Dry start for fourth month

October has had just 14.9mm of rain recorded in the first 12 days of the month.

This is less than one fifth of the average for the month of 85.2mm, according to figures from Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.

The dry start to October follows three dry months, where rainfall has been less than 40 per cent of the average.

The cumulative total for rainfall this year will fall below average if the Peninsula does not receive another 60mm this month.

The average cumulative total at the end of October is 1128.7mm, where the year-to-date figure this year currently stands at 1069.2mm.

Temperatures this month have ranged between an overnight low of 10.1 degrees on October 10 to a maximum of 35 degrees on October 5, according to figures from www.peninsulaweather.info.

Average overnight minimum was 13.7 degrees, while average maximum was 23.1.

Highest minimum was 18.0 on October 6 and lowest maximum was 18.2 degrees on October 11.

Highest wind gust was 24.8 km/h on October 7.

Spreadsheet, 12 Oct 2012

Jim Morrison, Woy Woy

www.peninsulaweather.info