Wet summer a challenge, but farmers won t begrudge a drop of rain after years of drought
ThuThursday 18
Summer storms have brought upwards of 100 millimetres of rain for many farmers.
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Farmers who have battled through years of drought will lap up rain any day; however, the unusually wet summer has brought with it a raft of challenges.
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Wine grapes have been been damaged by summer rain
Livestock are being impacted by the wet weather
Some areas of NSW have already recorded upwards of 100 millimetres of rain this year and that is impacting some crops and livestock.
Gunnedah, Tamworth hit by heavy rainfall, swelling rivers and waterfalls and bringing joy to farmers
ThuThursday 31
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ThuThursday 31
Cobwebs have been washed out of rain gauges across the drought-affected eastern states.
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Heavy rainfall around the towns of Gunnedah and Tamworth is swelling rivers and waterfalls and delighting farmers celebrating an unbelievable end to a drought many of them thought would never be over.
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NSW s New England North West has recorded above-average rain for 2020
Gunnedah broke its monthly rainfall record for December, while Tamworth came agonisingly close
Tamworth has recorded its second-wettest December since 1947, with the 2020 total of 223.6 millimetres just 1.3mm shy of the 73-year-old record.