New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 36

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✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics

APRIL 24.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1939.

Station	Observer.	Altitude.	Total Fall.	Number of Days.	Deviation from Normal.	Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours.
					Total Fall.	Number of Days.
Cape Maria van Diemen ..	Principal Keeper	. .	285	44·29	161	+ 6
Parengarenga .. ..	Postmaster ..	..	. .	53·03	144	. .
Te Paki Station, Te Hapua	L. N. Keene ..	. .	200	61·31	150	. .
Mangonui .. ..	Miss B. Houston	..	14	53·02	107	- 1
Rangitihi .. ..	C. B. Michie ..	..	. .	54·36	104	0
Kaeo .. .. ..	Postmaster ..	..	. .	66·46	107	- 4
Kaitaia	F. B. Rowe and J. G. McCullough		. .	54·83	158	+ 1
Kerikeri (“ Ramote”)	P. C. Harris ..	..	300	. .	. .	. .
Fairburns	M. N. Atkinson	..	100	66·80	179	. .
Herckino	F. Lee	..	80	70·55	127	+ 7
Russell .. ..	H. S. Williams	..	3	73·92	119	+14
Cape Brett Lighthouse	Principal Keeper	. .	145	52·38	129	. .
Rangiahua	G. F. L. Coxhead	..	70	55·69	169	- 9
Kohukohu	D. Jones	..	50	54·56	154	- 1
Kawakawa	L. J. Rayner	..	60	60·50	115	+ 6
Kaikohe	J. H. Orr	..	. .	500	62·47	185
Puhipuhu Plantation	W. H. S. Macfarlane	..	305	80·92	172	+11
Wekaweka	C. Doar	..	. .	850	97·74	153
Waimatenui	Mrs. D. K. Schepens	..	500	87·03	170	+ 6
Ruatangata	E. L. Tremaino	..	600	55·97	165	- 4
Waipoua State Forest	Forest Ranger	..	225	58·69	195	- 6
Whangarei	L. Hanlon	..	. .	10	62·67	169
Mains Avenue, Whangarei	G. W. Bennett	..	155	62·30	166	. .
Whatoro	Fred Wright	..	1,400	93·38	222	+ 2
Wairua Falls	F. C. Purvis	..	150	53·05	208	+ 6
Moko Hinau Lighthouse	Principal Keeper	. .	170	36·28	115	. .
Mangarata	J. W. Biddles	..	200	51·00	. .	. .
Dargaville	S. L. Spanhake	..	80	55·36	171	+10
Paparoa	Postmaster	..	. .	. .	58·38	151
Matakohe	Public Works Department	. .	. .	54·75	168	. .
Mangawai	Alex. Stewart	..	125	51·05	125	+ 4
Nagle Cove, Great Barrier	Wm. C. McLean	..	260	42·19	159	-11
Little Barrier Island	W. H. Hardgrave	..	. .	62·70	136	. .
Kaipara Heads Lighthouse	Principal Keeper	. .	60	46·43	130	. .
Warkworth	Postmaster	..	50	58·44	117	- 1
Cuvier Island Lighthouse	Principal Keeper	. .	89	38·01	130	+ 6
Mahurangi Heads	Miss C. V. Cross	..	100	48·65	. .	+ 8
Riverhead	Forest Ranger	. .	110	61·65	177	+ 7
Rocky Bay, Waiheke	Neville Watson	. .	26	44·04	150	+ 1
Auckland	S. M. Yallop	..	160	49·30	165	0
Henderson	A. Schramm	..	120	62·14	201	+ 9
Huia, Manukau Harbour	K. Thompson	..	0	88·88	186	+11
Manukau Heads	Principal Keeper	. .	. .	60·98	116	. .

(B) North-east.

