Tauherenikau at Bull Mound

This site is located on Bull Mound in the Southern Tararua range, at an elevation of 1000 metres. It was installed in 1976 and provides an indication of rainfall in the headwaters of the Tauherenikau and Hutt catchments. We also measure wind speed/direction in the Tararuas at our Cone Peak monitoring site.

Rainfall for last 7 days
Date Total (mm)
24/05/2012 0.0
23/05/2012 0.0
22/05/2012 0.0
21/05/2012 0.0
20/05/2012 0.5
19/05/2012 12.0
18/05/2012 2.0
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Annual statistics
Year Annual total (mm) Maximum daily rainfall (mm) Date of maximum rainfall
2012 YTD 1510 168 03/03/2012
2011 3819 102 26/05/2011
2010 4375.5 138 28/12/2010
2009 3657 118 12/02/2009
2008 4493.5 164 07/10/2008
2007 3585 101.5 08/10/2007
2006 5326.5 141.5 20/07/2006
2005 3598 169 30/03/2005
2004 6073.5 201 11/02/2004
2003 4454.5 165.5 03/10/2003
2002 5028.5 123.5 20/03/2002
2001 3874.5 83 05/12/2001
2000* 4086 156 09/10/2000
* may represent a partial year of data