#rainfall data for Sydney in mm per month (last column is annual) #from http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/ 1885 87.0 29.0 52.1 36.1 4.1 414.5 191.0 0.0 11.4 6.6 12.4 94.9 939.1 1886 66.1 12.7 127.4 84.2 60.2 39.0 137.1 49.9 6.6 101.1 107.0 78.8 870.1 1887 153.8 114.8 65.9 207.2 261.0 140.4 90.2 183.3 33.3 9.1 128.4 139.4 1526.8 1888 0.0 74.6 2.5 0.5 11.0 41.5 72.9 51.1 64.4 26.1 8.6 199.1 552.3 1889 43.3 57.1 24.2 86.8 521.9 28.3 238.4 113.4 99.8 15.0 130.7 54.7 1413.6 1890 139.3 468.3 424.7 71.8 216.7 288.3 229.7 37.6 63.5 45.4 120.7 62.0 2168.0 1891 102.7 69.5 251.0 143.4 91.5 426.0 107.7 92.5 165.8 48.1 85.2 23.6 1607.0 1892 136.9 116.1 481.9 98.6 81.2 55.3 110.0 133.6 181.1 132.3 72.0 165.8 1764.8 1893 95.1 81.6 275.5 190.8 43.9 198.8 135.6 76.1 39.6 119.2 115.4 44.6 1416.2 1894 40.3 180.8 340.7 100.3 32.8 41.7 57.0 39.9 176.2 69.8 10.4 99.6 1189.5 1895 220.6 204.7 37.8 76.1 66.8 31.4 10.7 15.1 110.2 24.6 76.3 86.4 960.7 1896 42.9 120.9 102.4 3.3 99.6 269.0 51.3 39.9 7.9 50.8 136.4 43.2 967.6 1897 32.3 8.9 98.0 163.8 87.6 205.7 157.2 115.8 30.7 30.7 4.1 135.4 1070.2 1898 139.7 116.3 41.4 12.4 313.4 167.9 74.7 130.8 30.5 97.5 11.9 26.4 1162.9 1899 52.8 30.7 73.7 86.1 162.1 287.5 102.6 373.9 0.0 90.2 131.1 20.3 1411.0 1900 43.7 39.1 109.2 151.9 319.0 282.7 326.9 12.4 64.8 2.5 187.7 44.5 1584.4 1901 161.5 37.8 83.6 356.6 46.5 23.6 101.3 109.5 73.7 45.7 17.3 8.6 1065.7 1902 58.4 7.6 52.6 64.3 34.0 22.9 284.5 163.6 49.8 268.7 72.6 63.5 1142.5 1903 49.0 26.2 93.2 45.5 80.5 47.5 120.4 143.0 126.7 94.7 61.0 101.6 989.3 1904 48.8 98.6 132.3 332.5 146.3 4.6 274.8 37.3 27.4 62.7 12.4 21.3 1199.0 1905 43.2 52.3 204.0 141.2 143.3 58.2 11.4 17.8 69.3 64.0 9.9 42.9 857.5 1906 58.4 9.7 99.3 23.9 213.6 54.9 5.6 131.6 33.0 48.0 109.5 33.8 821.3 1907 66.0 63.0 203.7 35.1 38.6 254.5 11.2 7.6 7.1 14.5 52.3 45.2 798.8 1908 43.9 182.1 70.4 73.4 67.1 25.4 290.1 243.8 75.4 38.1 16.5 31.8 1158.0 1909 32.5 202.7 34.8 34.8 30.7 117.6 22.8 56.7 132.3 66.9 23.1 86.4 841.3 1910 128.2 11.8 184.5 94.7 68.2 78.8 225.7 5.8 53.1 84.0 4.9 214.0 1153.7 1911 369.0 131.9 48.6 77.0 40.0 4.0 188.1 202.7 47.0 17.9 46.0 70.1 1242.3 1912 31.6 162.3 219.5 121.1 