June rainfall 40 per cent above average
Almost 200mm of rain fell on the Peninsula during June, more than 40 per cent above the average of 141mm.
In the first five days of July, 52.5mm has fallen, about two thirds of the July average of 79mm, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.
The total for the first six months of the year was just shy of 1000mm, at 999.5mm.
Including the July rainfall, the total of 1052mm is more than the annual rainfall in five of the last 20 years.
Total rainfall for the April-June quarter was 753mm, more than twice the average for this period of 363mm.
Most common days for rain during this period were Saturdays and Sundays, with eight of 13 Saturdays and seven of 13 Sundays recording rain.
These were followed by six Wednesdays with rain, five Thursdays, four Fridays, three Mondays and two Tuesdays.
Rainfall figures reflected this pattern, although the Saturday total of 210mm and the Sunday figure of 217mm were inflated by two of the wettest days in 20 years.
Saturday, April 6, had the fourth heaviest rain in 20 years with 152mm, and Sunday, June 2, was the 13th heaviest rainfall day with 101mm.
More details are available online at http://bit.ly/PNRainfall
SOURCE:
Spreadsheet, 5 Jun 2024
Jim Morrison, Umina