With summer drawing to a close, on Saturday the Illawarra will say a welcome goodbye to a humid and wet season.
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The 2014/2015 summer was not nearly as dry as the previous season according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
A spokesperson from the bureau said the wetter weather had not dropped temperatures, with the coast experiencing warmer nights than last summer.
Weatherzone meteorologist Guy Dixon agreed that December and January were much wetter than average and despite February receiving significantly less rainfall then usual, summer still ended with a recorded rainfall 25.6 mm above average.
According to Mr Dixon, the Illawarra was ‘‘bang on average’’ in regards to maximum temperatures for both December and January. February was 0.5 degrees cooler then the average temperature for the month.
While summer is ending, beachgoers can still enjoy warm sea temperatures which tend to stick around longer then the warm land temperatures.
‘‘This summer we have had an off shore surface temperature that was above average and I predict the sea will remain warm well into Autumn,’’ Mr Dixon said.