Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - March 2008
Territory and station name
March 2008 rainfall
total (mm)
March 2008 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport
793.2
117
Townsville Airport
1.8
1
Brisbane Airport
41.8
30
Sydney Airport
63.4
49
Cook Islands
Penrhyn
217.4
70
Aitutaki
63
32
Rarotonga Airport
253.3
149
Rarotonga EWS
-
-
Fiji
Rotuma
173.1
47
Udu Point
82.7
26
Nadi Airport
258.3
76
Nausori
134.1
35
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona
90
46
Bora Bora
114.2
64
Tahiti – Faa’a
56.4
32
Tuamotu, Takaroa
127.4
91
Gambier, Rikite

Tropical Pacific rainfall - March 2008

Territory and station name March 2008 rainfall total (mm) March 2008 percent of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 793.2 117
Townsville Airport 1.8 1
Brisbane Airport 41.8 30
Sydney Airport 63.4 49
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 217.4 70
Aitutaki 63 32
Rarotonga Airport 253.3 149
Rarotonga EWS - -
Fiji
Rotuma 173.1 47
Udu Point 82.7 26
Nadi Airport 258.3 76
Nausori 134.1 35
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 90 46
Bora Bora 114.2 64
Tahiti – Faa’a 56.4 32
Tuamotu, Takaroa 127.4 91
Gambier, Rikitea 175 104
Tubuai 82.6 49
Rapa 100.8 37
Kiribati
Tarawa - -
Kanton 7.8 -
New Zealand
Kaitaia 113.3 149
Whangarei Airport 67 53
Auckland Airport 31 38
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 348.2 149
Koumac 359 238
Ouloup 139.6 70
Ouanaham 462.4 193
Poindimie 576.2 144
La Roche 420.8 178
La Tontouta 211.4 159
Noumea 343 230
Moue 441.2 201
Niue
Hanan Airport 364.3 174
Liku 368.1 161
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 77.8 63
Norfolk Island 77.8 71
Raoul Island* 52.4 -
Samoa
Apia 494.9 139
Faleolo Airport 145.2 55
Nafanua 603 -
Afimalu 444.4 -
Maota 146.7 -
Tonga
Niuafoo’o 166.2 55
Mata'aho Airport 96.1 32
Lupepau'’u 229.6 77
Salote Airport 317.3 139
Nuku’alofa 312 151
Fua’motu Airport 273.5 147
Tuvalu
Nanumea - -
Nui Island 254.4 72
Funafuti 217.6 72
Nuilakita* - -
Vanuatu
Sola 199.7 49
Pekoa 203.9 60
Lamap 213.3 76
Port Villa 284.8 87
Tanna/Whitegrass 284.8 -
Bauerfield 351.9 111
Aneityum 507.1 150

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.