Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical pacific rainfall - July 2005
Territory and station name
July 2005 rainfall total (mm)
Long-term average (mm)
July 2005 percent of average
Lowest on record (mm)
Highest on record (mm)
Records began
American Samoa
Pago Pago Airport
121.9
160
76
1966
Australia
Cairns Airport
64.6
29
223
0
145
1941
Townsville Airport
25.0
14
179
0
174
1940
Brisbane Airport
16.6
63
26
1
399
1929
Sydney Airport
75.4
126
60
1929
Cook Islands
Penryhn
121.8
139
88
11
659
1937
Rarotonga Airport
258.1
104
248
13
298
1929
Rarotonga EWS
255.4
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Tropical pacific rainfall - July 2005

Territory and station name July 2005 rainfall total (mm) Long-term average (mm) July 2005 percent of average Lowest on record (mm) Highest on record (mm) Records began
American Samoa
Pago Pago Airport 121.9 160 76 1966
Australia
Cairns Airport 64.6 29 223 0 145 1941
Townsville Airport 25.0 14 179 0 174 1940
Brisbane Airport 16.6 63 26 1 399 1929
Sydney Airport 75.4 126 60 1929
Cook Islands
Penryhn 121.8 139 88 11 659 1937
Rarotonga Airport 258.1 104 248 13 298 1929
Rarotonga EWS 255.4 104 246 39 207 2000
Fiji
Rotuma 106.2 199 53 34 622 1912
Udu Point 92.5 89 104 8 326 1946
Nadi 61.0 45 136 0 190 1942
Nausori 230.4 118 195 18 560 1956
Ono-I-Lau 56.2 92 61 1 222 1943
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 98.6 120 82 20 357 1951
Bora Bora, Motu 51.4 101 51 3 316 1951
Tahiti - Faaa 79.0 56 141 2 253 1919
Tuamotu, Takaroa 28.4 82 35 12 311 1953
Tuamotu, Hereheretue 78.2 90 87 20 250 1962
Gambier, Rikitea 62.6 128 49 27 250 1952
Tubuai 80.6 138 58 28 299 1953
Rapa 160.0 247 65 93 518 1951
Kiribati
Tarawa 192.9 157 123 1 507 1946
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 87.6 114 77 2 427 1962
Koumac 40.2 56 72 1 221 1951
Ouloup 44.2 95 47 10 256 1966
Ouanaham 124.0 106 117 12 500 1961
Poindimie 153.0 140 109 11 393 1965
La Roche 81.6 98 83 10 497 1956
La Tontouta 69.8 68 103 8 229 1949
Noumea 94.8 85 112 11 271 1863
Moue 63.8 98 65 21 235 1972
New Zealand
Kaitaia 266.6 166 161 25 358 1985
Whangarei Aiport 227.8 162 141 24 498 1937
Auckland Airport 161.8 131 124 36 304 1962
Niue
Hanan Airport 188.4 100 188 35 192 1996
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 200.0 187 107 72 496 1886
Norfolk Island 68.8 148 46 44 292 1921
Raoul Island 48.2 168 29 40 323 1937
Tonga
Queen Lavinia 91.7 136 67 8 474 1971
Niuatoputapu Airport 7.4 109 7 4 542 1947
Lupepau’u 170.7 99 172 59 188 1995
Nuku’alofa 143.2 95 151 29 259 1980
Fua’amotu Airport 164.8 110 150 25 235 1980
Tuvalu
Nanumea 180.0 208 87 21 549 1941
Nui Island 403.5 243 166 60 710 1941
Funafuti 359.9 252 143 72 617 1927
Nuilakita Island 279.4 200 140 43 490 1942
Vanuatu
Sola 164.6 244 67 1958
Pekoa 97.6 85 115 12 679 1951
Lamap 104.4 95 110 16 425 1960
Bauerfield 58.9 77 76 8 266 1985
Port Vila 56.7 68 83 5 246 1947
Whitegrass 60.6
Burtonfield 57.0 43 133 2 216 1961
Aneityum 132.5 107 124 10 216 1958
Wallis & Futuna
Wallis Island, Hihifo 81.8 161 51 68 455 1951
Maopoopo, Futuna Island 51.8 165 31

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.