Rain - one third above average

Rainfall on the Peninsula is expected finish the year more than a third - or more than 400mm - above average.

A total of 1604mm had fallen for the year to December 20, according to figures provided by Woy Woy resident Mr Jim Morrison.

This is more than 32 per cent above the annual average of 1214.1mm.

With more rain predicted before the end of the month, only another 14.8mm is required to take the total rainfall beyond one third above average.

Only six millimetres is required to bring the surplus this year to more than the combined total (396mm) of the shortfall in the last two years, when rainfall was 15 per cent and 17 per cent below average respectively.

A total of 181.6mm has fallen so far this month compared to the monthly average of 77.7mm.

Mark Snell, 21 Dec 2007