I didn't get to do this last year for obvious reasons so here's the last two years' data. Of course this post is just for my records!
RAINFALL 2014:
Jan 163.5
Feb 180.5
Mar 42.5
Apr 60.25
May 53.25
Jun 31.0
Jul 70.0
Aug 136.5
Sep 7.0 !!!
Oct 92.5
Nov 144.5
Dec 85.5
TOTAL: 1,067.0
2014 has been the wettest year since I started keeping records, but I think it must be the wettest since moving here in 2004. That's not to say that I didn't need to water the garden, with only 7mm falling in September and the usual dry period during June.
RAINFALL 2015:
Jan 97.5
Feb 91.5
Mar 35.5
Apr 79.5
May 67.5
Jun 21.5
Jul 48.0
Aug 114.0
Sep 56.5
Oct 24.5 !!!
Nov 85.5
Dec 48.0
TOTAL: 769.50mm
Back to a dry year again, but with August saving the day, otherwise I would have been watering from June through October. October's rainfall was incredibly low, as was December's. Here's hoping for a wet winter 2016 to replenish the water table. This year however the 4,000 litre ex septic tank water has been a godsend as I was able to hose the front garden from that tank using a pump.
Rainfall data since I started being geeky and keeping records:
2007: 944mm
2008: 878mm
2009: 867mm
2010: 757mm
2011: 663.75mm (over a quarter of which fell in December)
2012: 973.5mm
2013: 969.75mm
2014: 1,067mm
2015: 769.50mm
I find weather data fascinating. I only keep Min and Max temperature records here though. Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that Geek. Have a great and healthy 2016.
ReplyDeletelol thanks RR and Roy, and Happy New Year to you both too. Actually I am sorting through some photos for a'New Year'post, just haven't had anything to say over the Xmas period. I'll be catching up with other blogs too! :-) xx
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