They don't call it Dry July for nothing and while many of us might have been abstaining from drinking alcohol for the month, it appears Mother Nature was also taking part, especially on rainfall front in Nowra.
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And unfortunately, the Bureau of Meteorology predicts August to October again to be drier than average for large parts of Australia.
In July, Nowra received just 11 millimetres of rain for the month, with rain recorded on just four days.
And on two of those days, July 5 and July 30, the area recorded six of its 11mm.
Well down on the monthly average of 66.2mm and also the wettest recorded month in 2005 when the area received 163.2mm, or the wettest 24-hour period which was also in 2005 when 110.8mm fell on July 1.
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Mind you, it wasn't the area's driest total which was 3.2mm in 2002.
Temperatures were also relatively mild, with four days topping 20 degrees, the hottest recorded being 21.3 degrees which was recorded on July 2 and also for three consecutive days, July 21-22-23, which was 4.8 degrees above the average.
Our warmest minimum temperature was 12.3 degrees on July 12, while our coldest was 2 degrees on July 29.
Out on the coast and Point Perpendicular recorded just 0.2mm for the month, well down on the average of 73.7.
Further south, Ulladulla recorded 23.6mm for the month, with rain on five days.
That was well short of the average of 77.9mm, and the area's wettest ever July in 2001 when 205mm was recorded or the wettest ever July day which was July 17, 2015 when 82.2mm was recorded.
Temperature-wise, Ulladulla recorded three days over 20 degrees, the highest being 21.9 on July 23, the lowest 5.1 degrees on July 1.
The highest minimum degrees was July 8, 13.1 degrees.
The BOM's August to October climate outlook (issued July 25) suggests a drier than average three months is likely for large parts of Australia.
Daytime temperatures are likely to be warmer than average for much of Australia, with very high chances for the northern half of country.
Nights are likely to be warmer than average for much of Australia., however, parts of southern Australia and northeast Queensland have roughly equal chances of warmer or cooler nights. With more cloud-free days and nights expected, there is an increased risk of frost in susceptible areas.
Climate influences include a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and an ENSO-neutral tropical Pacific Ocean.