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Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical pacific rainfall - May 2006

Territory and station name May 2006 rainfall
total (mm)
May 2006 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 48.0 50
Townsville Airport 28.4 79
Brisbane Airport 10.0 10
Sydney Airport 26.8 28
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 189.4 103
Rarotonga EWS 118.0 70
Rarotonga Airport 128.5 76
Fiji
Rotuma 321.9 109
Udu Point 100.8 60
Nadi 229.4 258
Nausori 340.5 137
Ono-I-Lau 77.8 76
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 133.8 85
Bora Bora Motu 132.4 119
Tahiti – Faa’a 432.2 420
Tuamotu, Takaroa 90.4 103
Tuamotu Hereheretue 291.6 214
Gambier, Rikitea 246.0 178
Tubuai 153.6 91
Rapa 207.4 93
Niue
Hanan Airport 180.4 124
New Zealand
Kaitaia 152.4 128
Whangarei Airport 214.6 199
Auckland Airport 191.2 208
Samoa
Faleolo 182.8 116
Apia 164.2 94
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 141.6 115
Koumac 174.0 287
Ouloup 115.0 107
Ouanaham 145.2 110
Poindimie 379.6 201
La Roche 131.0 100
La Tontouta 98 138
Noumea 79.0 92
Moue 124.0 103
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 165.6 102
Norfolk Island 130.4 91
Raoul Island 57.4 46
Tonga
Niuatoputapu 223.8 134
Lupepau’u 401.6 210
Salote Airport 88.7 52
Fua’amotu Airport 33.5 25
Tuvalu
Nanumea 114.8 51
Nui Island 119.6 54
Funafuti 230.5 92
Nuilakita 231.1 98
Vanuatu
Sola 627.8 169
Pekoa 379.5 177
Lamap 124.5 75
Bauerfield 182.2 122
Port Vila 203.9 140
Whitegrass 89.4
Aneityum 132.1 85

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.