Obervatory Hill weather station's annual rain tally ticks over 2,000mm for the first time since 1963. Another 200mm by the end of 2022 would see a new record set in Sydney.
abc.net.au/news/nsw-sydney-hits-2m-of-rain-for-the-year/101378840For just the fifth time since records began, Sydney has passed 2,000 millimetres of rain within a calendar year — this time in less than eight months.
By 10pm on Friday night, the Observatory Hill weather station in the CBD had recorded more than 6mm of rain since 9am, taking its total rainfall for the year past 2 metres for the first time in almost 60 years. The tally was reached after the Harbour City was drenched for weeks on end, with higher than average rainfall attributed to the La Niña weather system.
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