84.4 58.3 286.2 46.4 11.2 25.2 80.0 53.0 1179.2 1913 20.4 38.3 207.6 243.4 416.2 278.3 194.3 1.8 35.7 26.7 16.3 5.0 1484.0 1914 17.8 39.6 250.2 37.1 79.0 153.5 228.8 58.5 161.0 191.6 61.8 221.0 1499.9 1915 34.8 35.1 82.4 309.8 141.2 42.2 146.1 31.2 42.2 24.6 1.4 85.0 976.0 1916 36.9 70.3 97.4 114.8 51.9 52.1 90.6 73.1 119.3 208.9 79.0 81.6 1075.9 1917 76.5 160.0 29.8 340.9 79.6 110.7 8.9 39.7 148.6 127.7 179.4 51.6 1353.4 1918 317.5 105.7 62.4 142.0 13.2 12.5 217.5 63.9 90.4 19.3 34.8 26.9 1106.1 1919 48.0 144.6 145.5 113.6 642.1 62.3 53.5 20.1 99.0 105.1 89.5 73.6 1596.9 1920 183.8 44.8 42.4 62.9 9.9 62.1 153.9 32.7 26.3 43.9 46.9 403.4 1113.0 1921 80.8 20.9 86.1 152.0 184.0 24.2 198.4 30.5 73.1 82.7 71.6 134.4 1138.7 1922 182.3 56.8 49.9 38.3 106.7 43.0 291.4 52.4 105.9 87.7 10.9 38.4 1063.7 1923 43.2 19.5 51.8 257.2 26.0 102.0 161.2 105.8 63.7 34.0 41.5 35.0 940.9 1924 93.7 57.8 96.5 168.7 83.0 50.7 41.2 65.7 74.9 32.8 82.8 66.2 914.0 1925 114.3 48.3 68.5 54.2 536.6 171.0 5.4 96.7 15.7 16.6 99.0 30.8 1257.1 1926 89.0 26.2 317.6 92.3 69.4 33.2 58.4 26.7 43.3 7.6 0.5 172.2 936.4 1927 104.2 16.5 105.0 455.2 54.5 112.6 8.4 7.8 75.7 91.0 151.7 54.5 1237.1 1928 62.4 173.4 128.6 118.2 82.1 175.3 172.5 34.8 4.6 42.9 6.8 51.1 1052.7 1929 8.4 295.7 133.7 172.0 253.0 75.0 79.0 103.5 41.4 211.1 95.2 48.8 1516.8 1930 114.6 15.9 109.5 164.6 121.8 326.3 108.2 31.1 5.4 49.1 22.5 133.4 1202.4 1931 55.9 39.4 182.2 189.8 91.4 32.2 315.8 4.8 145.8 24.7 81.8 93.4 1257.2 1932 5.1 119.3 78.4 97.1 54.5 30.1 80.2 55.4 228.7 23.5 95.1 106.7 974.1 1933 189.1 10.0 58.6 191.3 138.5 51.8 83.4 8.2 68.0 105.2 114.1 81.3 1099.5 1934 58.6 207.2 51.8 224.5 141.5 114.0 261.2 157.0 174.9 51.1 112.8 159.1 1713.7 1935 75.2 81.7 72.5 24.7 57.6 120.1 34.1 5.3 63.5 86.0 60.0 110.2 790.9 1936 98.6 120.6 92.9 46.7 55.8 75.4 21.8 35.5 36.9 20.5 6.4 140.1 751.2 1937 54.2 31.9 254.5 157.0 19.8 404.6 81.4 107.8 12.7 85.5 103.4 57.8 1370.6 1938 257.7 105.8 31.5 70.6 94.1 11.8 77.7 217.2 50.4 73.1 38.9 10.9 1039.7 1939 76.5 2.0 265.8 107.5 90.0 19.7 34.6 63.3 69.3 50.1 53.2 19.8 851.8 1940 8.9 18.2 13.3 159.9 153.8 40.7 99.9 76.4 71.4 56.1 62.1 159.5 920.2 1941 99.9 54.8 40.5 82.6 55.0 53.2 44.5 