Despite its usual run of chilly early morning temperatures, the season will no doubt be remembered for the drenching associated with last week’s East Coast low. 

The moisture-laden low pressure system delivered some parts of the region their highest 48-hour rain totals in more than 100 years and caused widespread flooding, particularly in the Shoalhaven.

In the Illawarra, most areas recorded their coldest and wettest three-month period in years, Weatherzone meteorologist James Casey said. 

Based on average minimum and maximum temperatures, Mr Casey said Albion Park had its coldest winter since 2002, while Kiama and Bellambi experienced their most frigid conditions since 2008.

The region’s winter rainfall totals also surpassed previous numbers.

Nowra recorded its wettest July-to-August period in 14 years, Bellambi had its wettest winter since 2011, while the last time Albion Park measured a similar amount of winter rain was in 2007.

Meanwhile, there was something a little different about the full moon that shone over the region on Sunday night – it was a supermoon.

The moon is dubbed super because it is full and at its closest point to Earth during orbit. This year’s first glimpse of the spectacle came when the moon rose  shortly after 7pm.

The close proximity has a strong influence on ocean tides, but that didn’t faze Leonardo Loro, from Brazil Nuts Kite School, who had plenty of fun kite surfing the shore break at Bulli’s Sandon Point Beach on Monday.

Looking ahead, Mr Casey said  Illawarra could expect a warmer and drier spring, as El Nino starts to make more of an impact.