April makes up for dry months

Year-to-date rainfall is above average for the first time in more than a year, with April receiving more than twice its monthly average and almost as much as the previous three months combined.

By last Friday, April 29, a total of 275.1mm had fallen for the month, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.

This was almost 2.4 times the monthly average of 116.8mm and just short of the combined total for the previous three months of 296.1mm.

Year-to-date rainfall was last above average in August 2009.

Only two months have been wetter in the last six years: April 2007 which had a fall of 292.9mm and June 2007 with a fall of 377.6mm.

Average maximum temperature for the month was 23.3 degrees, while the average minimum was 14.8, according to figures from www.peninsulaweather.info.

Highest minimum of 17.1 degrees was recorded on April 7 and lowest maximum of 18 was recorded on April 23.

Highest and lowest temperature for the month were recorded within a day of each other, with 30.9 recorded on April 10 and 10.5 recorded on April 11.

Highest wind gust for the month was 24.1km/h recorded on April 4.

Spreadsheet, 29 Apr 2011 Jim Morrison, Woy Woy www.peninsulaweather.info