Month of rain in nine days

Rainfall on the Peninsula in the first nine days of November has already passed the monthly average and almost made up for the shortfall in October.

It keeps total rainfall for the year-to-date more than 20 per cent above average.

A total of 113.6mm fell in the first nine days of the month, compared to the monthly average of 83mm, according to figures supplied by Woy Woy resident Mr Jim Morrison.

The 30mm surplus for the month goes two thirds of the way to making up the October shortfall of 45.5mm compared to average, with three weeks of the month still to come.

Rain was recorded on six days so far this month, with four of the days having rainfall of more than 20mm.

This month's rainfall brings the year's total to 1375mm, which is more than 20 per cent above the average year-to-date rainfall for November of 1136.4mm.

Mark Snell, 9 Nov 2007