Rainfall totals 300mm in eight days
Almost 300mm of rain has fallen on the Peninsula in the last eight days, according to figures from Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.
A total of 299.2mm fell in the eight days to 9am yesterday (Sunday, March 21).
Of this, 235.8mm fell in the last 72 hours, the second highest total for a three-day period in the last 16 years.
The highest figure for a 72-hour period was on June 6, 2016, when 281.3mm was recorded.
The third highest was on April 23, 2015, when 234mm was recorded in three days.
The last week's rain brought the total in March to date to 304.7mm, almost twice the March average of 156mm.
This year's rainfall total now stands at 470.2mm, just above the average for this time of year of 438mm.
At the end of February, it was 43.1 per cent below the average.
SOURCE:
Spreadsheet, 21 Mar 2021
Jim Morrison, Umina