Normal. | Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours. |
| :--- | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| | | | | | Total Fall. | Number of Days. | Amount. | Date. |
| | | Ft. | In. | | In. | | In. | |
| Waikatea, Ruakituri | D. H. Evans | .. | 77.76 | 138 | -10 | +1 | 5.82 | 24th April. |
| Onepoto, Waikaremoana | G. Bumstead | 2,110 | 105.48 | 192 | +33 | +9 | 7.16 | 24th April. |
| Lake House, Waikaremoana | The Manager | .. | 131.19 | 160 | .. | .. | 5.36 | 26th January. |
| Tuai, Waikaremoana | T. E. Kelly | 960 | 89.25 | 164 | +27 | +3 | 6.87 | 24th April. |
| Puninga, Wharerata | A. N. West | 1,250 | 123.82 | 161 | +44 | +14 | 8.03 | 18th February. |
| Mangaone Valley, Tangitere | O. Wadham | 900 | 137.03 | 154 | +43 | -25 | 7.25 | 24th April. |
| Kakariki, Kotemaori | J. B. Monteath | 870 | 86.36 | 139 | +26 | +13 | 5.19 | 25th January. |
| Wairoa | W. S. Moorhouse | .. | 68.29 | 150 | .. | .. | 3.40 | 12th July. |
| Maungaharuru | R. Heays | 2,246 | 86.30 | 149 | +34 | +24 | 10.68 | 24th April. |
| Mohaka | W. A. B. Goodwin | .. | 57.58 | .. | .. | .. | 5.60 | 26th April. |
| Putorino | N. McLean | 400 | 97.13 | 150 | +52 | +25 | 16.50 | 24th April. |
| H.B. Forests, Waikoau | A. Corbett | 900 | 98.44 | 113 | +38 | -21 | 11.76 | 24th April. |
| Tutira Homestead | H. Guthrie-Smith | 510 | 99.44 | 140 | +45 | +15 | 12.76 | 24th April. |
| Rukumoana, Te Pohue | J. F. McKeesick | .. | 106.95 | 169 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Portland Island Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 255 | 38.68 | 137 | +8 | +1 | 2.57 | 11th July. |
| "Te Wairere," Puketitiri | G. Simcox | 1,850 | 193.72 | 174 | .. | .. | 15.39 | 24th April. |
| Hedgeley, Eskdale | T. P. Clark | 30 | 76.92 | 142 | +36 | +17 | 10.30 | 24th April. |
| "Omatua," Rissington | W. Woodward | 300 | 82.80 | 95 | .. | .. | 10.00 | 24th April. |
| Napier | T. R. Hutton | 5 | 50.52 | 139 | +21 | +26 | 6.66 | 24th April. |
| Sherenden | P. Matthews | 984 | 72.98 | 121 | +35 | +10 | 9.00 | 24th January. |
| Whanawhana | H. Beamish | 900 | 75.91 | 126 | +35 | -17 | 9.01 | 24th January. |
| Hastings | H. N. Fowler | 45 | 59.59 | 139 | +30 | +11 | 9.68 | 24th January. |
| Glencoe Station | L. Maclean | 700 | 58.91 | 140 | .. | .. | 5.95 | 24th January. |
| Poukawa | A. H. Smith | 97 | 49.48 | 120 | +19 | +9 | 5.82 | 24th April. |
| Te Mata, Havelock North | Miss H. Chambers | .. | 58.00 | 121 | +26 | +8 | 7.60 | 24th April. |
| Anawai, Maraetotara | A. D. Gillies | 1,400 | 119.24 | 188 | +42 | +8 | 11.32 | 24th January. |
| Mokopeka | John Chambers | 500 | 75.40 | 143 | +36 | +26 | 8.86 | 24th April. |
| Gwavas, Tikokino | J. Nicoll | 800 | 68.21 | 169 | +25 | -18 | 7.81 | 24th January. |
| Pukehou, Te Aute | C. Athol Williams | 266 | 57.35 | 154 | +21 | +18 | 6.72 | 24th January. |
| Te Kura, Otane | A. E. Black | 250 | 46.27 | 126 | .. | .. | 4.53 | 24th January. |
| Waimarama | J. Robson | 10 | 58.25 | 130 | +20 | +3 | 4.17 | 24th January. |
| Blackburn, Onga Onga | E. S. Bibby | 950 | 74.21 | 179 | .. | .. | 8.53 | 24th January. |
| Waipawa | W. F. Rathbone | 465 | 52.05 | 151 | +17 | +9 | 5.25 | 24th January. |
| Rangitapu | G. C. Williams | 750 | 75.34 | 144 | +27 | +4 | 8.28 | 24th January. |
| Waipukurau | F. V. Ward | 438 | 45.21 | 124 | +12 | +2 | 5.55 | 24th January. |
| Mount Vernon | J. W. Harding | 458 | 50.52 | 158 | +18 | +7 | 6.20 | 24th January. |
| Aramoana | G. F. McHardy | 426 | 57.79 | 157 | +18 | +22 | 4.00 | 24th January. |
| Takapau | R. A. Fraser | .. | 52.34 | 153 | +13 | +11 | 7.31 | 24th January. |
| Tourere | J. A. Swinburn | 700 | 59.45 | 129 | .. | .. | 8.10 | 24th January. |
