Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - May 2007
Territory and station name
March 2007 rainfall
total (mm)
March 2007 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport
151.0
157
Townsville Airport
428
8
Brisbane Airport
71.6
72
Sydney Airport
11.4
12
Cook Islands
Penrhyn
122.4
67
Rarotonga Airport
196.4
116
Rarotonga EWS
176.2
104
Fiji
Rotuma
326.4
110
Udu Point
307.2
184
Nadi
26.9
30
Nausori
254.5
103
Ono-I-Lau
285.4
277
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona
189.9
120
Bora Bora Motu
158.8
143
Tahiti – Faa’a
95.8
93
Tuamotu, Takaroa
36.2
41
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Tropical Pacific rainfall - May 2007

Territory and station name March 2007 rainfall total (mm) March 2007 percent of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 151.0 157
Townsville Airport 428 8
Brisbane Airport 71.6 72
Sydney Airport 11.4 12
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 122.4 67
Rarotonga Airport 196.4 116
Rarotonga EWS 176.2 104
Fiji
Rotuma 326.4 110
Udu Point 307.2 184
Nadi 26.9 30
Nausori 254.5 103
Ono-I-Lau 285.4 277
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 189.9 120
Bora Bora Motu 158.8 143
Tahiti – Faa’a 95.8 93
Tuamotu, Takaroa 36.2 41
Gambier, Rikitea 135.2 98
Tubuai 64.6 38
Rapa 136.0 61
Kiribati
Tarawa 141.4 73
Niue
Hanan 130.0 90
Liku 201.1 120
New Zealand
Kaitaia 28.7 24
Whangarei Airport 29.2 27
Auckland Airport 12.0 13
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 97.4 47
Koumac 53.4 88
Ouloup 174.8 165
Ouanaham 102.6 75
Poindimie 170.6 84
La Roche 61.0 44
La Tontouta 58.0 104
Noumea 57.0 66
Moue 56.8 44
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 51.4 32
Norfolk Island 32.0 22
Raoul Island 27.6 22
Tuvalu
Nanumea 130.7 58
Nui Is 233.8 106
Funafuti 198.3 79
Nuilakita 255.3 109

Rainfall totalling 200 percent or more is considered 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. * denotes synoptic values.