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Tropical Pacific rainfall

Tropical Pacific rainfall - August 2008

Territory and station name August 2008 rainfall
total (mm)
August 2008 percent
of average
Australia
Cairns Airport 2 8
Townsville Airport 0
0
Brisbane Airport 16
37
Sydney Airport 44
56
Cook Islands
Penrhyn 82 43
Aitutaki N/A N/A
Rarotonga Airport 41
113
Fiji
Rotuma Island 236 113
Udu Point 49
58
Nadi Airport 3
4
Nausori 126
86
French Polynesia
Hiva Hoa, Atuona 82
58
Bora Bora 21
40
Tahiti – Faa’a 15
31
Tuamotu, Takaroa 148
238
Gambier, Rikitea 67 40
Tubuai 69
50
Rapa 117 48
Kiribati
Tarawa 55 36
Kanton N/A
N/A
New Zealand
Kaitaia 154
101
Whangarei Airport 127
91
Auckland Airport 167
154
New Caledonia
Ile Art, Belep 68
128
Koumac 49 150
Ouloup 15
19
Ouanaham 17
24
Poindimie 83
82
La Roche 9
11
La Tontouta 46
88
Noumea 61
94
Moue 45
50
Niue
Hanan Airport 46 38
Liku 71
57
North Tasman
Lord Howe Island 137 97
Norfolk Island 94
77
Raoul Island 141 110
Samoa
Apia 10
6
Faleolo Airport 21
19
Nafanua 29
25
Afimalu 34
21
Maota 52 27
Solomon Islands
Taro 207 65
Munda 202
77
Auki 228
112
Honiara 50
57
Henderson 52
54
Kira Kira 277
87
Santa Cruz, Lata 320
95
Tonga
Niuafoo’o N/A
N/A
Mata'aho Airport 20
21
Lupepau'u N/A
N/A
Salote Airport 7
7
Nuku’alofa 18
16
Fua’motu Airport 35
28
Tuvalu
Nanumea 67
29
Nui Island 193 87
Funafuti 319
137
Nuilakita 80
40
Vanuatu
Sola 210
93
Pekoa 63 85
Lamap N/A
N/A
Port Villa 51
98
Tanna/Whitegrass 8
14
Bauerfield 67 109
Aneityum 40
44

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.