RAINFALL IN OTAGO AND CANTERBURY FROM 1852 TO 1906.

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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

RAINFALL IN OTAGO AND CANTERBURY FROM 1852 TO 1906.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 7th August, 1907. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing the rainfall in the Provinces of Canterbury and Otago for each year from the earliest period of which records are available to the present date; the return to show the rainfall from all stations where recorded."—(Mr. Buddo.)

Return showing the Annual Rainfall at the Places mentioned below in the Provincial Districts of Canterbury and Otago, for each Year from 1852 to 1906, inclusive, so far as Records for such Period are available.

XI. Ol. 1907. NEW ZEALAND. • RAINFALL IN OTAGO AND CANTERBURY PROM 1852 TO 1906. Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 7th August, 1907. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing the rainfall in the Provinces of Canterbury md Otago for each year from the earliest period of which records are available to the present date; the return ;o show the rainfall from all stations where recorded." —(Mr. Buddo.) Return showing the Annual Rainfall at the Places mentioned below in the Provincial Districts of Canterbury and Otago, for each Year from 1852 to 1906, inclusive, so far as Records for such Period are available. Place. Year. Inches. Days. Place. Year. Inches. Days. Place. Year. Inches. Days. Place. Year. Inches. Days. Place. Vaikari tealey 1906 1867 1868 1869 1 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1870 1877 1878 1879 *1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 •j-1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 fl905 1906 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 27-600 81-010 126-018 85-875 106-293 100-801 97-130 82-071 98-095 105-595 91-271 100-414 155-891 70-320 50-840 42-100 49-510 64-620 67-330 23-810 32-730 61-050 71-900 50-460 50-860 57-530 51-590 66-860 74-110 63-280 67-380 28-071 25-391 30-336 28-451 22-080 35-287 30-890 29-155 20-384 14-836 20-575 27-883 22-112 29-844 30-982 130 155 214 180 181 167 179 165 170 160 173 163 207 170 151 135 145 167 130 116 73 88 86 93 87 119 118 143 169 157 124 104 136 139 126 117 138 148 128 108 104 98 124 115 117 128 Cam Lincoln Kyi'e ;; j " Windermere .. erbury. 1890 1897 1898 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1899 1900 1901 1902 1893 1894 1S95 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1899 30-22( 14-48( 18-551 22-OK 24-49( 20-89( 31-15( 28-791 31-581 30-11 22-41 30-73 34-67 27-26 27-88 30-42 23-31 34-42 56-04 42-93 44-07 40-20 31-45 45-15 44-64 48-18 44-06 57-50 43-84 55-11 51-93 36-04 48-81 127 103 101 134 154 127 j 144 152 ; lis 98 113 127 118 121 117 142 146 , 160 152 109 135 no 123 121 158 125 131 127 142 144 137 97 Timaru ,, • • », • • ,, • • „ • • Timaru Reservoir Ditto Orari 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 •US9S 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1892 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1895 30-55 22-13 31-31 25-95 17-29 31-89 22-15 28-44 28-66 17-70 23-74 32-21 29-49 21-04 36-27 22-54 33-76 35-08 23-27 29-45 28-15 35-08 30-26 23-87 31-86 33-72 28-13 29-55 14-77 18-64 24-86 23-72 23-45 27-01 19-90 32-28 29-62 30-52 122 112 78 135 104 130 101 108 121 88 90 128 157 121 155 138 134 166 128 166 108 120 108 100 96 106 134 128 100 108 133 132 131 130 109 122 126 131 »» • ■ Peel Forest .. Rangiora Avondale Linwood lincoln Woodbury, Geraldine Ditto .. | 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904' 1905 1906 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 49-12 40-68 57-17 38-10 56-10 54-88 38-74 12-57 22-29 29-95 23-55 19-07 73 02 110 145 134 128 96 66 89 113 131 116 Domain (Christ church) Ditto 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 29-52 15-41 21-11 28-34 24-95 21-60 107 87 90 134 136 122 Timaru », • For this ai id the fol llowinj ■eai b the r< :cords at Bealey wen taken it another site, aci -oss the river. t Elevei months.

