Dubbo photographers who have been snapping rain clouds this month may be able to add to their collections in the first week of March 2020.
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Weatherzone has forecast rain on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
There is a 60 per cent chance on Tuesday and a 70 per cent chance on Wednesday of the city getting five to 10 millimetres (mm).
On Thursday there is a 90 per cent chance of 10 to 20 mm falling.
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A total of 81.8mm of rain had been collected in the automatic weather station at Dubbo City Regional Airport during February 2020 as of Friday.
Rain had fallen on 15 days with the biggest downpour of 28.2mm recorded in the 24 hours to 9am February 6.
The 81.8mm is double the 25-year average of 40.5mm for Dubbo during the month of February.
2002 holds the 25-year record for the highest rainfall in February with 218.2mm recorded.
The record for the lowest February rainfall in the same period belongs to 2017 with 1.6mm.
February has outdone January in 2020. A total of 36mm was recorded at the airport last month.
Long-term average rainfall for Dubbo during the month of January is 56.1mm.
Rain in recent weeks has given Dubbo a much-needed green tinge.
