Jim Cambray measured 42mm of rain in Park Road for the week 6-12 January 2022, with temperatures ranging from 16 to 30C. He measured a total of 678.2mm for 2021, just below the 36-average and just above the 36-year mean. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Totals Totals for 2021 (mm) 76.6 38.4 49.8 47.2 30.2 7.0 24.6 31.0 55.3 35.5 124.1 158.5 678.2 36-year average (mm) 62.2 68.8 69.2 63.7 31.1 35.3 34.6 51.0 49.4 80.96 61.47 63.6 691.2 36-year median (mm) 60.3 52.3 70.3 51.0 19.6 26.6 17.3 36.2 36.0 62.6 66.2…
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Jim Cambray reported 51.5mm rain from Park Road for 24-29 December, while Paul Maylam measured 43.4mm in Cathcart Street. Temperatures for the week ranged from 12.2-29C, quite cool for this time of year. However, despite a wet December with twice the average precipitation (110.1mm), Robin Stobbs reports this was the sixth consecutive year with below-average annual rainfall at his Grant Street measuring station. The year ended almost 160mm below average – “but thankfully, almost 160mm above my lowest annual total of only 304mm in 2019!” Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year 2021…
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