The Peninsula has another dry month

Only 4.6mm of rain has fallen on the Peninsula in the first three weeks of August.

Without further rain, this month would be the fourth driest August in 16 years.

This follows a dry June, which recorded just 40 per cent of its average rainfall.

The driest August on local records was in 2005 when just one millimetre was recorded, according to figures provided by Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.

If it were not for a wet month in March, which recorded falls totalling 410.7mm, this year would be one of the driest.

Using the average rainfall of 156mm for March, the year-to-date total would be 492.6mm - the second driest year at the end of August.

Only 2018 had less rain, with a cumulative total at the end of August of 484.7mm.

The total rainfall so far this year, including the actual March figure, was 747.3mm.

SOURCE:

Spreadsheet, 20 Aug 2021

Jim Morrison, Umina