General News
8 March, 2024
Parched landscape in February
LOW rainfall is tipped for the region for another three months after gauges were barely used across the Loddon in February. The Bureau of Meteorology says falls through to May are expected to remain below average while maximum and minimum...
LOW rainfall is tipped for the region for another three months after gauges were barely used across the Loddon in February.
The Bureau of Meteorology says falls through to May are expected to remain below average while maximum and minimum temperatures will be up.
Most Loddon districts recorded rain on just one day last month with the lowest fall of 1.2mm at Boort compared with a monthly average of 26mm.
The highest fall for February was at Mincha where a total of 18.2mm was tipped from the official gauge, just below the monthly average of 18.2mm Mincha had falls on four days, including two above 7mm.
Inglewood’s monthly rainfall total was 4.4mm compared with the average of 29mm while in Wedderburn the rainfall was 3mm against the average of 26.6mm.
Dunolly was the driest district for February with just 0.4mm registered.
The average for the town in February is 29.9mm.
Charlton’s monthly figure was 5.8mm compared with the average of 22.9mm.
February figures were in contrast to January where near-record falls were recorded in some local areas.
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Autumn Seasonal Bushfire Outlook released last week indicates Victoria had above average summer rainfall and less than average bushfire activity, little to no rainfall since mid-January shifted things significantly in the west of the state.
The BoM says record-warm oceans globally and a weakening El Niño are influencing its predictions.
Rainfall in Loddon districts to date for the 2024 is more than 150mm.