New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 34

Page 1009

✨ Annual Rainfall Statistics

APRIL 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1009

ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1940—continued.

Station.	Observer.	Altitude.	Total Fall.	Number of Days.	Deviation from Normal.	Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours.
					Total Fall.	Number of Days.
						Amount.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(G) Nelson and Marlborough.

| Stephens Island Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 590 | 28·24 | 111 | + 1 | +14 | 2·00 | 13th January. |
| Waiua, D’Urville Island | R. J. Turner | 6 | 39·27 | 87 | .. | .. | 2·00 | 26th April. |
| Hamilton Bay | Mrs. H. C. Hope | 25 | 49·53 | 103 | — 1 | 0 | 2·28 | 27th April. |
| Waitata Bay | V. B. Turner | 30 | 53·78 | 100 | 0 | + 7 | 2·24 | 24th January. |
| Brothers Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 225 | 22·27 | 115 | — 6 | +19 | 2·29 | 25th January. |
| Motueka | G. S. Huffam | 20 | 39·12 | 116 | — 9 | —14 | 1·91 | 11th July. |
| Manaroa | G. L. Rogers | 9 | 56·40 | 110 | — 3 | — 5 | 2·67 | 7th November. |
| Yncyca Bay | Miss M. E. Tosswill | 22 | 64·71 | 60 | — 9 | —32 | 4·62 | 23rd February. |
| Whangamoa | H. J. Hebbend | 150 | 65·00 | 127 | .. | .. | 5·18 | 23rd February. |
| “Harakeke,” Central Mou- | R. Teece | 45 | 33·32 | 68 | — 4 | —30 | 1·50 | 22nd June. |
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| Mapua | Arnold Wells | 50 | 31·94 | 120 | — 4 | + 3 | 1·65 | 13th January. |
| Havelock | Postmaster | 70 | 56·96 | 110 | — 5 | .. | 3·56 | 25th January. |
| Linkwater | W. E. Bryant | .. | 46·17 | 98 | .. | .. | 2·92 | 24th January. |
| Appleby | W. J. Biggar | 57 | 30·40 | 105 | — 6 | — 9 | 1·65 | 13th January. |
| Nelson | O. B. Pemberton | 34 | 34·32 | 114 | — 4 | — 5 | 2·95 | 13th January. |
| Maitai Valley, Nelson | Mrs. T. Elliott | .. | 60·64 | 110 | — 5 | —14 | 3·38 | 23rd February. |
| Opouri Valley, Flat Creek | W. A. Maclaine | 200 | 84·26 | 118 | + 1 | — 7 | 7·94 | 23rd February. |
| Picton | G. M. Blizzard | 10 | 44·88 | 114 | — 9 | — 5 | 3·33 | 7th November. |
| Ocean Bay | W. J. Crump | 25 | 50·64 | 142 | — 4 | + 3 | 2·31 | 13th January. |
| Wakefield | W. Simpson | .. | 39·93 | 141 | .. | .. | 2·50 | 13th January. |
| Marshlands | H. J. Stace | 6 | 25·80 | 112 | — 4 | + 8 | 2·11 | 13th January. |
| Spring Creek | T. C. Prichard | 20 | 25·41 | 93 | — 5 | —13 | 1·95 | 13th January. |
| Blenheim (Hospital) | P. J. Galliers | 60 | 22·44 | 105 | — 3 | — 1 | 1·59 | 13th January. |
| Blenheim | O. R. Marshall | 11 | 22·98 | 115 | — 1 | +23 | 1·59 | 13th January. |
| “Sevenoaks,” Renwicktown | H. O. Goulter | .. | 25·82 | 53 | — 2 | —19 | 1·63 | 13th January. |
| Fairhall Valley, Omaka | J. B. Laidlaw | .. | 24·57 | 73 | .. | .. | 1·50 | 13th January. |
| Erina | C. J. Barron | 406 | 31·43 | 91 | — 6 | — 5 | 1·93 | 13th January. |
| Golden Downs | Forest Ranger | 900 | 45·64 | 127 | — 1 | +25 | 2·28 | 13th January. |
| Hartley Hills, Hildersden | F. L. Murray | 800 | 34·97 | 79 | — 3 | — 5 | 2·57 | 25th January. |
| Waihopai | J. Stanwell and R. S. Chambers | 860 | 32·34 | 105 | — 1 | —10 | 1·73 | 13th January. |
| Seddon | J. A. Woolley | 50 | 25·48 | 86 | 0 | — 8 | 2·78 | 13th January. |
| “Wai-iti,” Seddon | E. H. Barton | .. | 24·38 | 84 | .. | .. | 2·06 | 7th November. |
| Avondale Station | C. J. Teschemaker | 910 | 29·60 | 99 | — 1 | + 5 | 1·65 | 13th January. |
| The Branch, Wairau Valley | A. A. McCullum | 1,188 | 43·84 | 120 | .. | .. | 3·34 | 13th January. |
| Cape Campbell Lighthouse | Principal Keeper | 10 | 25·80 | 108 | + 1 | +32 | 2·35 | 7th November. |
| Ward | A. Thomson | 61 | 29·66 | 100 | + 1 | +10 | 2·36 | 7th November. |
| Duntroon, Jordan | W. L. Oswald | 1,200 | 31·67 | 75 | + 1 | — 1 | 1·68 | 13th January. |
| Upcot Station, Awatere | J. W. B. Stevenson | 1,780 | 30·53 | 103 | 0 | + 5 | 1·85 | 25th January. |
| “Ellerton,” Kekerangu | W. Masefield | 200 | 33·22 | 104 | — 1 | + 5 | 2·04 | 7th November. |
| Grange Road, Hapuku | F. Emms | 480 | 60·12 | 139 | + 2 | +13 | 3·85 | 7th October. |
| Moundsdale, Kaikoura | E. Weavers | 600 | 40·71 | 113 | + 3 | — 5 | 2·00 | 7th October. |
| Kaikoura West | C. A. Jensen | 12 | 38·32 | 107 | 0 | + 2 | 1·55 | 27th July. |

