2025 - an average year for rainfall

2025 - an average year for rainfall

At first glance, the rainfall figures for 2025 suggest it was a reasonably average year. Total rainfall reached 1,816 mm compared with a long-term average of 1,554 mm, finishing at 117 per cent of average — hardly an extraordinary result. What makes the year noteworthy, however, is the unusual rainfall pattern, which persisted through the first eight months and continued into the final four months. The most exceptional feature of the latter part…