The driest March in 19 years
A total of 55mm of rain was recorded on the Peninsula for March, the driest March in 19 years.
The total was 70 per cent below the March average of 188mm, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.
The cumulative total at the end of March was 258.9mm, also the lowest total for the quarter since Mr Morrison started his records in 2005.
The year-to-date figure was 45 per cent below the first quarter average of 467mm.
A graph produced by Mr Craig Dewar of Umina shows the high variability of March rainfall in recent years.
March last year was the wettest March in 19 years with 486mm.
Rainfall over the last eight years has ranged between these extremes with an average of 275.6mm.
In the previous 11 years, the range was from 57.5mm to 191.2mm with an average of 112.9mm.
Daily rainfall of 38.5mm was recorded to 9am yesterday, April 2, the wettest 24-hour period since January 7 when 43.9mm was recorded.
SOURCE:
Spreadsheet, 2 Apr 2021
Jim Morrison, Umina