| Tairua | H. A. Cory-Wright | .. | 20 | 61·41 | 122 | - 5 | -19 | 5·58 | 30th January. |
| Thames | Dr. J. B. Liggins | .. | 0 | 44·14 | . . | - 3 | . . | 1·88 | 17th October. |
| Turua | G. H. White | .. | 8 | 42·68 | 162 | + 1 | + 5 | 2·42 | 30th January. |
| Wharekawa, Whangamata | W. J. McKibbin | .. | 50 | 73·86 | 151 | - 4 | -19 | 5·91 | 30th January. |
| Kerepeehi | K. Menzies | .. | 30 | 45·15 | 123 | + 2 | -40 | 2·36 | 30th January. |
| Paeroa | W. Keegan | .. | 27 | 45·90 | 173 | - 3 | +12 | 1·45 | 22nd April. |
| Waihi | M. F. Haszard | .. | 340 | 85·99 | 147 | + 2 | -36 | 4·61 | 30th January. |
| Belle Vue Farm, Mangaiti | F. M. Strange | .. | 24 | 44·22 | 140 | - 5 | -12 | 1·55 | 19th June. |
| Katikati | A. W. T. Hyde | .. | 290 | 73·21 | 164 | . . | . . | 4·04 | 18th June. |
| Springdale, Waitoa | J. Werder | .. | 25 | 45·17 | 150 | + 1 | - 1 | 2·08 | 30th January. |
| Te Aroha | Tourist Department | . . | 46 | 51·20 | 150 | - 4 | + 1 | 2·32 | 27th November. |
| Tauranga | A. G. Hynes | .. | 100 | 50·69 | 138 | - 1 | -12 | 4·22 | 19th June. |
| Rukuhanga, Cape Runaway | A. E. Kemp | .. | 70 | 40·92 | 127 | -18 | - 3 | 2·13 | 10th December. |
| Morrinsville | W. A. Wallis | .. | 90 | 39·78 | 92 | - 3 | -25 | 2·63 | 30th January. |
| Mataraura, Cape Runaway | C. R. E. Wood | .. | 500 | 71·96 | 157 | -18 | + 4 | 3·64 | 10th December. |
| Maraehako Station | C. W. Fairweather | .. | 30 | 44·44 | 121 | -13 | -11 | 3·16 | 25th May. |
| Matamata | Bank of New Zealand | .. | 220 | 46·89 | 117 | - 2 | -34 | 2·95 | 29th January. |
| Kaimai | John Stanbra | .. | 1,200 | 84·64 | 149 | -14 | - 9 | 3·96 | 19th June. |
| Whakatane | H. Muscutt | .. | 33 | 37·66 | 116 | -16 | -26 | 2·62 | 4th April. |
| Huntress Creek, Opotiki | Jas. Dunlop | .. | 30 | 40·76 | 124 | - 9 | - 9 | 2·54 | 19th June. |
| Lake Rotoma, Rotorua | Postmaster | .. | 1,010 | 63·86 | 100 | -16 | - 3 | 4·21 | 19th June. |
| Edgecumbe | Andrew McLean | .. | 25 | 43·92 | 114 | . . | . . | 2·31 | 19th June. |
| Mamaku | D. W. McMillan | .. | 1,884 | 118·88 | 141 | . . | . . | 5·98 | 12th September. |
| Kaharoa | E. H. H. Brain | .. | . . | 70·36 | 108 | -14 | +15 | 4·45 | 19th June. |
| Lichfield | K. S. Cox | .. | 650 | 43·56 | 129 | . . | . . | 1·42 | 30th January. |
| Rotorua | C. E. Shaw | .. | 925 | 44·56 | 146 | -10 | + 4 | 2·54 | 19th June. |
| Rotoehu Plantation | J. R. Overington | .. | 235 | 53·28 | 119 | . . | . . | 4·01 | 18th June. |
| Sophia Street, Rotorua | Chas. Worthington | .. | 1,000 | 49·06 | 117 | - 9 | -27 | 2·18 | 30th January and 19th June. |
| Whakarewarewa | State Forest Service | . . | 1,000 | 41·08 | 120 | -13 | -31 | 2·31 | 19th June. |
| Tokoroa | T. Browne | .. | 1,100 | 50·36 | 149 | . . | . . | 1·87 | 24th April. |
| Matanuku Downs | H. F. Alloway | .. | 1,500 | 46·87 | 101 | . . | . . | 1·53 | 7th June. |

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🎓 New Zealand Rainfall for March 1940 (continued from previous page)

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsRainfall, Weather, Statistics, March 1940, South Island, Otago, Southland, Islands, Late Returns, Errata

🎓 Annual Rainfall Statistics for 1939

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsRainfall, Weather, Statistics, 1939, North Island, Stations, Observers
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53 names identified

L. N. Keene, Observer at Te Paki Station
B. Houston (Miss), Observer at Mangonui
C. B. Michie, Observer at Rangitihi
F. B. Rowe, Observer at Kaitaia
J. G. McCullough, Observer at Kaitaia
P. C. Harris, Observer at Kerikeri
M. N. Atkinson, Observer at Fairburns
F. Lee, Observer at Herckino
H. S. Williams, Observer at Russell
G. F. L. Coxhead, Observer at Rangiahua
D. Jones, Observer at Kohukohu
L. J. Rayner, Observer at Kawakawa
J. H. Orr, Observer at Kaikohe
W. H. S. Macfarlane, Observer at Puhipuhu Plantation
C. Doar, Observer at Wekaweka
D. K. Schepens (Mrs.), Observer at Waimatenui
E. L. Tremaino, Observer at Ruatangata
L. Hanlon, Observer at Whangarei
G. W. Bennett, Observer at Mains Avenue, Whangarei
Fred Wright, Observer at Whatoro
F. C. Purvis, Observer at Wairua Falls
J. W. Biddles, Observer at Mangarata
S. L. Spanhake, Observer at Dargaville
Alex. Stewart, Observer at Mangawai
Wm. C. McLean, Observer at Nagle Cove, Great Barrier
W. H. Hardgrave, Observer at Little Barrier Island
H. A. Cory-Wright, Observer at Tairua
J. B. Liggins (Dr.), Observer at Thames
G. H. White, Observer at Turua
W. J. McKibbin, Observer at Wharekawa, Whangamata
K. Menzies, Observer at Kerepeehi
W. Keegan, Observer at Paeroa
M. F. Haszard, Observer at Waihi
F. M. Strange, Observer at Belle Vue Farm, Mangaiti
A. W. T. Hyde, Observer at Katikati
J. Werder, Observer at Springdale, Waitoa
A. G. Hynes, Observer at Tauranga
A. E. Kemp, Observer at Rukuhanga, Cape Runaway
W. A. Wallis, Observer at Morrinsville
C. R. E. Wood, Observer at Mataraura, Cape Runaway
C. W. Fairweather, Observer at Maraehako Station
John Stanbra, Observer at Kaimai
H. Muscutt, Observer at Whakatane
Jas. Dunlop, Observer at Huntress Creek, Opotiki
Andrew McLean, Observer at Edgecumbe
D. W. McMillan, Observer at Mamaku
E. H. H. Brain, Observer at Kaharoa
K. S. Cox, Observer at Lichfield
C. E. Shaw, Observer at Rotorua
J. R. Overington, Observer at Rotoehu Plantation
Chas. Worthington, Observer at Sophia Street, Rotorua
T. Browne, Observer at Tokoroa
H. F. Alloway, Observer at Matanuku Downs

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