Letter to the Editor: rainfall record for Port Macquarie

Dear News Of The Area

I keep rainfall records for Port Macquarie.

August is our driest month. The median is 53.1mm (Hill Street 1841 to 2002).

So far this month it is 358mm (airport).

BUT the biggest August rainfall was 775mm in 1899.

There were two others – in 1843 (395mm) and 1879 (384mm).

So its OK to say this month is the wettest August in 125 years

Regards,

Doug Emanuel

Port Macquarie.