Rainfall in Perth
Rainfall recorded in Perth for the 24 hours to 9am on Thursday, 24 July 2008 was 19 mm
We rely on rainfall to soak the catchments surrounding our dams so they receive a steady inflow over the winter months. We have received 529.4mm of rain so far this year (January to July).
Nearly half of the water that supplies Perth comes from dams in the Darling Range and the South West of the State. The total capacity of our Perth and South West dams is 622 gigalitres. Currently the combined storage is 216.93 gigalitres, 34.9% of their total capacity.
Rainfall in Perth for each month in 2008 and 2007
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| 2008 | 0 | 47.6 | 14.2 | 153.6 | 59.6 | 142 | 112.4 | 529.4 | |||||
| 2007 | 19.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 76.4 | 61.4 | 60 | 179.4 | 130.8 | 100.6 | 42.4 | 5.2 | 18 | 703 |
| Average | 10 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 119 | 177 | 170 | 135 | 81 | 53 | 22 | 13 | 855 |
Rainfall in Perth (Cumulative)
Perth's Seasonal Rainfall
Perth has received 254.4mm of rain so far this Winter, compared to the Winter rainfall average of 482mm
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