Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - September 2006
Territory and station name
August 2006 rainfall
total (mm)
August 2006 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport
66.8
186
Townsville Airport
29.6
269
Brisbane Airport
27.4
107
Sydney Airport
144.8
230
Cook Islands
Penrhyn
139.8
94
Rarotonga Airport
127.7
117
Fiji
Rotuma
220.6
93
Udu Point
157.8
140
Nadi
88.3
126
Nausori
328.9
199
Ono-I-Lau
138.6
128
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona
95.2
129
Bora Bora Motu
94.4
145
Tahiti – Faa’a
17.8
35
Tuamotu, Takaroa
351.6
429
Gambier, Riki

Tropical Pacific rainfall - September 2006

Territory and station name August 2006 rainfall total (mm) August 2006 percent of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 66.8 186
Townsville Airport 29.6 269
Brisbane Airport 27.4 107
Sydney Airport 144.8 230
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 139.8 94
Rarotonga Airport 127.7 117
Fiji
Rotuma 220.6 93
Udu Point 157.8 140
Nadi 88.3 126
Nausori 328.9 199
Ono-I-Lau 138.6 128
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 95.2 129
Bora Bora Motu 94.4 145
Tahiti – Faa’a 17.8 35
Tuamotu, Takaroa 351.6 429
Gambier, Rikitea 67.8 50
Tubuai 165.2 174
Rapa 232.8 142
New Zealand
Kaitaia 83 62
Whangarei Airport 90 71
Auckland Airport
Niue
Hanan Airport 47.6 57
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 33.2 63
Koumac 17.0 45
Ouloup 80.8 126
Ouanaham 78.0 92
Poindimie 106.8 119
La Roche 96.2 130
La Tontouta 14.6 47
Noumea 31.6 77
Moue 48.2 82
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 89.2 63
Norfolk Island 13.8 15
Raoul Island 51 46
Samoa
Faleolo 96.3 65
Apia 218 152
Tonga
Lupepau’u 191.2 157
Salote Airport 144.3 130
Fua’amotu Airport 100.5 85
Queen Lavinia 43.5 30
Niuatoputapu 42.9 32
Nuku’alofa 119.4 98

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.