Rainfall above average

April finished with a total rainfall of 286.1mm, bringing the total rainfall to 582.2mm - above the average of 537.6mm for this time of year.

This is the first time that the year-to-date rainfall has been above average in almost two years.

The last time the year to date rainfall was above average was in August 2009

Rainfall figures provided by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy show last month's rainfall was the highest April rainfall in since 2007, when the monthly total for April was 292.9mm.

In first two weeks of May, only 9.7mm of rain has fallen.

The average for May is 116.7mm.

Spreadsheet, 13 May 2011 Jim Morrison, Woy Woy