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Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - January 2009

Territory and station name January 2009 rainfall
total (mm)
January 2009 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 882 223
Townsville Airport 664 245
Brisbane Airport 77 49
Sydney Airport 25 25
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 28 11
Aitutaki 221 86
Rarotonga Airport 137 61
Fiji
Rotuma Island 500 141
Udu Point 700 224
Nadi Airport 1181 344
Nausori 652 179
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 34 22
Bora Bora 201 81
Tahiti – Faa’a 261 96
Tuamotu, Takaroa 123 64
Gambier, Rikitea 433 297
Tubuai 67 33
Rapa 110 46
Kiribati
Tarawa N/A N/A
Kanton N/A N/A
New Zealand
Kaitaia 20 12
Whangarei Airport 12 14
Auckland Airport 32 48
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 60 25
Koumac 96 54
Ouloup 72 41
Ouanaham 85 43
Poindimie 235 63
La Roche 215 122
La Tontouta 77 64
Noumea 75 65
Moue 150 81
Niue
Hanan Airport 388 114
Liku 255 103
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 46 40
Norfolk Island 64 70
Raoul Island 19 15
Samoa
Faleolo Airport 302 123
Apia 386 79
Nafanua 607 123
Afimalu 955 120
Maota 207 50
Solomon Islands
Taro 240 100
Munda 401 104
Auki 435 121
Honiara 509 187
Henderson 406 171
Kira Kira 377 110
Santa Cruz, Lata 491 117
Tonga
Niuafoo’o N/A N/A
Mata'aho Airport 326 118
Lupepau'u 392 136
Salote Airport 559 341
Nuku’alofa 346 199
Fua’motu Airport 570 284
Tuvalu
Nanumea 4 1
Nui Island 96 23
Funafuti 445 115
Nuilakita 337 90
Vanuatu
Sola 557 141
Pekoa 539 166
Lamap 340 135
Port Villa 420 152
Tanna/Whitegrass 79 N/A
Aneityum 183 66

Rainfall totalling 200% or more is considered well above average. Totals of 40% or less are normally well below average. Highlighted values are new records.

Data are published as received and may be subject to change after undergoing quality control checks. * denotes synoptic values.