Kempsey has recorded 1606mm of rain for 2009 so far - 401mm above the yearly average.

It has rained for seven days straight since last Tuesday, with 245mm of rain recorded.

In 1950, there was 2359mm of rain in Kempsey, the wettest year on record.

A spokesperson from the weatherzone website predicts the heavy rain and bad weather in Kempsey to stop tomorrow.

“It should be dry from Wednesday on with only a shower or two after that,” the spokesperson said.

“The bulk of the rain has shifted out to sea.”

However, Kempsey and surrounding areas could be in for more rain in two or so weeks.

“East coast lows are at their most common over the next few weeks, so we can expect another rain event,” the spokesperson said.

Kempsey has recorded 109 days of rain (where more than 0.1mm of rain fell) out of a possible 173 days yesterday.

Surprisingly at the same time last year Kempsey had received 130 rain days, but had collected only 724.1mm.

In February, when we had a moderate flood, 663.6mm of rain fell - the wettest month for the year.

This included 22 straight days of rain, the highest monthly rainfall in 80 years and the second highest monthly fall of all time.

The rainfall observations are measured at the weather station in Wide St, Kempsey.

q Board games and DVDs kept thousands of children occupied over the weekend as sporting events across the Shire were called off.

All council-managed fields in Kempsey Shire will remain closed until Wednesday following the wet weather.

If the weather clears on Tuesday it is possible South West Rocks and Stuarts Point fields will be playable on Wednesday.

However it is unlikely any other fields will be open on Wednesday.

Council’s main priorities in assessing the status of sporting fields are the safety of the people using them and the minimisation of damage to playing surfaces.