Twice the average April rainfall
The Peninsula has had more than twice the average rainfall for April by last Friday, April 26.
A total of 312mm has been recorded, compared to the month's average of 148mm, according to Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.
The total is the third highest April rainfall in 20 years, behind a fall of 349mm in 2022 and 432mm in 2015.
The cumulative total to date this year is 558mm, just 7.6 per cent below the average of 604mm at the end of April.
In the past fortnight, 50.6mm of rain fell over six days, following falls totalling 261.7mm in the first half of the month.
More details including daily rainfall figures and yearly comparisons are available online at http://bit.ly/PNRainfall
SOURCE:
Spreadsheet, 26 Apr 2024
Jim Morrison, Umina