Three days' rain breaks six-month drought
Rainfall of almost seven inches (176.3mm) in just three days has broken a six-month drought on the Peninsula.
Total rainfall for January was 196.6mm, almost 50 per cent above the average for the month of 132.8mm, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.
Rainfall of 20.6mm, 27.4mm and 128.3mm on January 27, 28 and 29 was part of a weather pattern that brought storms and severe flooding to northern NSW and southern Queensland.
In the six months July to December, only 248.8mm of rain had fallen, less than half the average of 504.4mm for the second half of the year.
January also brought the highest temperature in five years with a top of 42.9 degrees on January 17, according www.peninsulaweather.info.
The "apparent temperature" reached 46.7 on that day.
Lowest overnight temperature for the month was 17.2, recorded on January 16.
The average maximum temperature for the month was 27.7 and the average minimum temperature was 20.6.
Highest minimum was 23.8 on January 26 and lowest maximum was 21.9 on January 14.
Highest wind gust for the month was 35.3km/h recorded on January 18.
Spreadsheet, 1 Feb 2013
Jim Morrison, Woy Woy
www.peninsulaweather.info