Westport was more than likely the wettest place in the country this month but forecasters can't say for sure because the rain gauge broke during the recent flooding event.
MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan said the gauge wasn't recording for much of the extreme rain that happened earlier this month
"I don't have any numbers to give you but from when it was recording, Westport had already had above-average rainfall for the month so it is very likely it was the wettest place."
Hokitika has had a whopping 315.6mm of rain so far in July, up from the average for the month of 233.2mm.