New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 27

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✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics

1234 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 27

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. | |
| Mangapurua | F. C. Bettjeman | 600 | 67.48 | 203 | .. | .. | 2.08 | 8th January. |
| Cape Egmont Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 12 | 68.82 | .. | +17 | .. | 5.77 | 23rd January. |
| Dawson Falls | E. Kirk Johnson | 3,100 | 232.06 | 230 | .. | .. | 9.07 | 13th April. |
| Stratford | A. W. Burrell | 1,012 | 81.51 | 198 | + 2 | +24 | 3.01 | 10th June. |
| Ohakune | F. Woodward | .. | 57.11 | 184 | + 1 | + 5 | 4.40 | 24th January. |
| Raetihi | E. C. Davies | 1,685 | 63.41 | 198 | .. | +28 | 2.97 | 24th January. |
| Riverlea | Marc Voullaire | 800 | 63.38 | 207 | — 1 | +28 | 3.57 | 24th January. |
| Opunake | O. W. Williams | 80 | 59.14 | 185 | +11 | + 7 | 3.52 | 23rd January. |
| Waiouru | A. Peters | 2,500 | 49.41 | 148 | + 4 | + 4 | 2.29 | 24th January. |
| Pipiriki | J. Young | 80 | 61.49 | 163 | .. | .. | 4.28 | 24th January. |
| Karioi | L. H. Bailey | 2,125 | 57.98 | 184 | +14 | +19 | 2.88 | 12th January and 2nd July. |
| Mangaohane Station | F. Booth | 2,500 | 48.72 | 134 | + 8 | —11 | 3.25 | 24th April. |
| Hautapu, Hihitahi | L. E. Deacon | 2,500 | 45.99 | 179 | .. | .. | 2.50 | 24th January. |
| Hawera | L. A. Taylor | 343 | 45.16 | 155 | — 1 | — 5 | 1.81 | 24th January. |
| Ohawe, Hawera | H. Livingston | 200 | 42.98 | 135 | + 1 | —16 | 1.81 | 24th January. |
| "Hiwira," Raketapauma | H. C. Speedy | 1,831 | 41.51 | 164 | + 7 | +10 | 2.11 | 24th January. |
| Taihape | A. R. Fannin | 2,080 | 40.37 | 173 | + 3 | — 7 | 1.63 | 20th February. |
| Kakaramea Hydro | R. Chisnall | 70 | 51.79 | 163 | + 9 | +33 | 4.32 | 24th January. |
| Waitahinga | C. F. Earles | 1,300 | 76.39 | 193 | +21 | +25 | 5.13 | 24th January. |
| Patea | Rev. W. H. Walton | 300 | 53.14 | 189 | + 9 | +34 | 3.94 | 24th January. |
| Waverley | S. Harden | .. | 44.22 | 130 | + 4 | +19 | 2.03 | 24th January. |
| Wanganui | City Council | 72 | 40.88 | 168 | + 5 | .. | 1.75 | 24th January. |
| Okoia | F. Pratt | 500 | 48.15 | 176 | +10 | +19 | 2.22 | 15th April. |
| Hunterville | R. Dukeson | 876 | 56.44 | 148 | +12 | — 5 | 3.33 | 15th April. |
| Dalvey, Turakina | H. Y. Lethbridge | 58 | 45.29 | 167 | + 8 | +20 | 2.06 | 8th September. |
| Marton | E. J. Wilde | 500 | 49.85 | .. | +10 | .. | .. | .. |
| Komako | G. M. Arbon | 600 | 53.97 | 108 | 0 | —40 | 4.50 | 24th January. |
| Waitatapia, Bulls | K. W. Dalrymple | 30 | 39.52 | 150 | + 5 | + 5 | 1.65 | 8th September. |
| Feilding | Frank Mason | 235 | 45.03 | 159 | + 9 | — 1 | 1.66 | 8th September. |
| Flock House, Bulls | A. R. Hadfield | .. | 38.26 | 127 | + 4 | +17 | 1.60 | 8th September. |
| Tangimoana | State Forest Service | 8 | 39.55 | 160 | + 6 | +23 | 1.58 | 20th December. |
| Glen Oroua | Mrs. N. S. Sanson | 63 | 39.34 | 95 | + 3 | —22 | 1.57 | 8th September. |
| Kairanga | L. B. Wall | 51 | 41.11 | 138 | + 7 | +24 | 2.47 | 4th April. |
| Palmerston North | E. J. Werry | 100 | 40.69 | 164 | + 4 | +10 | 1.75 | 8th September. |
| Massey College, Palmerston N. | Meteorological Observer | 110 | 41.13 | 176 | + 1 | + 2 | 1.80 | 8th September. |
| "Atawhai," Palmerston N. | B. E. Keiller | 50 | 42.47 | 171 | .. | .. | 1.92 | 8th September. |
| Turitea Waterworks | P. C. Toms | 272 | 52.40 | 174 | + 6 | + 7 | 1.83 | 8th September. |
| Foxton | Postmaster | 10 | 41.60 | 145 | + 9 | +35 | 1.69 | 8th September. |
