No rain for 19 days may have been a factor in an increase in water consumption in Dubbo in the week ending April 26.
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Dubbo Regional Council data shows residents in the city used 226 litres (L) per person per day in the week ending Sunday.
The 226L was 23L more than the 203L used in the week ending April 19, and 25L more than the 201L used in the week ending April 12.
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Rain fell across five of the first six days of April including 63.6 millimetres in the 24 hours to 9am on April 4.
The 226L is less than the level four water restrictions target of 280L, dispensed with in late March.
The council has reintroduced level three water restrictions with a target of 320L.
Wellington residents used more water in the week ending April 26 while Geurie residents cut back.
Data at www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/droughthub shows Wellington's consumption per person per day was 167L, up from 159L the previous week.
Geurie residents used 129L, down from 133L.
