Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical pacific rainfall - April 2006
Territory and station name
April 2006 rainfall
total (mm)
April 2006 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport
644.8
339
Townsville Airport
204.6
330
Brisbane Airport
15.2
17
Sydney Airport
10.6
11
Cook Islands
Penrhyn
219.2
108
Rarotonga EWS
170.4
81
Fiji
Rotuma
93.0
32
Udu Point
370.6
134
Nadi
114.2
71
Nausori
264.2
74
Ono-I-Lau
196.8
125
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona
189.4
109
Tahiti – Faa’a
229.2
199
Tuamotu, Takaroa
40.6
34
Gambier, Rikitea
192.6
128
Tubuai
125.8
69
Rapa

Tropical pacific rainfall - April 2006

Territory and station name April 2006 rainfall total (mm) April 2006 percent of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 644.8 339
Townsville Airport 204.6 330
Brisbane Airport 15.2 17
Sydney Airport 10.6 11
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 219.2 108
Rarotonga EWS 170.4 81
Fiji
Rotuma 93.0 32
Udu Point 370.6 134
Nadi 114.2 71
Nausori 264.2 74
Ono-I-Lau 196.8 125
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 189.4 109
Tahiti – Faa’a 229.2 199
Tuamotu, Takaroa 40.6 34
Gambier, Rikitea 192.6 128
Tubuai 125.8 69
Rapa 269.8 116
Kiribati
Christmas Is/Kiritimati 198.1 114
Butaritari 400.9 130
Tarawa 148.8 76
Kanton Is 144.6 120
Niue
Hanan Airport 373.1 166
New Zealand
Kaitaia 169.3 178
New Zealand
Whangarei Airport 163.2 139
Auckland Airport 158.4 167
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 67.2 38
Koumac 111.4 159
Ouloup 125.6 126
Ouanaham 126.6 85
Poindimie 132.2 57
La Roche 178.2 131
La Tontouta 89.2 124
Noumea 99.2 87
Moue 92.8 72
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 249.2 154
Norfolk Island 153.2 109
Raoul Island 176.4 173
Samoa
Apia 185.7 103
Faleolo 144.5 65
Tonga
Lupepau’u 339.1 162
Salote Airport 181.2 95
Fua’amotu Airport 356.6 224
Tuvalu
Nanumea 112.7 47
Nui Island 45.2 19
Funafuti 58.8 22
Nuilakita 77.0 32

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.