Poor rain month but better year

The Peninsula has had a poor month for rain but, overall, a better year than last year.

Rainfall was less than one third of the monthly average for October, according to figures recorded at Woy Woy and Umina.

Only 25.6mm was recorded in Hillview St, Woy Woy, compared to a monthly average of 77.7mm, according to resident Mr Jim Morrison.

Only 24mm was recorded at Umina Public School.

However, overall, rainfall has been significantly better so far this year than it was last year, after above average rainfall in September.

A total of 175.5mm was recorded in Hillview St, Woy Woy, in September, more than two and half times the monthly average of 68.6mm.

The September figure at Umina Public School was 159mm.

Rainfall for the year-to-date has been 894.8mm at Hillview St, only 15 per cent less than average.

This compares to a figure of 829.4mm this time last year, which was 22 per cent less than average.

Mark Snell, October 27