Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Cyclone Update
There were three tropical cyclones in March. Tropical cyclone Percy, which affected Tokelau was, the seventh named cyclone for the season. This was followed by Rae (near the Southern Cook Islands) on 6 March, and then Ingrid, which formed in the Coral Sea south of Papua New Guinea and then tracked west over Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Tropical Cyclone Update

There were three tropical cyclones in March. Tropical cyclone Percy, which affected Tokelau was, the seventh named cyclone for the season. This was followed by Rae (near the Southern Cook Islands) on 6 March, and then Ingrid, which formed in the Coral Sea south of Papua New Guinea and then tracked west over Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. The May issue of the ICU will provide a summary of tropical cyclones for the season.

Tropical pacific rainfall - March 2005

Territory and station name March 2005 rainfall total (mm) Long-term average (mm) March 2005 percent of average Lowest on record (mm) Highest on record (mm) Records began
American Samoa
Pago Pago Airport 325.6 288 113 1966
Australia
Cairns Airport 429.4 449 96 28 1128 1941
Townsville Airport 33.4 212 16 7 683 1940
Brisbane Airport 21.0 139 15 6 414 1929
Sydney Airport 78.4 129 61 1929
Cook Islands
Penryhn 56.4 309 18 61 761 1937
Mauke 33 142 23 1 488 1929
Rarotonga Airport 182.2 170 107 23 348 1929
Rarotonga EWS 190.6 170 112 90 310 2000
Fiji
Rotuma 280.8 369 76 89 1006 1912
Udu Point 83.8 320 26 1946
Nadi 201.6 341 59 75 918 1942
Nausori 461.1 382 121 145 823 1956
Ono-i-Lau 194.9 253 77 16 646 1943
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 87.8 102 86 17 239 1951
Tahiti – Faaa 112.4 180 62 10 941 1919
Tuamotu, Takaroa 35.4 131 27 40 394 1953
Tuamotu, Hereheretue 54.3 189 29 28 657 1962
Gambier, Rikitea 283.2 179 158 13 345 1952
Tubuai 201.4 227 89 51 574 1953
Rapa 231 260 89 74 693 1951
Kiribati
Tarawa 407.1 199 205 1 724 1946
New Zealand
Kaitaia 7.4 76 10 8 226 1985
Whangarei Aiport 15.6 127 12 3 437 1937
Auckland Airport 39.8 82 49 8 194 1962
New Caledonia
tIle Art, Belep 159 216 74 61 612 1962
Koumac 183.4 142 129 11 381 1951
Ouloup 203.2 220 92 31 819 1966
Ouanaham 218.4 236 93 48 551 1961
Poindimie 247.4 401 62 98 833 1965
La Roche 164.4 207 79 5 441 1956
La Tontouta 67.2 131 51 2 339 1949
Noumea 72.4 146 50 8 576 1863
Moue 135.2 203 67 24 490 1972
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 96.8 124 78 5 425 1886
Norfolk Island 43.2 110 39 14 473 1921
Raoul Island 97.2 162 60 6 601 1937
Samoa
Faleola 121.5 264 46 106 523 1951
Apia 195.3 356 55 85 1297 1890
Tokelau
Nukunonu 164.0 235 0 678 1946
Tuvalu
Nanumea 135.9 337 40 6 909 1941
Nui Is 181.3 359 51 71 1393 1941
Funafuti 257 376 68 82 1293 1927
Nuilakita Island 327.2 370 88 99 1019 1941
Vanuatu
Sola 228.7 410 56 190 971 1958
Pekoa 205.7 341 60 25 664 1951
Lamap 105.5 279 38 74 572 1960
Bauerfield 216.6 316 69 125 571 1985
Port Vila 195.4 326 60 89 708 1947
Aneityum 253.2 338 75 56 841 1958
Wallis & Futuna
Wallis Island, Hihifo 226 318 71 119 696 1951
Maopoopo, Futuna Island 246.8 326 76

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 as received and may be subject to change with later quality control. The data in italics are obtained from synoptic weather reports and can sometimes differ from the true values, due to communications or station outage, etc. Superscripts represent days of missing data.