Tropical Pacific rainfall

Science Centres: Pacific Rim

Tropical Pacific rainfall - August 2007

Territory and station name August 2007 rainfall
total (mm)
August 2007 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 12.2 45
Townsville Airport 4.2 32
Brisbane Airport 110.0 256
Sydney Airport 84.6 107
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 232.4 120
Rarotonga Airport 80.0 73
Rarotonga EWS 68.4 63
Fiji
Rotuma 361.8 174
Udu Point 104.3 123
Nadi 1.1 2
Nausori 72.2 49
Ono-I-Lau 35.4 30
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 166.0 118
Bora Bora Motu 56.2 106
Tahiti – Faa’a 22.8 47
Tuamotu, Takaroa 139.8 225
Gambier, Rikitea 85.6 52
Tubuai 325.8 240
Rapa 308.2 127
Niue
Hanan 109.2 90
New Zealand
Kaitaia 93.2 61
Whangarei Airport 175.2 126
Auckland Airport 96.6 89
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 11.4 22
Koumac 27.0 82
Ouloup 41.4 53
Ouanaham 25.0 35
Poindimie 94.4 93
La Roche 44.0 54
Noumea 92.4 142
Moue 185.4 208
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 23.4 17
Norfolk Island 48.0 39
Raoul Island 68.2 53
Tuvalu
Nanumea 160.1 69
Nui Island 398.1 180
Funafuti 449.3 194
Nuilakita 241.0 122
Vanuatu
Sola 368.5 163
Pekoa 126.9 171
Lamap 158.5 269
Port Villa 80.1 154
Tanna/Whitegrass 21.9 41
Aneityum 131.1 143

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.