Benoni weatherman Clive Webber, who has a weather station at his Rynfield home, said November 26 saw the lowest daily amount since then, with a reading of .4mm.
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Webber said a total of 59.4mm of rainfall has fallen from December 1 to 7.
Here is a breakdown of the daily readings:
• December 1: 0.8mm.
• December 2: 2.2mm.
• December 3: 1.4mm.
• December 4: 1mm.
• December 5: 35.8mm.
• December 6: 13.6mm.
• December 7: 4.6mm (cut-off at 8am).
“Very, very lucky that it’s soaking in well. We would have had severe floods if we had the same total in a short period of time,” Webber said.
The second most recent extended period of rain was recorded from October 5 to 9.
The total rainfall over that period was 50.4mm.
This is the summary:
• October 5: 12.8mm.
• October 6: .2mm.
• October 7: 11.6mm.
• October 8: 7.2mm.
• October 9: 18.6mm.
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