A Precipitation Climatology for Stations in the Tropical Basin;
Effects of ENSO
Table 1. Names and latitude/longitude locations of the 66 Pacific Islands Stations. Stations within one
"country" or politically homogeneous region are grouped together. Stations 1-4 are in Hawaii, while
stations 5 through 13 are all U.S.-affiliated but some belong to a recognized region such as the Marshall
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau. Station number 54 (Pago Pago) is the only other U.S.-affiliated station. The atlas analyzes the 1955-96 period. The percentage of raw monthly mean data
available at each station is shown in the "% Real' Data Present" column, and data for the unavailable
months was handled as described in the text. For more convenient display in the spatial figures of this
atlas, some stations are moved slightly.
A location map is shown in Fig.1
*No WMO number; local Fijian station "V" designator shown
**No WMO number or local station designator given
% "Real"
Data Within
Station Name WMO# Latit Longit 1955-96
1. Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. 91285 19.72 155.07 100%
2. Kahului, Hawaii, U.S. 91190 20.90 156.43 100%
3. Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. 91182 21.35 157.93 100%
4. Lihue, Hawaii, U.S. 91165 21.98 159.35 100%
5. Johnston Is. WSO AP (U.S.) 91275 16.73 169.52 94%
6. Majuro WSO AP, Marshall Is. 91376 7.08 -171.38 100%
7. Kwajalein Missile 91366 8.73 -167.73 100%
8. Wake Is. WSO AP (U.S) 91245 19.28 -166.65 100%
9. Pohnpei WSO, Fed St Micronesia 91348 6.97 -158.22 100%
10. Chuuk, Fed St Micronesia 91334 7.47 -151.85 100%
11. Andersen AFB, Guam (U.S.) 91218 13.57 -144.92 100%
12. Guam WSMO (U.S.) 91217 13.55 -144.83 100%
13. Yap Is. WSO AP, Fed St Micronesia 91413 9.48 -138.08 100%
14. Koror WSO, Palau 91408 7.33 -134.48 100%
15. Madang, Papua New Guinea 94014 -5.22 -145.80 100%
16. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 94035 -9.42 -147.22 96%
17. Momote, Papua New Guinea 94044 -2.07 -147.43 88%
18. Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 94085 -4.22 -152.18 93%
19. Henderson, Solomon Is. 91520 -9.42 -160.05 100%
20. Nauru 91530 -0.60 -166.90 99%
21. Banaba (Ocean Is.), Kiribati 91533 -0.90 -169.53 98%
22. Butaritari, Kiribati 91601 3.03 -172.78 100%
23. Tarawa, Kiribati 91610 1.35 -172.92 100%
24. Beru, Kiribati 91623 -1.35 -176.00 93%
25. Arorae, Kiribati 91629 -2.67 -176.83 100%
26. Fanning Is., Kiribati 91487 3.90 159.38 93%
27. Christmas Is., Kiribati 91490 1.98 157.48 93%
28. Nui, Tuvalu 91636 -7.32 -177.15 99%
29. Funafuti, Tuvalu 91643 -8.53 -179.22 100%
30. Niualakita, Tuvalu 91648 -10.75 -179.50 98%
31. Atafu, Tokelau 91720 -8.32 172.31 100%
32. Cooktown, Queensland, Australia 94283 -15.47 -145.25 100%
33. Townsville, Queensland, Australia 94294 -19.25 -146.77 100%
34. Bowen, Queensland, Australia 94366 -20.02 -148.25 99%
35. Mackay, Queensland, Australia 94367 -21.12 -149.17 100%
36. Willis Is., Australia 94299 -16.30 -149.98 100%
37. Koumac, New Caledonia 91577 -20.57 -164.28 100%
38. Noumea, New Caledonia 91592 -22.27 -166.45 100%
39. Luganville, Vanuatu 91554 -15.52 -167.22 100%
40. Port Vila, Vanuatu ** -17.75 -168.30 100%
41. Aneityum, Vanuatu ** -20.23 -169.77 100%
42. Rotuma, Fiji 91650 -12.50 -177.05 100%
43. Nacocolevu, Fiji V8715203* -18.06 -177.32 100%
44. Nadi, Fiji 91680 -17.75 -177.45 100%
45. Suva, Fiji V8814903* -18.09 -178.27 100%
46. Nabouwalu, Fiji V6897103* -16.59 -178.42 100%
47. Udu Point, Fiji 91652 -16.13 -179.98 100%
48. Ono-I-Lau, Fiji 91699 -20.67 178.43 100%
49. Wallis Is., Wallis and Futuna 91753 -13.23 176.17 100%
50. Nukualofa, Tonga 91792 -21.13 175.18 100%
51. Vavau, Tonga 91780 -18.65 173.98 100%
52. Niuatoputapu, Tonga 91776 -15.95 173.77 100%
53. Apia, Samoa 91762 -13.80 171.78 94%
54. Pago Pago, American Samoa (U.S.) 91765 -14.33 170.72 98%
55. Alofi, Niue Is. 91822 -19.07 169.92 94%
56. Pukapuka, Cook Is. 91811 -10.53 165.49 94%
57. Rakahanga, Cook Is. 91804 -10.03 161.06 94%
58. Rarotonga Is., Cook Is. 91843 -21.20 159.80 100%
59. Penrhyn, Cook Is. 91800 -9.00 158.03 98%
60. Bora Bora, French Polynesia 91930 -16.48 151.75 100%
61. Papeete, French Polynesia 91938 -17.55 149.62 100%
62. Tubai, French Polynesia 91954 -23.35 149.48 100%
63. Takaroa, French Polynesia 91943 -14.48 145.03 100%
64. Rapa, French Polynesia 91958 -27.62 144.33 100%
65. Atuona, French Polynesia 91925 -9.80 139.03 100%
66. Rikitea, French Polynesia 91948 -23.10 134.87 100%
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