More than twice monthly rainfall

February finished with over twice the average monthly rainfall on the Peninsula and two-thirds more than the average rainfall for the year to date.

The monthly rainfall of 249.8mm brought the year-to-date total to 364.8mm, according to figures recorded by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.

This compared to a monthly average for February of 116.9mm and a year-to-date average of 219.7mm.

Last month's rainfall was 2.14 times greater than average and 1.66 times the year-to-date average.

With 17 "rain event" days, with falls greater than one millimetre, February had as many rain event days as any month in the last three years.

The previous month having 17 rain event days was January 2006.

Only 1.5mm had fallen in the first six days of March.

Spreadsheet, 6 Mar 2008 Jim Morrison, Woy Woy