MOST major centres in North East Victoria enjoyed March rainfalls which were just above their long term average.
Wangaratta had 65.6mms, with the heaviest daily fall of 48.6mms on 21 March.
Benalla received 70.4mms with the heaviest daily fall of 31mms on 15 March.
Albury received 54mms and Yarrawonga received 55mms which was slightly above the March average.
Maximum and minimum temperatures were both notably above the March normal.
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In Wangaratta the mean maximum temperature of 30.9 degrees was three degrees above the March normal and the warmest since 32.7 degrees in 1940.
The mean minimum temperature in Wangaratta of 14.3 degrees was 3.4 degrees above the March normal and the warmest since 14.5 degrees in 1985.
It was much the same picture at other main centres, with the daily maxima being the warmest since 1940 and night minima being the warmest since either 1974 or 1985.
Further north into NSW those places which received above average rainfall for March also had well above normal temperatures with night time minima being notably above normal.
The mean minimum temperature at Deniliquin of 16.4 degrees was the warmest for March since 1974.
At Wilcannia the mean minimum temperature of 20 degrees for March was the warmest in 135 years of records.
At Coonabarabran the mean minimum temperature of16.7 degrees broke a record for March which had stood since 1903.
Recent flooding rains did much damage to many farm properties in the far west and south west of Queensland around Quilpie, Belombre, Winton and Urandangie with rainfalls over 250mms at the first three towns and over 150mms at Urandangie.
There were major floods previously in 1890, 1963, 1974, 2010 and 2019 at these outback towns.
Wangaratta and district's current cooler weather will remain until about 13 April, and I expect heavy rain near the end of April.