| Arapeti | G. H. G. Carter | 1,190 | 108.66 | .. | +23 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mangahao (Lower) | G. H. G. Carter | 1,142 | 135.95 | .. | +29 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mangahao (Upper) | G. H. G. Carter | 1,227 | 145.24 | 254 | +26 | +38 | 4.22 | 9th December. |
| Mangaore | A. R. Blackwood | 360 | 53.25 | 184 | — 5 | + 2 | 2.05 | 31st October. |
| Weraroa | E. W. Pickering | .. | 48.36 | 146 | .. | .. | 1.95 | 31st October. |
| Otaki | W. Burns-Smith and W. H. Wills | 45 | 44.79 | .. | + 5 | .. | 2.44 | 3rd July. |
| Paraparaumu | O. T. Parish | 10 | 43.79 | 129 | .. | .. | 1.85 | 11th December. |
| Plimmerton | Postmaster | .. | 44.80 | 120 | .. | .. | 1.70 | 4th December. |
| Kapiti Island | R. J. Wilkinson | 40 | 49.04 | 160 | + 8 | +10 | 1.97 | 24th December. |
| Wallaceville | R. R. Russell | 191 | 48.91 | .. | — 6 | .. | 2.24 | 11th December. |
| Trentham | J. S. Hines | 172 | 48.01 | 164 | .. | .. | 2.33 | 11th December. |
| Lower Hutt | N. H. Meldrum | 21 | 51.43 | 147 | + 2 | — 8 | 3.57 | 11th December. |
| Waiwetu, Lower Hutt | H. M. Hayward | 40 | 56.76 | 146 | +11 | +11 | 3.38 | 11th December. |
| Wainui-o-mata Reservoir | J. H. Smith | 411 | 90.87 | 181 | +17 | +24 | 4.89 | 22nd June. |
| Wellington | Meteorological Observer | 415 | 58.20 | 171 | +16 | +17 | 2.41 | 18th August. |
| Karori Reservoir | Thos. Chatterton | 464 | 62.10 | 177 | +16 | +15 | 2.70 | 23rd January. |
| Beacon Hill, Seatoun | L. S. Whiteman | 433 | 40.29 | 158 | .. | .. | 2.37 | 18th August. |
| Brooklyn Reservoir | Thos. Stewart | 735 | 69.30 | 171 | +23 | +15 | 3.30 | 16th February. |
| Farewell Spit Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 14 | 58.69 | 136 | +14 | +20 | 2.33 | 2nd December. |
| Kaihoka | J. B. Shankland | 100 | 83.39 | 187 | .. | .. | 3.65 | 23rd January. |
| Collingwood | Chas. Scrimgeour | 10 | 99.10 | 157 | + 3 | + 4 | 4.15 | 4th February. |
| Kahurangi Point Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | .. | 93.19 | 199 | .. | .. | 4.23 | 31st October. |
| Bainham | Mrs. G. Polglase | 260 | 148.28 | 172 | +13 | +39 | 4.50 | 11th December. |
| Tarakohi, Golden Bay | Works Manager | 0 | 66.77 | 145 | .. | .. | 2.68 | 2nd December. |
| Takaka | Power Board Engineer | 150 | 133.77 | 121 | .. | .. | 4.90 | 3rd December. |
| "Asbestos Cottage," Upper Takaka River | H. F. Chaffey | 2,700 | 104.55 | 193 | +12 | + 9 | 4.52 | 28th August. |
| Karamea | Asst. Engineer, P.W.D. | 10 | 85.62 | 193 | +12 | +10 | 1.99 | 13th September. |
| Corbyvale | G. P. Gough, P.W.D. | 810 | 141.85 | 159 | .. | .. | 3.41 | 20th March. |
| Twynham, Station Creek | A. Burr | 1,375 | 65.43 | 160 | + 7 | + 9 | 2.17 | 18th March. |
| Westport (Signal Station) | Signalman | 10 | 98.24 | 193 | .. | .. | 4.17 | 18th March. |
| Westport (P.W.D.) | Assistant Engineer | 13 | 113.39 | 204 | +16 | +16 | 5.18 | 18th March. |
| Gowan | Mrs. M. Skillen | 1,350 | 74.69 | 168 | 0 | +15 | 2.24 | 18th March. |
| Lake Rotoiti | H. Fitzsimmons | 1,997 | 64.35 | 176 | .. | .. | 2.25 | 18th March. |
| Murchison | E. M. Brown | 650 | 80.26 | 170 | .. | .. | 2.90 | 18th March. |
| Tiriroa, Buller Gorge | Assistant Engineer | 157 | 211.46 | 205 | +52 | +22 | 5.65 | 2nd December. |
| Tirimoana | I. S. Price | 60 | 112.76 | 188 | .. | .. | 4.12 | 2nd December. |
| Rewanui | J. Sharp | 1,300 | 192.39 | 215 | .. | + 4 | 5.25 | 13th April. |
| Greymouth | Harbourmaster | 11 | 121.70 | 210 | +20 | +32 | 4.40 | 13th April. |
| Kaimata, Arnold River | L. Neubauer | 245 | 155.57 | 206 | .. | .. | 3.94 | 13th April. |

