Watercare Drought Update: 21 August

Friday, 21 August 2020, 9:10 am
Press Release: Watercare Services

Please find below the latest drought status update: 21 August.

Rainfall:

	Yesterday	Past 7 days	Rainfall since the start of the drought
Hūnua Ranges	2mm	38mm	Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 25 per cent less rainfall than normal.
Waitākere Ranges	3.5mm	22mm

How full the dams are (in total):

Today:	62.2%
Yesterday:	61.9%
Normal for this time of year:	88%

Water consumption:

Target for August 2020:	405 million litres or less a day
Yesterday’s consumption	377 million litres
Yesterday’s 7-day rolling average	377 million litres

See the weekly water supply update

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