Rainfall average reached already
Rainfall on the Peninsula is close to the monthly average of 73.9mm with one third of the month still to go.
A total of 72.4mm has fallen until 9am on Saturday, August 20, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.
The falls bring the cumulative total for the year to 1125mm, almost one quarter more than the year-to-date average for this time of year.
The total is 23.2 per cent above the average of 913.5mm at the end of August.
Temperatures this month have ranged from a high of 28.2 degrees on August 4 to a low of 8.1 degrees on August 8, according to figures from www.peninsulaweather.info.
Average daily maximum temperature was 20.5, while average overnight low was 10.1.
Highest minimum was 13.9 on August 6 and lowest maximum was 15.6 on August 14.
The highest wind gust recorded was 41.4 km/h on August 19.
Spreadsheet, 20 Aug 2011
Jim Morrison, Woy Woy
www.peninsulaweather.info