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Place. Year, Inches. Days. Place. | Year. Inches. Days. Place. Year. Inches. Days. Canterbury y —oonti inued. 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 L899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1893 20-29 108 27-92 123 34-89 133 30-23 134 19-28 106 23-89 103 27-48 li*7 26-91 141 23-48 117 31-52 136 20-90 95 35-87 141 38-00 142 25-78 114 40-06 130 Domain, Christchurch Ditto Otahuna, Taitapu Ditto Akaroa ,. ■ • Southbridge .. Methven », • • 1902 1903 1904 1904 1905 1900 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1904 1900 1897 1898 189.) 190,1 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1.890 1891 1896 1897 1898 1899 1902 1904 1905 1893 27-86 18-31 33-73 41-30 40-72 33-80 68-49 54-11 23-90 44-01 45-70 44-99 41-76 38-44 51-38 54-49 12-80 18-85 28-43 22-82 18-34 20-90 21-07 29-58 32-12 25-12 41-71 50-07 41-75 29-44 38-82 35-71 53-64 46-37 15-90 22-79 27-39 15-39 25-82 31-28 33-26 30-94 37-04 49-17 128 88 113 120 r 144 115 149 113' 1125 127 135 124 120 118 90 106 90 97 127 110 103 118 109 112 124 105 137 147 129 130 131 115 154 131 83 83 Pleasant Point Waiinate , .. Ploasant Valley I " Oxf ordEast.. Christchuroh.. Port Hills .. 1905 1900 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1893 1894 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1904 1905 1900 1804 1805 1866 1807 1868 1809 1.870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1870 1877 1878 1879 1880 1905 1906 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 24-97 17-73 20-55 31-94 24-14 21-22 33-05 -4-18 25-73 41-50 17-71 38-91 30-U 34-86 33 03 19-08 27-25 32-10 34-63 20-76 42-37 31-27 30-97 38-28 38-28 43-420 46-680 32110 22-000 24-300 19-400 30-070 30-041 27-29i 28-364 27-935 19-741 26-330 22-790 32-310 23-990 23-72i 13-540 23-180 17-670 28-450 30-200 19-120 30-400 32-000 22-830 13-220 20-970 29-030 21-020 18-890 24-480 21-870 34-010 29-670 29-440 120 100 126 127 107 114 1.28 113 112 153 108 164 132 135 128 100 132 122 119 124 132 112 114 154 144 1.45 146 122 74 .115 87 96 128 120 137 120 114 134 135 135 122 117 104 120 103 143 123 118 99 108 85 87 95 133 120 104 120 112 140 125 115 (Hororata Hororata Drayton, Methven Ditto Rakaia Ashburton . . 1894 1895 1890 1897 1903 1904 1905 1900 1893 is; 5 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1904 1893 40-02 113 45-93 124 37-44 125 28-91 122 20-56 93 3510 129 33-57 147 30-69 122 20-23 104 33-30 92 27-39 82 15-50 66 23-83 75 31-28 100 2614 103 20-42 82 33-26 105 30-98 108 23-76 122 K a p u n a tiki, Rangitata Ditto Winohmore 1894 1.895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 L904 1805 1906 1890 18-41 113 23-00 119 25-22 110 14-02 97 19-07 88 22-37 94 23-39 108 19-31 95 30-73 100 20-50 83 30-05 99 28-39 117 18-93 93 27-33 122 >» • • 60 75 100 105 108 110 178 »» ■ • Mount Peel, Rangitata Di*to II " * 1897 *1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1905 28-43 35-51 43-34 41-56 37-72 42-46 27-73 44-64 41-72 32-61 37-97 137 132 131 156 115 138 127 141 160 116 172 Lambrook, Fail-lie Ditto 1897 1898 1889 1.00 1901 1902 1903 19(5 1906 19-50 111 28-35 123 27-32 118 28-60 133 26-61 120 35-69 136 22-52 112 31-75 126 20-60 89 The Heights, Goraldine Ditto Ploasant Point 1906 1904 28-08 26-65 169 118 Otekaike Kauroo Hill Station Ditto 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1893 22-54 1914 21-40 26-65 17-03 25-45 20-64 15-79 24-75 101 110 122 119 117 116 124 95 118 O Kauroo Hill Station Ditto Dunedin Otago. 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1801 *1862 28-10 22-47 19-12 27-37 14-27 29-330 50-800 22-690 22-050 25-.070 27,740 24-500 29-210 20-790 36-550 29-750 92 92 86 93 69 138 162 130 104 113 135 138 147 122 135 143 Dunedin 1863 1864 1805 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 33027 178 24-200 186 46-600 219 29-000 179 39-050 175 33-893 116 32-918 169 39-202 171 > 22-146 149 27-393 132 35-825 167 28-739 156 42-631 158 38-260 151 37-460 134 45-235 157 42-099 184 33-027 24-200 46-600 29-000 39-050 33-893 32-918 39-202 22-146 27-393 35-825 28-739 42-631 38-260 37-460 45-235 42-099 1894 1895 1806 1897 1899 1900 1901 18-44 18-70 20-08 11-35 20-01 16-28 18-41 07 75 80 63 87 07 104 * Eler en mom lis.

