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It will come as no surprise Nowra saw only six days of clear skies for the month of March. The previous record set in March, 2012 saw Nowra receive 319.8 millimetres of rain, but the rain gods beat that figure this year, with Nowra receiving 377.4 millimetres of rain for the month of March. This year is shaping up to be wetter than 2016, having received 536 millimetres of rain to date, 177.8 millimetres more than this time last year. The wettest day for 2017 was recorded on March 4 recording 71.8 millimetres, smashing the 2009 record for the driest March, when Nowra only received 33.4 millimetres for the entire month. Nowra received more rain in 25 days throughout March than the total rainfall for the six months period from September 2016 to February 2017. According to the Bureau of Meteorology more rain is on its way, with the long term forecast predicting showers for the first week of April.

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