Rainfall tallies plummet after Australia's driest September on record

Australia has notched its driest September on record, with less than a third of the usual rainfall for the month, extending the dry spell that has farmers and firefighters increasingly desperate for rain.

Last month was Australia's driest September on record.

Victoria posted its second driest September, also collecting just a third of its typical September rain.

NSW also had another dry month, with less than half the normal rain, bringing the state's year-to-date tally lower than any year but 1902 and 1965, according to Blair Trewin, senior climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Peter Hannam - “Rainfall tallies plummet after Australia's driest September on record.”