NSW weather: Sydney’s record run of rainy days in play as another wet week forecast

Sydney’s record of 16 consecutive days of at least 1mm of rain – set in 1943 and 2022 – could be broken as eastern NSW’s wet weather is predicted to last at least another week. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The lengthy soaking of eastern New South Wales, including Sydney, may have at least another week to run as a large high-pressure system all but stalls over Tasmania, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Sydney has already clocked up 124mm in the first six days of May, more than the long-run average of just over 117mm for the month. The city’s record of 16 consecutive days of at least 1mm of rain – set in 1943 and 2022 – could also be in play, according to Ed Medlock, a weather bureau meteorologist.