Sydney has recorded its wettest August in nine years, with only one dry day so far as the last weeks of winter send an icy rain blast across the east coast.
This month is only 10 days in and Sydney has already exceeded its long-term rain average with 98mm of rainfall accumulated up until Friday, Weatherzone reports.
It already marks the city’s rainiest August since 2016 and the 11th wettest start to the month in the past 168 years.
The rain also broke a dry spell for the annual City2surf today as 90,000 people pounded the wet pavement in the NSW capital.
It was the first wet race day since 2012, soaking runners with cold winter rain as they made the 14km trek from the CBD to Bondi Beach.
Around 20-30mm of rain fell overnight in the Sydney region before runners woke early to meet near Hyde Park to begin the race.
Tens of thousands of runners brave rainy Sydney for wettest City2Surf in years
More rainfall is forecast in Sydney later today and isolated rainfall is expected around coastal fringes heading down to Illawarra today and tomorrow.
Despite the record-breaking rainfall, Sydneysiders are going to cop more wet weather tomorrow and Tuesday.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts light showers for the next two days, with 7mm of rainfall expected tomorrow and another 2mm of rain the following day.
There is also a chance the rain will continue into Wednesday, however the BoM expects the wet weather will clear up by Thursday.
A high pressure ridge is believed to be weakening over eastern NSW, bringing some relief as the weather slowly nudges towards spring.
The sun is expected to shine in Melbourne tomorrow before some light showers on Tuesday and Friday into Saturday next week.
