Rainfall is 70% of average

Rainfall on the Peninsula in the past fortnight has brought the total rainfall for the year to close to 70 per cent of average.

In the week ending, Friday, March 23, a total of 46.5mm fell over four days, according to Woy Woy resident Mr Jim Morrison.

However, this year's rainfall remains well below that for the previous two years, where rainfall in the first three months of the year was close to average.

By last Friday, a total of 101.6mm had fallen for the month, the highest monthly rainfall so far this year.

However, this was still 29.2mm or 22 per cent down on the average for the month, with only seven days to go.

January rainfall was 45.7mm and February rainfall was 94mm.

Mark Snell, 24 Mar 2007