Two wet months bring year's total close to average

The annual rainfall figure for the Peninsula in 2021 was only 2.4 per cent below average after two wet months to end the year.

A total of 1246.9mm was recorded last year compared to the annual average of 1278mm.

November with falls of 192.2mm was twice the monthly average of 93mm and December with falls totalling 138.3 was 50 per cent above its monthly average of 92mm.

Rainfall of 62.2mm was recorded in the last two weeks of December, with the wettest days in the month being recorded on December 10 (44.6mm), 28 (23.9mm) and 8 (17.2mm).

In the first week of 2022, a total of 13mm was recorded.

The January average is 120mm.

SOURCE:

Spreadsheet, 7 Dec 2022

Jim Morrison, Umina

Data visualisation: Craig Dewar