General News
6 August, 2026
Rain returns to below average levels
CONSECUTIVE months of above average rainfall came to an end after rain gauges were left a little lower throughout July.
The monthly rainfall result for Terang was 80mm, slightly below the July long-term average of 83.2mm.
July 12 boasted the highest recorded rain throughout the month, with 12.4mm of rain hitting the ground over 24 hours.
The only other day to receive a double-digit result was July 29, with 10.4mm of rain hitting the ground, while there were 15 days across the month with no rain recorded.
The result was similar to the last year’s result, with 81.2mm of rain hitting the ground in July 2025.
The result brings Terang to 396mm of rain throughout the first seven months of the year, below the long-term average of 422.3mm over the same period.
Meanwhile in Mortlake, the July result was even further below the long-term average.
The township experienced just 50mm of rain throughout July, compared to the 61.9mm recorded over the long-term average.
The highest daily rainfall result for Mortlake was 11.2mm on July 12, which was the only 24-hour period in which in excess of 10mm hit the ground.
Light rain was consistent for Mortlake, however, with only eight days of zero rain recovered throughout the month.
The figure was also down on the previous year’s result, with 62.2mm recorded in July 2025.
Mortlake has experienced 327.8mm of rain so far in 2026, which is above the 315.5mm long-term average over the same period.
* All rainfall statistics have been collected from the Bureau of Meteorology.