Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - December 2007
Territory and station name
December 2007 rainfall
total (mm)
December 2007 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport
321.2
175
Townsville Airport
137.6
105
Brisbane Airport
36.2
29
Sydney Airport
74.8
98
Cook Islands
Penrhyn
31.2
10
Aitutaki
Rarotonga Airport
228.9
122
Rarotonga EWS
211.2
112
Fiji
Rotuma
236.4
83
Udu Point
629.7
239
Nadi Airport
310.6
174
Nausori
279.9
105
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona
49.2
49
Bora Bora
464.6
171
Tahiti – Faa’a
439.8
124
Tuamotu, Takaroa
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Tropical Pacific rainfall - December 2007

Territory and station name December 2007 rainfall total (mm) December 2007 percent of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 321.2 175
Townsville Airport 137.6 105
Brisbane Airport 36.2 29
Sydney Airport 74.8 98
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 31.2 10
Aitutaki
Rarotonga Airport 228.9 122
Rarotonga EWS 211.2 112
Fiji
Rotuma 236.4 83
Udu Point 629.7 239
Nadi Airport 310.6 174
Nausori 279.9 105
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 49.2 49
Bora Bora 464.6 171
Tahiti – Faa’a 439.8 124
Tuamotu, Takaroa 200.6 92
Gambier, Rikitea 257.4 124
Tubuai 91.0 50
Rapa 114.2 54
Kiribati
Tarawa* 6.0 3
Kanton* 0.4 0
New Zealand
Kaitaia 159.7 165
Whangarei Airport 175.0 192
Auckland Airport 65.2 79
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 165.8 126
Koumac 129.6 130
Ouloup 130.2 92
Ouanaham 122.6 70
Poindimie 449.0 200
La Roche 109.9 61
La Tontouta 96.8 133
Noumea 64.6 82
Moue 92.4 63
Niue
Hanan Airport 149.5 88
Liku 93.6 58
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 77.6 64
Norfolk Island 306.0 373
Raoul Island 221.8 164
Samoa
Apia 520 141
Faleolo Airport 308 119
Nafanua 523 150
Afimalu 657 113
Maota 424 86
Tonga
Mata'aho Airport 141.7 52
Lupepau'’u 184.8 70
Salote Airport 148.8 61
Nuku’alofa 139.0 90
Fua’motu Airport 250.9 158
Tuvalu
Nanumea* 105.6 31
Nui Island* 186.3 48
Funafuti* 310.7 79
Nuilakita* 227.6 75
Vanuatu
Sola
Pekoa 185.8 69
Lamap 75.6 49
Port Villa
Tanna/Whitegrass -
Bauerfield 49.3 48
Aneityum 104.6 62

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.