Low rainfall total for October
The Peninsula has recorded one of its lowest rainfall totals for October in 20 years.
The total for the month stood at 33.4mm last Friday, October 25, with little prospect of further rain before the end of the month.
The figure is less than half the October average of 78mm.
The total is the lowest in nine years, with a total of 29.2mm being recorded in October 2015.
Only three years prior to that have recorded less rain in the last 20 years, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.
Despite the low rainfall in October, the total for the year remains above average.
To date, 1238.6mm has been recorded for the year, 11.9 per cent more than the average of 1107mm.
Further details, including daily rainfall figures, can be found at http://penne.ws/rain.
SOURCE:
Spreadsheet, 25 Oct 2024
Jim Morrison, Umina