Rain falls in first week
More than 80 per cent of the average rainfall for June has fallen in the first week of this month.
A total of 104.8mm fell in the first seven days of June, compared to an average of 130.6mm for the whole month, according to figures supplied by Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy.
However, this was following by a week without rain, and only another fall of 2.4mm was recorded last Friday, when this report was submitted.
Rainfall for the year to date remains below average.
The total for the year at the end of May was 541.6mm, nine per cent below the cumulative average of 596.5mm.
The year-to-date total for seven of the last nine months has been below average.
Meanwhile, temperatures have dropped to their coldest since last winter.
A minimum of 7.6 was recorded June 10, the lowest since August 8 last year when the minimum was 6.9, according to figures from www.peninsulaweather.info.
The highest maximum recorded so far this month was 22.6 degrees, on June 16.
Barometric pressure has ranged between 1009 and 1034 hPa.
Spreadsheet, 18 Jun 2010
Jim Morrison, Woy Woy
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