Wet start to the year

The Peninsula has had a wet start to the year.

January finished with 55 per cent more rain than average and more than half of February's average has already been recorded in the first three days of the month, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.

A total of 205.2mm fell in January compared to the January average of 132.4mm - the wettest January in eight years.

Much of the rain was recorded on one day - 71.8mm on January 26.

By February 4, 93.8mm had been recorded for the month in falls of 6.5, 17.8, 49.0 and 20.5mm.

This was 62 per cent of the February average of 152.5mm.

Temperatures in January ranged from a minimum overnight temperature of 14.6 degrees to a maximum of 32.8 degrees, according to figures from www.peninsulaweather.info.

The lowest overnight temperature of 14.6 and the lowest daytime temperature of 21.3 were both recorded on January 12.

The highest maximum temperature of 32.8 degrees and the highest overnight temperature of 24.6 were both recorded on January 30.

Average minimum for the month was 19.4 degrees. Average maximum was 26.0.

Highest wind gust was 30.2 km/h recorded on January 11.

Spreadsheet, February 3

Jim Morrison, Woy Woy www.peninsulaweather.info