| Motuotaraia | L. Johnstone | 205 | 49.44 | 125 | +14 | +18 | 7.86 | 24th January. |
| Dannevirke | A. W. Soundy | 684 | 52.36 | 169 | +8 | +6 | 3.46 | 15th April. |
| Rua Roa | C. Angove | 728 | 80.68 | 209 | +15 | +43 | 4.45 | 2nd November. |
| "Waipuna," Woodville | J. C. Bolton | 300 | 58.70 | 174 | +6 | +10 | 2.50 | 2nd November. |
| Pine Grove, Weber | C. B. Riddell | 585 | 64.06 | 149 | +17 | +9 | 8.23 | 24th January. |
| Woodbank, Herbertville | A. T. Whitehead | 25 | 59.73 | 157 | +15 | +11 | 8.81 | 24th January. |
| Pahiatua | A. W. Hamilton | 384 | 54.72 | 189 | +4 | +13 | 2.24 | 5th April. |
| Mangamaire | E. P. Sudlow | 500 | 59.37 | 184 | +3 | +21 | 1.75 | 21st March. |
| Eastry, Eketahuna | F. White | 760 | 56.69 | 151 | +5 | -19 | 2.37 | 4th December. |
| Eketahuna | J. Wimsett | 760 | 62.01 | 196 | +4 | +31 | 2.44 | 13th April. |
| Putara | W. J. Mauser | .. | 108.51 | 203 | +1 | +28 | 3.51 | 21st March. |
| Tawataia | T. H. Groves | .. | 56.20 | 176 | +7 | +7 | 1.98 | 9th September. |
| Annedale, Tinui | D. G. Campbell | 600 | 63.63 | 161 | +18 | -1 | 4.96 | 24th January. |
| "Te Karaka," Whakataki | Gordon Morgan | .. | 52.15 | 170 | .. | .. | 3.56 | 24th January. |
| Bagshot, Masterton | H. H. Mawley | 480 | 52.82 | 170 | +10 | -1 | 2.94 | 23rd January. |
| Castlepoint | Postmaster | 15 | 36.98 | 89 | +4 | -27 | 2.25 | 24th January. |
| "The Terrace," Tinui | F. H. Bennett | .. | 57.63 | 149 | .. | .. | 6.32 | 24th January. |
| Marangai | H. G. Groves | .. | 54.01 | 157 | +19 | +10 | 5.16 | 24th January. |
| Bush Grove | W. G. Groves | .. | 54.47 | 164 | +14 | +13 | 3.04 | 24th January. |
| "Llandaff," Masterton | P. H. Nathan | .. | 51.00 | 141 | +9 | +2 | 2.40 | 8th September. |
| Masterton | Miss A. Brown | 377 | 46.19 | 186 | +8 | +37 | 2.58 | 8th September. |
| Eringa, Masterton | P. H. Nathan | 570 | 52.56 | 160 | +11 | +2 | 2.16 | 10th September. |
| "Ngaianu," Masterton | John Toogood | 70 | 56.91 | 146 | +6 | -3 | 6.03 | 24th January. |
| Waingawa, Masterton | R. Stilwell | 340 | 42.59 | 134 | +3 | -28 | 2.30 | 23rd January. |
| Greytown | Postmaster | 186 | 47.51 | 164 | +6 | +24 | 2.12 | 14th April. |
| Featherston | Postmaster | 160 | 60.45 | 198 | +9 | +54 | 2.08 | 8th September. |
| The Summit | Railways Department | 1,144 | 89.25 | 218 | -3 | +35 | 3.01 | 21st March. |
| "Bannockburn," Masterton | F. T. Day | 350 | 39.84 | 159 | .. | .. | 2.43 | 8th September. |
| Martinborough | Chas. Mitchell | .. | 28.50 | 92 | -1 | -49 | 2.93 | 8th September. |
| Waiorongomai | R. W. Matthews | 70 | 60.05 | 148 | +1 | -3 | 2.60 | 11th December. |
| Te Hopai, Featherston | E. C. Holmes | 10 | 45.07 | 148 | .. | .. | 2.06 | 4th December. |
| Orongorongo Waterworks | A. Morris | 800 | 154.31 | 225 | +39 | +21 | 5.09 | 22nd June. |
| "Te Moana," Wairarapa | A. H. Ashdown | 41 | 50.32 | 147 | .. | .. | 3.25 | 23rd January. |
| Glenburn Station | P. Ashworth | .. | 44.71 | 147 | +4 | +4 | 2.80 | 23rd January. |
| Pukeatua | W. Kennedy | 350 | 67.48 | 138 | .. | .. | 2.62 | 19th February. |
| Lagoon Hill | J. Riddiford | 350 | 54.01 | 147 | -1 | +5 | 2.14 | 23rd January. |
| Te Awaite Station | J. E. Lawrence | 10 | 38.91 | 125 | +3 | +5 | 3.42 | 23rd January. |
| Tora Station | Station Manager | 0 | 44.70 | 145 | .. | .. | 4.20 | 23rd January. |
| Ngapotiki | K. A. McKenzie | 38 | 53.98 | 155 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cape Palliser Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 12 | 39.98 | 138 | +4 | +12 | 3.72 | 19th February. |
| Baring Head Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | .. | 45.20 | 119 | .. | .. | 2.80 | 23rd January. |