75.7 51.6 51.3 29.1 25.9 664.1 1942 8.1 35.3 520.9 13.9 40.6 136.1 55.7 27.7 17.8 152.6 132.6 98.0 1239.3 1943 50.1 12.9 29.1 38.5 367.1 10.6 5.9 189.4 211.1 41.7 211.0 81.2 1248.6 1944 72.9 92.9 109.4 69.7 99.4 53.1 79.0 109.3 23.3 27.2 15.8 20.3 772.3 1945 58.1 43.0 34.5 324.3 185.6 202.3 79.2 57.4 6.1 35.8 51.9 38.7 1116.9 1946 14.2 74.0 97.3 260.2 63.2 171.7 1.5 5.8 25.3 63.5 87.4 18.6 882.7 1947 40.7 126.2 53.7 196.9 126.2 51.1 13.2 46.1 20.7 52.1 112.1 212.9 1051.9 1948 212.9 62.6 105.3 37.3 152.6 198.0 18.2 9.9 71.4 16.2 26.1 104.3 1014.8 1949 274.9 165.8 113.8 34.6 123.6 427.6 69.1 147.8 257.1 37.7 96.3 50.5 1798.8 1950 160.6 151.8 122.8 166.8 165.8 681.4 346.5 85.5 97.2 112.3 108.8 44.2 2243.7 1951 270.4 63.4 112.8 41.3 175.1 373.7 49.9 157.0 89.7 50.0 16.5 14.8 1414.6 1952 56.1 53.9 97.2 250.0 61.6 152.9 226.2 346.4 21.1 212.1 80.1 40.8 1598.4 1953 78.5 159.0 95.2 18.8 479.0 42.4 77.5 51.7 28.8 69.0 47.1 10.7 1157.7 1954 137.2 246.3 18.3 19.4 40.1 11.5 117.4 35.1 56.5 179.9 166.8 83.1 1111.6 1955 203.5 271.7 229.0 80.4 330.2 142.3 49.3 16.3 27.7 45.8 227.2 251.1 1874.5 1956 105.5 578.1 356.1 32.7 149.3 210.0 60.7 89.7 27.4 64.7 8.8 27.3 1710.3 1957 49.9 69.7 160.0 26.1 2.6 27.0 130.9 139.6 21.5 12.0 27.9 52.4 719.6 1958 122.8 338.5 343.7 76.4 14.2 212.6 30.3 84.1 29.5 53.4 11.3 148.9 1465.7 1959 154.7 185.2 150.7 36.0 52.9 113.8 201.4 92.0 89.5 320.8 105.6 47.8 1550.4 1960 56.9 89.3 41.8 30.1 113.3 87.4 148.5 59.8 63.2 272.7 66.4 240.1 1269.5 1961 58.1 86.9 43.5 83.8 29.3 53.7 39.8 258.5 50.7 71.9 485.9 164.8 1426.9 1962 117.3 166.5 58.5 88.4 256.3 3.8 46.5 115.8 79.8 20.6 13.0 119.3 1085.8 1963 123.2 44.0 398.5 241.5 216.2 254.3 74.0 237.7 20.0 59.9 42.1 243.6 1955.0 1964 17.2 40.1 153.6 135.7 78.8 434.4 9.1 24.6 16.7 85.5 71.9 38.1 1105.7 1965 30.5 33.5 7.9 93.2 45.8 235.2 93.1 11.5 95.6 177.4 37.8 38.1 899.6 1966 22.8 140.9 138.4 240.3 65.8 139.9 15.6 100.1 62.7 57.6 179.6 96.1 1259.8 1967 156.7 156.6 136.9 39.1 43.9 342.4 31.3 200.2 107.8 87.4 111.2 48.8 1462.3 1968 132.7 20.2 115.4 16.0 116.7 23.9 64.3 28.7 5.1 4.4 18.1 86.9 632.4 1969 53.0 251.2 100.8 186.5 49.4 204.0 51.0 164.7 85.3 42.9 248.0 35.5 1472.3 1970 142.8 49.3 203.4 