(H) Canterbury.

| Whalesback Station, Waiau | Station Manager | 1,520 | 59·29 | 80 | .. | .. | 5·00 | 8th May. |
| “Emscote,” Stag and Spey | H. Robertson | 770 | 42·20 | 135 | 0 | +11 | 2·22 | 18th April. |
| Hanmer Springs | Forest Ranger | 1,225 | 45·63 | 134 | + 1 | + 3 | 2·30 | 7th May. |
| Keinton Combe, Waiau | R. A. Chaffey | 951 | 41·54 | 113 | + 3 | +11 | 2·13 | 7th May. |
| Woodchester, Waiau | L. C. Gardiner | 650 | 40·27 | 123 | .. | .. | 1·57 | 7th October |
| Highfield, Waiau | T. F. Northcote | 450 | 36·04 | 102 | + 3 | 0 | 1·89 | 14th January. |
| Waiau | Postmaster | 616 | 33·30 | 100 | + 3 | + 5 | 3·13 | 14th January. |
| Hawkswood | J. F. Macfarlane | 400 | 43·48 | 115 | + 1 | — 2 | 2·55 | 14th January. |
| Riverside Farm, Culverden | E. Roberts | 750 | 30·41 | 101 | + 2 | —10 | 2·05 | 7th May. |
| Culverden | Postmaster | 567 | 26·40 | 104 | + 1 | — 1 | 1·47 | 7th May. |
| Balmoral Plantation | J. E. Fletcher | 743 | 26·07 | 114 | + 1 | + 2 | 1·43 | 14th January. |
| Balmoral No. 1 | T. Weir | 743 | 28·89 | 93 | + 3 | —16 | 2·23 | 7th May. |
| Gore Bay, Cheviot | A. Wilkinson | 15 | 30·48 | 116 | 0 | +12 | 1·34 | 6th August. |
| Arthur’s Pass | Post-office Staff | 2,425 | 156·32 | 164 | — 2 | +27 | 8·02 | 29th February. |
| “Glenallen,” Waikare | H. M. Carr | 733 | 29·80 | 115 | + 1 | — 4 | 1·98 | 14th January. |
| Macdonald Downs, Hawar- | B. G. Rutherford | 750 | 33·52 | 123 | .. | .. | 1·97 | 7th May. |
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| Weka Pass | F. C. Archer | 300 | 26·94 | 77 | + 1 | — 7 | 1·61 | 14th January. |
| Mount White Station, Cass | J. G. Thompson | 2,000 | 46·89 | .. | + 7 | .. | 2·40 | 7th May. |
| Waipara | J. G. Whyte | 250 | 23·98 | 62 | — 1 | — 5 | 1·50 | 5th September. |
| Flock Hill | J. Milliken | 2,000 | 59·68 | 117 | + 9 | + 4 | 3·07 | 7th May. |
| Amberley | V. J. Rhodes | 135 | 25·32 | 109 | — 1 | + 5 | 1·87 | 14th January. |
| Glenthorne | D. Matheson | 2,000 | 64·90 | 130 | + 6 | +30 | 3·40 | 29th February. |
| Harper River | J. D. Collins | 1,750 | 50·09 | 133 | + 3 | + 2 | 2·60 | 28th February. |
| Loburn | W. A. Lill | .. | 32·30 | 93 | .. | .. | 3·15 | 6th September. |
| Mount Torlesse | P. H. Johnstone | 1,200 | 39·95 | 116 | 0 | + 9 | 2·61 | 22nd November. |
| Oxford | L. Watson | 850 | 38·84 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 2·02 | 14th January. |
| “Midlands,” Oxford | Mrs. F. B. Pillrow | 650 | 28·56 | 82 | .. | .. | 2·23 | 6th September. |
| Simois Creek | J. D. Collins | 1,800 | 39·51 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lake Coleridge | H. E. M. Hart | 1,220 | 35·75 | 120 | + 4 | +15 | 1·79 | 29th September. |
| Lake Coleridge Homestead | J. Murchison | 1,685 | 50·02 | 112 | +14 | + 3 | 4·44 | 8th May. |
| Double Hill | D. L. Ensor | 2,500 | 59·38 | .. | + 8 | .. | 3·42 | 28th February. |
| Bayfields | C. G. Cran | 1,600 | 45·79 | 115 | .. | .. | 2·71 | 8th May. |
| Coalgate | G. L. Wilson | .. | 30·24 | 116 | — 4 | + 5 | 1·52 | 14th January and 8th May. |
| Paparua | G. E. Spittal | 120 | 24·51 | 66 | + 2 | — 1 | 2·20 | 14th January. |
| Darfield | Superintendent, Selwyn Plantation Board | 500 | 29·79 | 118 | + 1 | +19 | 2·36 | 6th September. |
| Hororata | M. B. Hall | 1,031 | 32·50 | 117 | + 3 | 0 | 1·85 | 6th September. |

