Dubbo is thriving on rain and reducing its water consumption.
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Almost 57 millimetres of rain officially fell in the week ending May 3.
In the same period Dubbo residents used 202 litres (L) of water per person per day, just 1L above the lowest consumption figure recorded since the introduction of water restrictions in November 2019.
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In the week ending April 12, residents used 201L per person per day.
Level three water restrictions were reintroduced at the end of March with a target of 320L per person per day.
Residents used 210L per person per day in the week ending April 5, 201L in the week ending April 12, 203L in the week ending April 19 and 226L in the week ending April 26.
Wellington and Geurie have also reduced their daily water consumption.
Residents of Wellington used 152L per person per day in the week ending May 3, down from 167L the previous week.
Geurie residents used 102L, down from 129L.
