Nervous Australian Farmers Watch For Rains
Nervous Australian farmers are watching for signs of rain before beginning to plant winter crops such as wheat and canola after a dry week across much of the country.
High pressure is dominating the country at the moment, offering little chance for more than 10mm rains in all but a few isolate areas, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
The nation’s weather may be drier than average for the next three months in some south-eastern farming regions, they warned.
There was no rain at all in South Australia or Western Australia last week, and only some isolated precipitation of less than 5 millimeters in parts of Victoria.
Parts of coastal NSW picked up heavy rains with 75mm recorded at Sydney Airport, a 14 month high. Unfortunately the heavy falls only reached a few pockets of drought stricken western NSW grain belt.
High pressure is dominating the country at the moment, offering little chance for more than 10mm rains in all but a few isolate areas, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
The nation’s weather may be drier than average for the next three months in some south-eastern farming regions, they warned.
There was no rain at all in South Australia or Western Australia last week, and only some isolated precipitation of less than 5 millimeters in parts of Victoria.
Parts of coastal NSW picked up heavy rains with 75mm recorded at Sydney Airport, a 14 month high. Unfortunately the heavy falls only reached a few pockets of drought stricken western NSW grain belt.
