General News
8 June, 2022
Low rainfall recorded
RAINFALL well below the long-term average was recorded in Terang and Mortlake during May, but late rains and a cold snap indicated the winter weather has well and truly arrived.
RAINFALL well below the long-term average was recorded in Terang and Mortlake during May, but late rains and a cold snap indicated the winter weather has well and truly arrived.
Terang experienced 54.6mm during the month, falling below the long-term monthly average of 75.1mm.
The highest daily rainfall was recorded on Tuesday, May 31, with 11.6mm hitting the ground.
Hailstones fell during periods of rain during the evening on the final day of the month, creating a snow-like scattering across Terang.
The monthly rainfall result marks a decline on the previous year, with 83.6mm falling during May 2021.
To date 236mm has fallen in Terang for the year, 27.2mm below the long-term average between Januaryand May.
Meanwhile in Mortlake, 27.4mm hit the ground during May.
The figure represents a decline on the long-term average during Mayof 57.4mm.
The highest daily rainfall occurred on Sunday, May 8 when just 4.4mm of rain fell.
The figure is well below the 2021 May result, when 68mm fell.
So far on the year 247.5mm of rain has fallen in Mortlake, above the long-term average of 200.8mm during the same period.
*All rainfall figures have been collected from the Bureau of Meteorology.