First-half-year rainfall total affirms unusual dry in the south-west

THIS Victorian rainfall deciles map for the five months of February to June shows just how dry this year has been in the south-west region compared to average. Image: SUPPLIED.

By Mark Rabich

July 03, 2024 | 4:00 PM

LAST weekend marked the halfway point of 2024 and rainfall statistics for Hamilton revealed the first six months to be the second-driest January to June period in the town’s recorded history since 1878.

Only 141 millimetres fell (the average is 291mm) with the only drier first half-year being 1967 at 100mm.