Rainfall in Western Australia
Rainfall recorded in Perth for the 24 hours to 9am on Monday, 15 March 2010 was 0 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 0.2mm of rain so far this year (January to March).
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 250.56 gigalitres, 40.3% of their total capacity.
Rainfall in Perth for each month in 2010 and 2009
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5 | 46 | 156.2 | 149.6 | 111 | 80.2 | 6.8 | 38.2 | 0 | 608.2 |
| Average | 9.5 | 12.8 | 19.4 | 44.0 | 118.0 | 177.0 | 170.0 | 134.0 | 81.0 | 53.0 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 852.6 |
Rainfall in Perth (Cumulative)
Perth's Seasonal Rainfall
Perth has received 0mm of rain so far this Autumn, compared to the Autumn rainfall average of 181mm
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■ - Autumn 2010 ■ - Winter 2009 ■ - Spring 2009 ■ - Summer 2009/2010  - Seasonal Average |