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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

58 names identified

F. C. Bettjeman, Observer at Mangapurua
E. Kirk Johnson, Observer at Dawson Falls
A. W. Burrell, Observer at Stratford
F. Woodward, Observer at Ohakune
E. C. Davies, Observer at Raetihi
Marc Voullaire, Observer at Riverlea
O. W. Williams, Observer at Opunake
A. Peters, Observer at Waiouru
J. Young, Observer at Pipiriki
L. H. Bailey, Observer at Karioi
F. Booth, Observer at Mangaohane Station
L. E. Deacon, Observer at Hautapu, Hihitahi
L. A. Taylor, Observer at Hawera
H. Livingston, Observer at Ohawe, Hawera
H. C. Speedy, Observer at Hiwira, Raketapauma
A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
R. Chisnall, Observer at Kakaramea Hydro
C. F. Earles, Observer at Waitahinga
W. H. Walton (Reverend), Observer at Patea
S. Harden, Observer at Waverley
F. Pratt, Observer at Okoia
R. Dukeson, Observer at Hunterville
H. Y. Lethbridge, Observer at Dalvey, Turakina
E. J. Wilde, Observer at Marton
G. M. Arbon, Observer at Komako
K. W. Dalrymple, Observer at Waitatapia, Bulls
Frank Mason, Observer at Feilding
A. R. Hadfield, Observer at Flock House, Bulls
N. S. Sanson (Mrs.), Observer at Glen Oroua
L. B. Wall, Observer at Kairanga
E. J. Warry, Observer at Palmerston North
B. E. Keiller, Observer at Atawhai, Palmerston N.
P. C. Toms, Observer at Turitea Waterworks
G. H. G. Carter, Observer at Arapeti, Mangahao (Lower), Mangahao (Upper)
A. R. Blackwood, Observer at Mangaore
E. W. Pickering, Observer at Weraroa
W. Burns-Smith, Observer at Otaki
W. H. Wills, Observer at Otaki
O. T. Parish, Observer at Paraparaumu
R. R. Russell, Observer at Wallaceville
J. S. Hines, Observer at Trentham
N. H. Meldrum, Observer at Lower Hutt
H. M. Hayward, Observer at Waiwetu, Lower Hutt
J. H. Smith, Observer at Wainui-o-mata Reservoir
Thos. Chatterton, Observer at Karori Reservoir
L. S. Whiteman, Observer at Beacon Hill, Seatoun
Thos. Stewart, Observer at Brooklyn Reservoir
J. B. Shankland, Observer at Kaihoka
Chas. Scrimgeour, Observer at Collingwood
G. Polglase (Mrs.), Observer at Bainham
H. F. Chaffey, Observer at Asbestos Cottage, Upper Takaka River
G. P. Gough, Observer at Corbyvale
A. Burr, Observer at Twynham, Station Creek
H. Fitzsimmons, Observer at Lake Rotoiti
E. M. Brown, Observer at Murchison
I. S. Price, Observer at Tirimoana
J. Sharp, Observer at Rewanui
L. Neubauer, Observer at Kaimata, Arnold River

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