Only 5mm rainfall in second half of wettest May
Only five millimetres of rain have fallen on the Peninsula in the last two weeks.
Despite this, more than three times the average May rainfall has been recorded for the month, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.
As of Friday, May 24, a total of 241.2mm had been recorded for the month, 3.26 times the May average of 74mm and the highest in 20 years.
The next highest May total was in 2009 when 178mm fell, 63mm less than this month.
So far this year, 799.1mm of rain has been recorded on the Peninsula, which is 17.9 per cent above the end of May average of 678mm.
More details including daily rainfall figures and yearly comparisons are available online at http://bit.ly/PNRainfall
SOURCE:
Spreadsheet, 24 May 2024
Jim Morrison, Umina