58.5 10.6 40.7 1.8 34.4 165.4 20.3 127.5 274.4 1129.1 1971 132.2 181.2 78.2 84.6 114.6 70.2 19.6 180.6 54.6 2.5 76.0 129.5 1123.8 1972 400.7 110.3 201.0 70.6 96.3 112.0 4.1 34.9 11.1 170.0 63.5 42.8 1317.3 1973 279.8 351.1 108.5 77.4 28.5 73.8 107.6 91.2 72.6 178.6 121.8 33.4 1524.3 1974 200.6 44.0 284.6 164.6 229.5 220.5 17.4 175.8 46.4 74.7 115.2 33.4 1606.7 1975 47.6 140.0 388.6 78.0 18.6 379.2 49.0 25.8 49.6 115.0 32.2 37.4 1361.0 1976 293.6 221.0 304.3 50.8 22.9 155.4 153.4 38.0 135.4 286.0 112.6 23.6 1797.0 1977 99.0 174.4 256.8 25.8 133.2 111.4 10.0 20.6 49.0 20.0 36.0 30.8 967.0 1978 225.4 15.4 250.2 141.0 118.2 301.8 19.4 37.2 113.6 88.3 96.8 93.0 1500.3 1979 122.1 16.1 200.2 24.6 121.2 169.4 26.4 9.2 28.0 50.0 91.8 2.6 861.6 1980 169.7 81.4 76.2 22.6 132.1 47.4 52.4 14.8 5.5 34.1 41.2 50.2 727.6 1981 64.4 208.0 38.2 133.4 90.0 43.4 39.8 10.4 4.0 244.0 126.8 66.2 1068.6 1982 51.2 31.4 164.8 20.2 15.8 125.4 160.8 23.9 208.5 51.2 20.0 22.2 895.4 1983 42.6 50.2 310.2 157.8 203.2 78.6 40.6 145.4 46.6 158.0 35.0 103.2 1371.4 1984 191.2 130.5 276.6 100.6 142.5 89.8 150.8 8.8 52.4 54.0 517.3 97.9 1812.4 1985 2.2 54.9 87.0 297.4 128.8 123.8 83.6 27.5 76.2 140.0 63.0 91.0 1175.4 1986 202.1 90.2 18.6 117.7 55.8 16.0 48.7 482.7 31.2 99.2 172.2 6.8 1341.2 1987 83.2 18.2 149.2 70.8 47.9 82.6 113.9 189.1 8.1 272.5 180.6 82.3 1298.4 1988 96.3 100.0 79.0 347.7 272.4 86.1 109.3 72.1 145.2 0.6 166.1 132.7 1607.5 1989 158.8 143.4 143.2 380.4 157.6 249.8 32.7 66.2 2.2 15.3 60.6 141.6 1551.8 1990 82.9 664.7 139.1 341.5 110.1 42.0 75.7 201.0 202.1 53.6 29.8 42.0 1984.5 1991 99.6 51.3 17.1 47.4 137.2 347.1 105.3 4.6 18.7 11.9 121.7 185.1 1147.0 1992 74.5 490.2 86.9 67.5 73.6 97.3 15.8 34.2 25.3 87.7 147.1 205.4 1405.5 1993 65.5 75.8 92.1 62.8 18.8 60.8 99.8 66.6 169.3 50.5 94.2 32.2 888.4 1994 42.0 87.6 171.0 122.0 40.1 70.1 79.9 35.8 28.0 49.2 53.5 69.1 848.3 1995 101.8 61.2 176.9 41.7 180.9 114.6 1.5 0.0 223.3 35.5 170.9 81.2 1189.5 1996 132.5 39.6 59.1 42.6 169.7 176.2 52.2 130.6 142.9 17.3 114.8 37.8 1115.3 1997 178.0 124.6 27.4 6.6 200.4 110.0 190.6 38.4 137.2 54.8 25.8 30.0 1123.8 1998 90.8 33.9 19.5 344.1 333.3 148.6 89.8 532.3 43.6 37.9 73.4 59.3 1806.5