Half average rain in last six months
The total rainfall on the Peninsula for 2012 was 1226.7mm, down 7.4 per cent on the average annual rainfall for 1325.4mm.
However, figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy show that rainfall was less than half the average for the last half of the year.
Rainfall totalled just 248.8mm, which was 53 per cent less than the average of 504.4mm, for the months July to December.
The December total was 79.6mm, 24 per cent less than the December average of 104.7mm.
Highest rainfall for the month was recorded on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, when 12.2mm and 39.5mm were recorded respectively.
Temperatures during the month ranged from an overnight minimum of 14.0 degrees on December 19 to a maximum of 33.5 on December 28, according to figures from www.peninsulaweather.info.
Average overnight minimum temperature was 18.6 and the average maximum was 26.0 degrees.
The highest minimum was 22.3 degrees recorded on December 19 and lowest maximum was 18.6 recorded on December 10.
Highest wind gust was 41.0 km/h recorded on December 9, with an average wind speed for the month of 4.5 km/h.
Spreadsheet, 4 Jan 2013
Jim Morrison, Woy Woy
www.peninsulaweather.info