Tamworth woke to first day of spring on Wednesday after winter of above average rain filled Chaffey Dam

The month of August brought 48.4mm of rain in Tamworth across six days of wet weather.

The winter season overall saw above average rainfall with almost 240mm dumped on the city across the three months.

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Tamworth's main water supply began overflowing at the end of July, after starting winter at just a drop above 58 per cent full.

In the month since Chaffey Dam began to spill, more than 9800ML of water - enough to fill an Olympic pool almost 4000 times - has washed down the unique spillway and flowed into the Peel River.

A minor flood swept through Tamworth towards the end of winter when the Peel River peaked at 3.12 metres in the early hours of August 25.

The city remained on the base level water restrictions throughout winter and will also kick off the spring months on the lowest permanent water conservation measures.

Lake Keepit had reached 96.8 per cent by the afternoon of August 31; while the huge Split Rock Dam was at a healthy 41 per cent; and Copeton Dam was at 81.1.

The top temperature in Tamworth for the last month came on the very first day of August when the mercury climbed to a warm 26.4 degrees.

Data from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) indicates that could be the warmest August day in about eight years.

The BoM has forecast a warm and sunny start to spring, with top temperatures expected to hit 25 or 26 degrees every day until Sunday, when some showers could sweep in.

It also said spring could bring above average rain.

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