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🏗️ Annual Rainfall Statistics for 1940 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsRainfall, Statistics, Weather, South Island, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, 1940
👱🏽 Names

66 names identified

R. J. Turner, Observer at Waiua, D’Urville Island
H. C. Hope (Mrs), Observer at Hamilton Bay
V. B. Turner, Observer at Waitata Bay
G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka
G. L. Rogers, Observer at Manaroa
M. E. Tosswill (Miss), Observer at Yncyca Bay
H. J. Hebbend, Observer at Whangamoa
R. Teece, Observer at Harakeke, Central Moutere
Arnold Wells, Observer at Mapua
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
W. Simpson, Observer at Wakefield
H. J. Stace, Observer at Marshlands
T. C. Prichard, Observer at Spring Creek
P. J. Galliers, Observer at Blenheim (Hospital)
O. R. Marshall, Observer at Blenheim
H. O. Goulter, Observer at Sevenoaks, Renwicktown
J. B. Laidlaw, Observer at Fairhall Valley, Omaka
C. J. Barron, Observer at Erina
F. L. Murray, Observer at Hartley Hills, Hildersden
J. Stanwell, Observer at Waihopai
R. S. Chambers, 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. A. McCullum, Observer at The Branch, Wairau Valley
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
F. Emms, Observer at Grange Road, Hapuku
E. Weavers, Observer at Moundsdale, Kaikoura
C. A. Jensen, Observer at Kaikoura West
H. Robertson, Observer at Emscote, Stag and Spey
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
E. Roberts, Observer at Riverside Farm, Culverden
J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral Plantation
T. Weir, Observer at Balmoral No. 1
A. Wilkinson, Observer at Gore Bay, Cheviot
H. M. Carr, Observer at Glenallen, Waikare
B. G. Rutherford, Observer at Macdonald Downs, Hawarden
F. C. Archer, Observer at Weka Pass
J. G. Thompson, Observer at Mount White Station, Cass
J. G. Whyte, Observer at Waipara
J. Milliken, Observer at Flock Hill
V. J. Rhodes, Observer at Amberley
D. Matheson, Observer at Glenthorne
J. D. Collins, Observer at Harper River
W. A. Lill, Observer at Loburn
P. H. Johnstone, Observer at Mount Torlesse
L. Watson, Observer at Oxford
F. B. Pillrow (Mrs), Observer at Midlands, Oxford
J. D. Collins, Observer at Simois Creek
H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
J. Murchison, Observer at Lake Coleridge Homestead
D. L. Ensor, Observer at Double Hill
C. G. Cran, Observer at Bayfields
G. L. Wilson, Observer at Coalgate
G. E. Spittal, Observer at Paparua
M. B. Hall, Observer at Hororata

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