Rainfall
The Grahamstown Dam and Chichester catchments account for about 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 |
8.6mm |
24.0mm |
11.6mm |
| Month So Far |
108.6mm |
68.6mm |
54.7mm |
* 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 |