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Place. Year. Inches. Days. Place. Year. Inc] ies. Days. lace. 'ear. tncl ies. lays. Otago--contin led. Dunedin 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1S94 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1872 1873 1874 *1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 flSSO f!890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 *1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 33-003 20-402 41-790 38-312 33-881 24-598 52-632 39-144 48-350 23-446 27-984 32-734 47-552 54-495 39-430 51-390 48-538 38-110 34-143 38-621 43-378 37-652 53-504 42-774 48-708 -53-840 32-440 23-45 26-79 17-89 27-37 25-57 20-18 20-99 20-47 18-24 28-88 32-30 30-19 31-70 30-93 35-59 00-02 22-42 27-09 44-52 28-89 20-87 20-75 23-48 26-93 23-99 30-56 37-66 32-28 31-47 35-55 31-74 27-23 28-46 28-74 33-34 35-00 46-62 42-58 24-82 37-57 41-34 43-58 38-82 42-25 40-19 40-44 54-12 74-32 72-84 57-84 57-85 54-93 74-44 179 170 187 175 180 167 178 174 157 131 155 151 160 184 151 177 181 152 170 159 153 173 184 103 108 180 143 131 102 96 123 87 109 121 114 104 117 131 115 114 115 130 156 121 121 89 88 82 108 88 89 89 92 - 105 84 70 98 82 67 93 97 111 149 157 127 132 128 164 179 162 105 171 162 209 285 283 251 250 244 242 Oamaru 1807 1808 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1870 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1880 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 11892 {1898 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 19(H) 1901 1902 1903 1900 §1901 §1905 1906 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 J1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1897 23-58 25-73 18-33 32-82 10-22 19-93 28-00 21-79 23-39 17-20 20-75 20-26 25-50 20-37 13-47 25-07 28-23 26-82 10-81 20-30 26-28 29-10 14-33 14-15 16-60 23-03 15-52 29-81 30-04 32-71 30-01 28-05 31-79 35-30 34-30 34-81 31-18 28-70 13-02 10-33 12-07 9-20 11-70 14-74 18-52 14-31 16-04 Waimahaka .. „ f -• Wallacetown, Invercargill Ditto Invercargill .. 1905 1900 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 ||1902 Hl-903 1904 1905 1906 38-90 45-50 51-70 63-60 47-20 41-62 40-35 42-68 53-95 39-03 40-11 37-48 44-05 44-18 40-59 43-15 54-02 33-26 3914 68-50 39-09 35-24 35-53 04-93 30-0(1 52-80 58-24 44-11 33-39 47-83 190 184 149 217 136 153 169 156 159 144 144 191 201 201 200 222 232 175 195 131 103 119 119 184 107 109 207 173 120 222 •■ Roxburgh Queenstown .. St. Bathan's.. 93 104 135 117 110 1 15 136 139 131 142 127 123 07 89 92 06 60 03 00 62 72 Portobello, Port Chalmers Dusky Sound 45-80 36-65 20-19 212 200 156 *1896 ||1897 1898 ||1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1(1904 **1905 1900 1893 158-88 218 Alexandra S. 172-90 151 Clyde" 141-49 108-04 146-65 144-00 124-54 159-07 236-90 20-04 240 187 247 217 195 164 254 121 12-95 15-50 13-53 12-50 11-71 48 00 63 64 60 Windsor Park, Oamaru Ditto 1894 1895 1896 1897 i 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1906 23-71 24-20 23-75 14-12 15-96 27-41 20-36 18-79 29-56 18-37 19-62 23-26 14-81 25-76 106 119 128 100 122 143 118 116 138 109 98 Ewoburn Nursery Ditto 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1893 1894 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1893 1894 1895 1896 20-31 18-60 14-66 20-53 17-71 20-01 14-50 16-51 23-37 19-25 22-05 23-77 20-37 22-99 24-98 23-84 27-22 26-08 25-40 32-97 29-13 22-96 36-68 42-61 54-10 49-10 93 83 79 91 73 92 107 95 106 77 103 107 107 139 161 105 127 119 115 111 111* 114 140 117 i 150 | 113 Nightcaps Balclutha Orokonui Home, Waitati Caversham .. 86 151 1899 1900 1901 1902 1889 27-38 40-04 36-14 37-22 22-03 161 153 157 188 136 Opoho, Dunedin Ditto Stewart Island >» 1890 i 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 25-97 27-86 38-36 46-28 35-04 37-99 37-31 34-08 32-55 164 137 148 180 147 166 185 169 162 Wyndhain * Eleven months inclusive, no observa || No observations. s. ttions w( t From re taken al en months 1881 t< t Oamai } 1889, inclusive, no observal ru. § From 1902 to 1 ** Nine months. tions were .904, inclu taken sive, n< it Queenstown. observations were tFn iken at a 1893 t( .lexandra s 1897. South,

