Above average rain continues

Rainfall for April was about 40 per cent above average as of Friday, April 27, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.

A total of 190.3mm of rain had been recorded for the month compared to a monthly average of 137.7mm.

The year-to-date total was 771.7mm compared to the cumulative average at the end of April of 571.9mm.

This was about 35 per cent above average, the highest cumulative total at this time of year in the last seven years.

There were eight days this month which recorded more than one millimetre rainfall, but the bulk of the rain was recorded over three days.

A total of 175.9mm was recorded between April 17 and 19, with falls of 12.9mm, 96.0mm and 67.0mm.

Spreadsheet, 27 Apr 2012

Jim Morrison, Woy Woy