By KATH GANNAWAY
THE end of autumn and start of winter has brought some crisp temperatures, but not much rain according to the Mail’s rainfall contributors.
In Hoddles Creek, Doug Armstrong reported 129mm over 16 days compared to 102mm in 2014. The January/May total was 441mm compared to 343mm last year.
June’s total was 53mm compared to 89mm in 2014 with the six-month total for this year 494mm compared to 754mm in 2014.
Mr Armstrong has the June average rainfall since 2000 at 116mm and since 1987 126mm.
In Warburton for May, Keith Thomas recorded 127.5mm, slightly over the average of 117.9mm. The January/May total was 429.5mm compared to the average of 458.7mm. At the end of May storage dams were holding 1,258,859 million litres or 69.5 per cent of capacity.
In June the rainfall in Warburton was very much below average, with only 67.5mm against the average of 118.9mm. The six-month total was 497mm, again well short of the 577.6mm average. The storage dams were at 1,244,609 megalitres.
Healesville rainfall recorder, Alma Mitchell recorded 88.2mm over 18 days in May, compared with 99.1mm over 24 days in 2014. The June total was significantly lower at 44.7mm over 17 days, compared with 111.0mm last year.
