Rainfall almost double

Rainfall for February, with a week to go, has almost doubled the monthly average.

A total of 213.6mm had fallen by February 22, according to figures recorded by Woy Woy resident Mr Jim Morrison.

The monthly average for February is 116.9mm.

The Peninsula rainfall makes both the both the monthly rainfall and the cumulative total for the month better than in any of the previous three years.

Mr Morrison said the variability of rainfall across the Central Coast during February was "quite amazing".

Figures were recorded of 334mm at Gosford, 189mm at Norah Head, 210mm at Mangrove Mountain and 226mm at Peats Ridge during the same period.

Spreadsheet, 22 Feb 2008 Jim Morrison, Woy Woy