The severity of drought in NSW has been backed up by Bureau of Meteorology data that shows that last month was the driest September in the Murray Darling Basin on record.
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| Drought impacted crops are a common sight through the Murray-Darling Basin this year. |
Many centres in the region recorded no rainfall for September at a time when falls are critical for crop development.
The data is compiled using an aggregation of rainfall data across the BOM’s network of weather stations and can be averaged out to a regional basis.
Worryingly, the record dry comes without a major climate driver pushing the weather towards drier conditions.
Read the farmonline story by Gregor Heard - “Driest September on record through Murray-Darling Basin.”
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