Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical pacific rainfall - October 2005
Territory and station name
October 2005 rainfall total (mm)
Long-term average (mm)
October 2005 percent of average
Lowest on record (mm)
Highest on record (mm)
Records began
Australia
Cairns Airport
8.2
41
20
0
205
1941
Townsville Airport
40.0
26
154
0
253
1940
Brisbane Airport
127.8
94
136
4
407
1929
Sydney Airport
44.0
78
56
1929
Cook Islands
Rarotonga Airport
33.8
102
33
10
319
1929
Fiji
Rotuma
248.6
340
73
80
656
1912
Udu Point
123.9
165
75
10
361
1946
Nadi
127.4
102
125
2
342
1942

Tropical pacific rainfall - October 2005

Territory and station name October 2005 rainfall total (mm) Long-term average (mm) October 2005 percent of average Lowest on record (mm) Highest on record (mm) Records began
Australia
Cairns Airport 8.2 41 20 0 205 1941
Townsville Airport 40.0 26 154 0 253 1940
Brisbane Airport 127.8 94 136 4 407 1929
Sydney Airport 44.0 78 56 1929
Cook Islands
Rarotonga Airport 33.8 102 33 10 319 1929
Fiji
Rotuma 248.6 340 73 80 656 1912
Udu Point 123.9 165 75 10 361 1946
Nadi 127.4 102 125 2 342 1942
Nausori 416.5 205 203 33 914 1956
Ono-I-Lau 117.3 86 136 2 342 1943
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 82.2 81 101 7 301 1951
Bora Bora, Motu 23.0 82 28 23 255 1951
Tahiti – Faaa 39.2 85 46 12 204 1919
Tuamotu, Takaroa 64.2 115 56 20 279 1953
Gambier, Rikitea 56.8 186 31 51 419 1952
Tubuai 94.6 113 84 7 297 1953
Rapa 305.2 172 177 67 521 1951
Kiribati
Tarawa 92.2 127 72 0 433 1946
Butaritari 143.9 172 84 9 516 1945
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 37.2 54 69 4 208 1962
Koumac 8.2 28 29 0 177 1951
Ouloup 20.6 58 36 3 275 1966
Ouanaham 18.2 61 30 4 386 1961
Poindimie 108.0 119 91 10 644 1965
La Roche 40.8 84 49 0 230 1956
La Tontouta 13.4 43 31 0 213 1949
Noumea 9.8 49 20 0 208 1863
Moue 12.4 86 14 4 529 1972
New Zealand
Kaitaia 124.9 100 125 42 209 1985
Whangarei Aiport 121.0 111 109 18 313 1937
Auckland Airport 180.4 79 228 17 184 1962
Niue
Hanan Airport 278.5 187 149 11 340 1996
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 91.6 134 68 35 337 1886
Norfolk Island 47.6 91 52 12 289 1921
Raoul Island 123.2 80 154 14 234 1937
Samoa
Faleolo 186.2 233 80 57 479 1951
Apia 239.1 226 106 31 579 1890
Tonga
Queen Lavinia 155.1 174 89 12 424 1971
Ha’apai 293.0 91 322 0 339 1947
Fua’amotu Airport 317.4 103 308 24 500 1980
Tuvalu
Nui Island 218.4 194 113 71 540 1941
Funafuti 166.1 266 62 60 556 1927
Nuilakita Island 214.7 298 72 103 691 1942
Vanuatu
Sola 219.4 362 61 7 970 1958
Pekoa 41.1 180 23 3 561 1951
Lamap 9.1 114 8 6 359 1960
Bauerfield 16.5 71 23 3 176 1985
Port Vila 14.4 92 16 0 264 1947
Aneityum 27.9 95 29 1 285 1958

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.