Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - October 2006
Territory and station name
October 2006 rainfall
total (mm)
October 2006 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport
68.8
168
Townsville Airport
6.0
23
Brisbane Airport
9.0
10
Sydney Airport
16.2
21
Cook Islands
Penrhyn
191.0
110
Rarotonga Airport
30.7
30
Fiji
Rotuma
486
143
Udu Point
151
92
Nadi
119
117
Nausori
279
136
Ono-I-Lau
118
137
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona
61.4
63
Bora Bora Motu
130.2
129
Tahiti – Faa’a
135.4
133
Tuamotu, Takaroa
140.4
122
Gambier, Rikitea
164.8
123

Tropical Pacific rainfall - October 2006

Territory and station name October 2006 rainfall total (mm) October 2006 percent of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 68.8 168
Townsville Airport 6.0 23
Brisbane Airport 9.0 10
Sydney Airport 16.2 21
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 191.0 110
Rarotonga Airport 30.7 30
Fiji
Rotuma 486 143
Udu Point 151 92
Nadi 119 117
Nausori 279 136
Ono-I-Lau 118 137
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 61.4 63
Bora Bora Motu 130.2 129
Tahiti – Faa’a 135.4 133
Tuamotu, Takaroa 140.4 122
Gambier, Rikitea 164.8 123
Tubuai 44.4 38
Rapa 86.2 52
Kiribati
Tarawa 505.7 398
New Zealand
Kaitaia 97.3 97
Whangarei Airport 83.0 75
Auckland Airport 157.8 200
Niue
Hanan Airport 32.4 17
Liku 16.3
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 48.6 90
Koumac 3.6 13
Ouloup 17.4 27
Ouanaham 37.4 57
Poindimie 52.8 43
La Roche 35.8 43
La Tontouta 4.6 11
Noumea 9.0 18
Moue 14.0 18
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 53.6 40
Norfolk Island 25.6 28
Raoul Island 69.4 87
Tonga
Niuatoputapu 149.1 81
Lupepau’u 146.8 83
Salote Pilolevu 85.4 91
Nuki'alofa 75.3 59
Fua’amotu 99.0 96
Tuvalu
Nanumea 188.4 111
Niu Island 51.6 27
Funafuti 281.0 106
Nuilakita 306.1 103

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.