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Rainfall

The Grahamstown Dam and Chichester catchments account for around 80% per cent of the water supplied to more than half a million people in the Lower Hunter Region. The rainfall here has a significant impact on total water storage.

 

Total Monthly Rainfall

  Chichester Grahamstown Customers*
This Week 41.8mm 76.2mm 71.6mm
Month So Far 41.8mm 76.2mm  71.6mm 

Note *: Customer Rainfall is the average of Newcastle/Nobbys and Coalfields/Farley WWTW

 

Average Monthly Rainfall (Jan - Jun)

  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Chichester Dam 173.0 179.2 174.9 95.8 99.8 101.7
Grahamstown Dam 124.1 119.9 140.4 101.0 97.9 117.6
Newcastle Nobbys 91.4 105.6 121.9 115.9 118.6 117.8

Average Monthly Rainfall (Jul - Dec)

  JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Chichester Dam 53.4 60.0 60.7 90.9 98.0 126.3
Grahamstown Dam 63.3 68.2 56.8 76.1 83.6 90.9
Newcastle Nobbys 97.2 76.2 73.7 74.3 69.5 82.4