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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

BIZARRE: Sydney has wettest start to august in decades and there could be more rain when spring arrives - What They Never Told You

Rain Sydney
Only 11 days into August, rainfall in Sydney reached 194mm – more than double the monthly average – marking the wettest start to the month since 1998, according to Weatherzone. Photograph: Stephen Dwyer/Alamy

After Sydney’s soggiest start to August in nearly three decades, even more rain could be on the way, with a wetter than usual spring forecast for eastern New South Wales.

Only 11 days into August, rainfall in the city had reached 194mm – more than double the monthly average – marking the wettest start to the month since 1998, according to Weatherzone.

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