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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for 1938 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsRainfall, Weather, Statistics, North Island, South Island, Meteorology
👱🏽 Names

78 names identified

D. H. Evans, Observer at Waikatea, Ruakituri
G. Bumstead, Observer at Onepoto, Waikaremoana
T. E. Kelly, Observer at Tuai, Waikaremoana
A. N. West, Observer at Puninga, Wharerata
O. Wadham, Observer at Mangaone Valley, Tangitere
J. B. Monteath, Observer at Kakariki, Kotemaori
W. S. Moorhouse, Observer at Wairoa
R. Heays, Observer at Maungaharuru
W. A. B. Goodwin, Observer at Mohaka
N. McLean, Observer at Putorino
A. Corbett, Observer at H.B. Forests, Waikoau
H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Homestead
J. F. McKeesick, Observer at Rukumoana, Te Pohue
G. Simcox, Observer at Te Wairere, Puketitiri
T. P. Clark, Observer at Hedgeley, Eskdale
W. Woodward, Observer at Omatua, Rissington
T. R. Hutton, Observer at Napier
P. Matthews, Observer at Sherenden
H. Beamish, Observer at Whanawhana
H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings
L. Maclean, Observer at Glencoe Station
A. H. Smith, Observer at Poukawa
H. Chambers (Miss), Observer at Te Mata, Havelock North
A. D. Gillies, Observer at Anawai, Maraetotara
John Chambers, Observer at Mokopeka
J. Nicoll, Observer at Gwavas, Tikokino
C. Athol Williams, Observer at Pukehou, Te Aute
A. E. Black, Observer at Te Kura, Otane
J. Robson, Observer at Waimarama
E. S. Bibby, Observer at Blackburn, Onga Onga
W. F. Rathbone, Observer at Waipawa
G. C. Williams, Observer at Rangitapu
F. V. Ward, Observer at Waipukurau
J. W. Harding, Observer at Mount Vernon
G. F. McHardy, Observer at Aramoana
R. A. Fraser, Observer at Takapau
J. A. Swinburn, Observer at Tourere
L. Johnstone, Observer at Motuotaraia
A. W. Soundy, Observer at Dannevirke
C. Angove, Observer at Rua Roa
J. C. Bolton, Observer at Waipuna, Woodville
C. B. Riddell, Observer at Pine Grove, Weber
A. T. Whitehead, Observer at Woodbank, Herbertville
A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Pahiatua
E. P. Sudlow, Observer at Mangamaire
F. White, Observer at Eastry, Eketahuna
J. Wimsett, Observer at Eketahuna
W. J. Mauser, Observer at Putara
T. H. Groves, Observer at Tawataia
D. G. Campbell, Observer at Annedale, Tinui
Gordon Morgan, Observer at Te Karaka, Whakataki
H. H. Mawley, Observer at Bagshot, Masterton
Postmaster, Observer at Castlepoint
F. H. Bennett, Observer at The Terrace, Tinui
H. G. Groves, Observer at Marangai
W. G. Groves, Observer at Bush Grove
P. H. Nathan, Observer at Llandaff, Masterton
A. Brown (Miss), Observer at Masterton
P. H. Nathan, Observer at Eringa, Masterton
John Toogood, Observer at Ngaianu, Masterton
R. Stilwell, Observer at Waingawa, Masterton
Postmaster, Observer at Greytown
Postmaster, Observer at Featherston
Railways Department, Observer at The Summit
F. T. Day, Observer at Bannockburn, Masterton
Chas. Mitchell, Observer at Martinborough
R. W. Matthews, Observer at Waiorongomai
E. C. Holmes, Observer at Te Hopai, Featherston
A. Morris, Observer at Orongorongo Waterworks
A. H. Ashdown, Observer at Te Moana, Wairarapa
P. Ashworth, Observer at Glenburn Station
W. Kennedy, Observer at Pukeatua
J. Riddiford, Observer at Lagoon Hill
J. E. Lawrence, Observer at Te Awaite Station
Station Manager, Observer at Tora Station
K. A. McKenzie, Observer at Ngapotiki
Principal Keeper, Observer at Cape Palliser Lighthouse
Principal Keeper, Observer at Baring Head Lighthouse

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