August rain records smashed across NSW as thunderstorms and more rain loom in final week

More than 20 places across New South Wales have already surpassed their highest August rain on record

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More than 20 places across New South Wales have already surpassed their highest August rain on record, with more than a week left of the month to go.

Upper Allyn township, in the Hunter, has already recorded its highest August rain in 38 years, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. As of 9am Friday, the town had received 277mm of rain, exceeding the previous record of 202mm, which was set back in 1987. The average for August was 46mm.