Community
16 August, 2024
Farmers welcome wet July
RAIN was a welcome sight for many farmers in the district last month.
Camperdown saw 106.9mm of rain hit the ground for July, well above the long-term average of 88.5mm.
The highest daily rainfall was 18.2mm which fell on July 16.
So far this year a total of 277.5mm of rain has fallen over Camperdown.
In Derrinallum the rainfall was lower with 64.4mm of rain falling, just slightly above the long-term average of 64.1mm.
The highest daily total was recorded on July 21, with 11mm falling in the 24 hour period.
So far for 2024, a total of 204.2mm of rain has fallen over Derrinalluum.
In Lismore the monthly total was lower again, with 57.6mm of rain falling.
The highest daily rainfall figure was 11mm on July 21.
The monthly total was below the long-term average of 58.8mm.
Lismore has recorded the least rain this year, with just 187.3mm falling for the first seven months of the year.
* All figures have been collected from the Bureau of Meteorology.