WETTEST YEARS
Annual rainfall totals for 1956 to 2009, listed in
descending order of rainfall, showing the wettest year so far has been 1960 with
1033.7 mm of rain, and the driest being 1975 with 551.9mm of rain.
| Y |
SumOfrain |
| 1960 |
1033.7 |
| 2008 |
997.0 |
| 2000 |
977.0 |
| 2007 |
938.4 |
| 1999 |
898.3 |
| 1958 |
892.3 |
| 1980 |
887.7 |
| 1965 |
884.2 |
| 1979 |
879.8 |
| 1992 |
876.0 |
| 1966 |
849.9 |
| 1981 |
849.5 |
| 1986 |
833.7 |
| 2002 |
829.5 |
| 1998 |
829.3 |
| 1968 |
826.3 |
| 2009 |
821.5 |
| 1969 |
820.1 |
| 1983 |
814.5 |
| 1972 |
803.5 |
| 1967 |
798.6 |
| 2004 |
793.3 |
| 1977 |
789.1 |
| 1970 |
787.8 |
| 1982 |
777.8 |
| 1984 |
764.3 |
| 1987 |
763.8 |
| 1985 |
751.4 |
| 1994 |
746.2 |
| 1976 |
745.4 |
| 1974 |
743.9 |
| 1993 |
732.3 |
| 1978 |
731.8 |
| 2001 |
729.9 |
| 1957 |
722.1 |
| 1988 |
720.9 |
| 1971 |
707.5 |
| 1997 |
705.3 |
| 1961 |
702.7 |
| 2005 |
683.4 |
| 2006 |
681.3 |
| 1989 |
675.4 |
| 1962 |
670.4 |
| 1959 |
670.3 |
| 1956 |
654.5 |
| 1963 |
646.0 |
| 1973 |
643.0 |
| 1991 |
623.7 |
| 1995 |
619.0 |
| 1990 |
611.0 |
| 1996 |
594.1 |
| 1964 |
555.4 |
| 2003 |
555.4 |
| 1975 |
551.9 |
WETTEST MONTHS
Monthly rainfall totals for 1956 to 2009, listed in
descending order of rainfall, showing the wettest month so far has been Sept
(month=9) in 1976 with 204.9 mm of rain, over three times normal.
| Y |
M |
SumOfrain |
| 1976 |
9 |
204.9 |
| 2007 |
7 |
181.1 |
| 2007 |
6 |
170.8 |
| 1997 |
6 |
155.4 |
| 2000 |
4 |
150.6 |
| 1960 |
1 |
149.2 |
| 1969 |
5 |
149.0 |
| 1984 |
11 |
148.6 |
| 1994 |
9 |
146.4 |
| 1960 |
10 |
144.8 |
| 1965 |
9 |
144.5 |
| 1967 |
5 |
144.5 |
| 1965 |
12 |
144.1 |
| 1967 |
10 |
143.3 |
| 2000 |
12 |
142.7 |
| 1962 |
8 |
142.1 |
| 1970 |
11 |
141.9 |
| 1978 |
12 |
141.2 |
| 1961 |
4 |
141.1 |
| 1989 |
12 |
138.2 |
| 1979 |
12 |
137.6 |
| 2000 |
11 |
137.4 |
| 1987 |
10 |
136.8 |
| 2000 |
10 |
135.5 |
| 2007 |
5 |
134.0 |
| 1970 |
8 |
133.6 |
| 1981 |
9 |
133.5 |
| 2004 |
8 |
133.0 |
| 1981 |
3 |
131.8 |
| 1986 |
8 |
131.2 |
| 1979 |
5 |
131.0 |
| 2009 |
7 |
131.0 |
| 2004 |
4 |
130.8 |
| 1988 |
7 |
130.8 |
| 1977 |
2 |
129.4 |
| 1957 |
7 |
129.3 |
| 2009 |
11 |
129.2 |
| 1960 |
9 |
127.7 |
| 1965 |
7 |
127.7 |
| 1958 |
9 |
127.5 |
| 1992 |
8 |
127.0 |
| 1983 |
4 |
126.7 |
| 1988 |
1 |
126.3 |
| 1998 |
10 |
126.0 |
| 2008 |
11 |
125.9 |
| 1957 |
9 |
125.7 |
| 1987 |
6 |
125.6 |
| 2002 |
10 |
124.3 |
| 1959 |
12 |
123.7 |
| 2005 |
10 |
123.6 |
WETTEST DAYS
Daily rainfall totals for 1956 to 2009, listed in
descending order of rainfall, showing the wettest day so far has been 19th
August 1970 with 74.9 mm of rain, which is equivalent to a month's rain!
| rain |
D |
M |
Y |
| 74.9 |
19 |
8 |
1970 |
| 72.7 |
14 |
9 |
1994 |
| 71.3 |
24 |
9 |
1976 |
| 68.0 |
20 |
7 |
2007 |
| 57.8 |
25 |
8 |
1986 |
| 53.8 |
6 |
8 |
1962 |
| 52.1 |
2 |
8 |
1969 |
| 49.2 |
8 |
9 |
1972 |
| 44.8 |
8 |
8 |
1999 |
| 44.0 |
14 |
6 |
2007 |
| 43.9 |
27 |
12 |
1979 |
| 43.4 |
24 |
1 |
1960 |
| 43.4 |
22 |
8 |
1987 |
| 42.2 |
8 |
1 |
1992 |
| 41.8 |
16 |
10 |
1967 |
| 41.1 |
8 |
9 |
1965 |
| 41.0 |
5 |
11 |
2000 |
| 39.2 |
25 |
5 |
1968 |
| 39.1 |
17 |
7 |
2001 |
| 39.1 |
28 |
9 |
1991 |
| 37.3 |
20 |
9 |
1980 |
| 36.5 |
30 |
7 |
1991 |
| 35.9 |
13 |
8 |
1979 |
| 35.8 |
5 |
9 |
1958 |
| 34.9 |
12 |
10 |
2005 |
| 34.7 |
13 |
5 |
2007 |
| 34.6 |
10 |
7 |
1968 |
| 34.2 |
9 |
11 |
2008 |
| 33.5 |
30 |
5 |
1979 |
| 33.2 |
19 |
9 |
1980 |
| 33.2 |
6 |
9 |
2008 |
| 33.1 |
1 |
10 |
1999 |
| 33.0 |
2 |
11 |
1984 |
| 32.7 |
28 |
7 |
1969 |
| 32.3 |
14 |
6 |
1977 |
| 32.3 |
27 |
7 |
1956 |
| 32.3 |
23 |
4 |
1971 |
| 32.3 |
22 |
6 |
2003 |
| 31.5 |
3 |
12 |
1960 |
| 31.5 |
8 |
10 |
1997 |
| 31.3 |
1 |
12 |
1975 |
| 31.2 |
14 |
7 |
1965 |
| 31.2 |
1 |
12 |
1992 |
| 31.1 |
15 |
3 |
2008 |
| 31.0 |
21 |
5 |
2006 |
| 30.9 |
29 |
10 |
2000 |
| 30.8 |
28 |
1 |
1986 |
| 30.5 |
22 |
6 |
1960 |
| 30.4 |
29 |
4 |
1991 |
| 30.4 |
19 |
1 |
1979 |