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I'lace. | Year. Inches. Days. Place. I Year. Inches. Days. Place. Year. Inches. Days. Otago--contim ued. )poho, Dunedin Htto Lokonga 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1902 1903 1904 1905 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1895 1896 41-27 39-24 37-52 41-34 33-37 39-37 43-53 24-26 25-48 16-18 12-94 15-59 24-72 19-77 19-04 24-03 19-77 24-93 19-18 10-49 18-91 18-36 21-35 17-74 41-40 38-05 33-17 36-30 47-30 40-33 46-78 45-11 34-29 34-20 29-78 147 154 172 169 159 142 160 162 132 111 121 127 131 120 129 139 129 140 124 143 74 63 65 78 189 157 147 163 161 138 140 114 134 160 131 Kaitangata . . Woodlands .. Gladbrook .. Waikawa ; 1897 1898 1899 1904 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1900 1903 1904 1905 1900 1893 1894 1885 1880 1897 1898 ' 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 ' 1905 31-31 29-72 24-22 45-08 30-78 30-38 23-77 22-40 44-73 31-97 27-72 29-58 30-01 27-54 30-92 20-56 57-70 59-61 50-89 54-13 3401 32-87 43-47 32-40 35-10 35-00 30-01 31-42 35-22 37-92 38-19 31-14 30-38 33-74 47-84 110 103 98 103 93 117 87 127 140 144 140 150 101 125 128 130 211 187 181 158 118 118 144 113 123 121 123 113 148 150 131 137 120 128 179 Centre Hill, Mossburn Riverton Otautau Blackmount, Nightcaps Ditto 1900 1900 1894 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 19.00 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1893 1895 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 *1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 52-48 51-59 44-09 58-90 51-18 55-78 58-81 47-48 46-71 52-51 56-37 48-03 50-90 46-34 50-95 54-20 61-02 55-05 48-22 56-53 174-14 259-04 246-69 258-60 255-15 237-82 248-44 172-88 69-59 81-53 75-10 105-40 121-69 171 204 132 174 158 142 155 140 143 189 156 176 151 176 184 173 220 201 183 194 189 199 257 270 271 258 251 274 253 225 207 258 262 Dipton 'arras Puysegur Point 'apanui kaitangata Centre Hill, Mossburn I ' * Ele* -en mont :hs.