Dry weather continues

Rainfall on the Peninsula so far this year is almost down to a quarter of average, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.

The dry weather of the first two months of this year has continued so far this month, with only 8.9mm recorded until last Friday, March 18.

This is about six per cent of the average rainfall for March.

A total of 113.8mm has been recorded so far this year, just 27 per cent of the average of 420.8mm at the end of March.

Temperatures this month have ranged from a maximum of 34.8 on March 1 to a minimum of 15.8 recorded on March 7, according to www.peninsulaweather.info.

Lowest maximum was 22.3 degrees on March 2 and highest minimum was 21.7 on March 9.

Average maximum was 27.6 and average minimum was19.5.

Highest wind gust this month was 31.7 km/h.

Atmospheric pressure ranged between 1007 and 1028 HPa.

Spreadsheet, 18 Mar 2011 Jim Morrison, Woy Woy www.peninsulanews.info