Heavy rain is above average

Heavy rain in the last two weeks has brought total rainfall for the month to more than 50 per cent above the monthly average, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.

A total of 67.5mm fell in the two weeks to Friday, November 19, bringing rainfall for the month to 129.9mm, compared to the average of 83.1mm.

This is the first time in six months that the Peninsula has recorded above average rainfall, and the cumulative total for the year remains nine per cent below average.

So far this year, a total of 1033mm has been recorded. This compares to an average at the end of November of 1135mm.

The highest temperature since March was recorded on November 13, with a reading of 32.6, according to weather website www.peninsulaweather.info.

Lowest temperature for the month was 11.3 degrees, recorded on November 2.

Lowest maximum was 17.8 on November 5 and highest minimum of 23.1 was recorded on November 14.

The highest wind gust was 44.3km/h recorded on November 8, and atmospheric pressure has ranged between 1007hPa and 1024hPa.

Spreadsheet, 19 Nov 2010 Jim Morrison, Woy Woy www.peninsulaweather.info