Water tanks, wildlife, gardens and the landscape had a well earned drink over the last few days. Tropical moisture from Cyclone Ruby invigorated a Tasman low pressure bringing widespread rain for the region. Here are some local rain gauge totals from 11th to 15th December 7am.
183 Pinnacles 154 Castle Rock 140 Awhitu Peninsula 126 Whangamata 121 Browns Bay 120 Mt Eden 118 Kawau Island 114 Helensville 114 Stanmore Bay 112 Ellerslie 112 Whitford 111 Dairy Flat 111 Epson 108 Mangawhai 107 Dome Forest 107 Kaiwaka 107 Makarau 106 Gulf harbour 106 Titirangi 106 Waiuku 103 Pauanui 99 Muriwai 96 Clevedon 96 Herne Bay 96 Matakana 95 Kaukapakapa 94 Maugnakawa 93 Coatesville 92 Waimauku 92 Whangarei 92 Tomarata 91 Riverhead 90 Beach Haven 90 Swanson 90 Warkworth 90 West Harbour 89 Rosedale 89 Torbay 88 Birkenhead 87 Albany 87 Campbells bay 87 Waitakere 86 Grey Lynn 86 Piha (Ranger Shed) 86 Whangaparaoa 85 Glenfield 84 Ngatea 84 Pukekohe 84 Wellsford 82 Omaha 82 St Heliers 81 Auckland city 80 Kaiaua 79 Coromandel 79 Hunua 78 Mission Bay 78 Ngunguru 77 Bombay 76 Bayswater 76 Orewa 76 Paremoremo 75 Howick 75 Mangatangi dam 74 Mercer 73 Castor Bay 73 Milford 73 Whitianga 72 Piha 72 Waipu 71 Beachlands 71 Greenhithe 71 Leigh 70 Northcote 70 Waiheke Island 69 Mahurangi West 68 Whenuapai 67 Kumeu 66 Silverdale 64 Wharekawa 64 Pataua North 60 Dargaville 60 Devonport 56 Algies Bay 56 Takapuna 54 Marsden Cove 53 Matarangi 53 Miranda 52 Kaipara Heads 51 Kopu 48 Waikawau 46 Thames 38 Great Barrier Island
Sources: Online private and council weather stations. Note: with heavy downpours, some localised large differences can occur between close gauges.
