Wettest year recorded in 18 years
Falls of 91.9mm of rain in the last two weeks have brought the month's total for the Peninsula to 375.4mm, according to readings taken by Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.
The cumulative total for the year at the end of June at 1340.8 was already above the annual average of 1275mm.
The year's current total of 1716.2mm is now the highest in 18 years.
The greatest annual total recorded by Mr Morrison prior to this year was 1685.6mm recorded in 2020.
According to Bureau of Meteorology records from Everglades Country Club, only four years since 1965 have had higher totals, the highest being 1990 which had an annual total of 2119.5mm.
SOURCE:
Spreadsheet, 22 Jul 2022
Jim Morrison, Umina