Dubbo residents continue to use far less water than they are allowed under reintroduced level three water restrictions.
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In the week ending Sunday, they used 203 litres (L) per person per day when 320L was permissible.
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Level three water restrictions returned on March 30. Dubbo Regional Council data shows residents used 210L per person per day in the week ending April 5 and 201L in the week ending April 12.
Rain this month has supported the reduction in water consumption.
The city has benefited from 73.6 millimetres (mm) of rain, all of it falling by April 6.
A whopping 63.6mm of rain was recorded at Dubbo City Regional Airport in the 24 hours to 9am on April 4.
On Wednesday, Weatherzone was forecasting rain in the next seven days including on Sunday and Tuesday.
There is a 60 per cent chance of up to 5mm falling on Sunday and up to 10mm on Tuesday.
Maximum temperatures have eased significantly since the extreme heat of summer when residents struggled to stay under level four water restrictions with a target of 280L.
Weatherzone's seven-day forecast as of Wednesday included daytime temperatures ranging from 21 to 26 degrees Celsius.
The average temperature in Dubbo during the month of April is 25 degrees.
Wellington residents used 159L per person per day in the week ending Sunday, up from 148L the previous week. Corresponding figures for Geurie are 133L and 145L.
