Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical pacific rainfall - December 2005
Territory and station name
December 2005 rainfall total (mm)
Long-term average (mm)
December 2005 percent of average
Lowest on record (mm)
Highest on record (mm)
Records began
American Samoa
Pago Pago Airport
571.5
364
157
1966
Australia
Cairns Airport
34.2
184
19
9
919
1941
Townsville Airport
57.6
131
44
0
458
1940
Brisbane Airport
120.2
126
95
30
438
1929
Sydney Airport
21.4
76
28
1929
Cook Islands
Rarotonga Airport
104.4
188
56
11
653
1929
Rarotonga EWS
92.2
188
49
53
204
2000
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Tropical pacific rainfall - December 2005

Territory and station name December 2005 rainfall total (mm) Long-term average (mm) December 2005 percent of average Lowest on record (mm) Highest on record (mm) Records began
American Samoa
Pago Pago Airport 571.5 364 157 1966
Australia
Cairns Airport 34.2 184 19 9 919 1941
Townsville Airport 57.6 131 44 0 458 1940
Brisbane Airport 120.2 126 95 30 438 1929
Sydney Airport 21.4 76 28 1929
Cook Islands
Rarotonga Airport 104.4 188 56 11 653 1929
Rarotonga EWS 92.2 188 49 53 204 2000
Fiji
Rotuma 330.8 285 116 27 664 1912
Udu Point 308.7 263 117 38 505 1946
Nadi 262.7 178 148 21 562 1942
Nausori 219.7 266 83 70 620 1956
Ono-I-Lau 44.2 149 30 9 523 1943
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 128.4 78 165 7 297 1951
Tahiti – Faa’a 280.4 268 105 20 759 1919
Tuamotu, Takaroa 120.8 192 63 31 540 1953
Gambier, Rikitea 426.7 202 211 36 440 1952
Tubuai 197.6 208 95 14 603 1953
Rapa 225.4 216 104 45 510 1951
Kiribati
Tarawa 141.2 210 67 14 491 1946
New Caledonia
Koumac 11.6 101 11 6 489 1951
Ouloup 50.8 138 37 4 391 1966
Ouanaham 17.4 154 11 18 613 1961
Poindimie 59.6 222 27 41 905 1965
La Roche 53.8 154 35 5 584 1956
La Tontouta 8.6 81 11 3 310 1949
Noumea 23.2 76 31 0 290 1863
Moue 6.8 125 5 12 630 1972
New Zealand
Kaitaia 130.0 97 134 18 185 1985
Whangarei Aiport 45.6 91 50 9 249 1937
Auckland Airport 59.6 83 72 22 202 1962
Niue
Hanan Airport 124.3 169 74 66 274 1996
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 85.0 121 70 17 339 1886
Norfolk Island 26.2 82 32 14 295 1921
Raoul Island 88.8 135 66 1 571 1937
Tonga
Queen Lavinia 510.9 271 189 69 608 1971
Nuku’alofa 38.1 162 24 3 783 1944
Lupepau’u 166.2 244 68 61 591 1995
Salote Pilolevu Airport 38.5 154 25 4 613 1947
Fua’amotu Airport 48.7 159 31 11 391 1980
Tuvalu
Nui Island 350.7 388 90 94 762 1941
Funafuti 334.7 392 85 130 837 1927
Nanumea 26.3 344 8 53 687 1941
Vanuatu
Pekoa 142.0 271 52 38 644 1951
Lamap 108.8 155 70 46 458 1960
Bauerfield 168.2 180 93 13 420 1985
Tanna/Burtonfield 82.6 102 81 10 297 1961
Aneityum 192.9 169 114 8 726 1958
Wallis & Futuna
Wallis island, Hififo 274.0 314 87 93 519 1951
Maopoopo, Futuna Island 140.2 270 52

Rainfall totalling 200 percent or more is normally well above average. Totals of 40 percent 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. The data in italics are obtained from synoptic weather reports. These can sometimes differ from the true values, due to communications or station outage, etc.