Rainfall down on previous years

Rainfall on the Peninsula has been just two thirds the average for the first 10 weeks of this year.

The rainfall is substantially less than the last two years, where rainfall has been close to average in the same period, according to figures provided by Woy Woy resident Mr Jim Morrison.

Gosford Council is relying on rainwater on the Peninsula to recharge the water table which will supply its $8 million groundwater extraction scheme, currently under construction.

Figures supplied by Mr Morrison show rainfall for January of 45.7mm, for February of 94mm, and for the first eight days of March of 50.7mm.

This compared to average figures of 103.1mm for January, 117mm for February and 130.8 for the whole of March.

Last year the rainfall figures for the three months were 113, 137.5 and 82.5 respectively.

The previous year, they were 85.6, 159.1 and 118.5.

Mark Snell, March 9