Sydney has wettest start to August in decades – and there could be more rain when spring arrives

Only 11 days into August, rainfall in Sydney reached 194mm – more than double the monthly average – marking the wettest start to the month since 1998, according to Weatherzone. Photograph: Stephen Dwyer/Alamy

After Sydney’s soggiest start to August in nearly three decades, even more rain could be on the way, with a wetter than usual spring forecast for eastern New South Wales.

Only 11 days into August, rainfall in the city had reached 194mm – more than double the monthly average – marking the wettest start to the month since 1998, according to Weatherzone.