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Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - October 2008

Territory and station name October 2008 rainfall
total (mm)
October 2008 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 82 199
Townsville Airport 4
15
Brisbane Airport 55 59
Sydney Airport 67
85
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 85
49
Aitutaki N/A N/A
Rarotonga Airport 40
39
Fiji
Rotuma Island 255 75
Udu Point 51 31
Nadi Airport 69
67
Nausori 221
108
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 83
85
Bora Bora 14
14
Tahiti – Faa’a 28
28
Tuamotu, Takaroa 23 20
Gambier, Rikitea N/A
N/A
Tubuai 42 32
Rapa 48
41
Kiribati
Tarawa 48 37
Kanton 53
77
New Zealand
Kaitaia 76
76
Whangarei Airport 56 51
Auckland Airport 91
115
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 30 55
Koumac 28 101
Ouloup 72
112
Ouanaham 101
154
Poindimie 115
93
La Roche 215
256
La Tontouta 40
93
Noumea 42
85
Moue 110 138
Niue
Hanan Airport 114 61
Liku 217 148
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 79
59
Norfolk Island 27 30
Raoul Island 27 34
Samoa
Apia 121
53
Faleolo Airport 139
60
Nafanua 168
N/A
Afimalu 161
N/A
Maota 146 N/A
Solomon Islands
Taro N/A N/A
Munda 198 80
Auki 266 125
Honiara 40 26
Henderson 93
107
Kira Kira 341 142
Santa Cruz, Lata 447
127
Tonga
Niuafoo’o N/A N/A
Mata'aho Airport N/A N/A
Lupepau'u 133 75
Salote Airport 184 202
Nuku’alofa 70
55
Fua’motu Airport 42
41
Tuvalu
Nanumea 81
48
Nui Island 138 71
Funafuti 172 64
Nuilakita N/A N/A
Vanuatu
Sola 548
151
Pekoa 328
182
Lamap 276
242
Port Villa 250
272
Tanna/Whitegrass 98 N/A
Aneityum 237 249

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.