WAGGA savoured a spell of above average warmth at the end of July - but only briefly before the city smashed into August with a single digit day.
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The month of July was slightly warmer than normal, with the city experiencing its hottest day this week on Thursday at 19.7 degrees, adding to a run of 12 days of above average temperatures.
"You would have felt quite a bit warmer this month," said Sam Brown, a meteorologist with Weatherzone, which is owned by Fairfax Media, publisher of The Daily Advertiser.
The average daily minimum was also higher at three degrees, falling slightly short of the 2.7 degree average. The city had just 25.4 millimetres of rain this month - about half less than the average.
However, the temperatures were still cooler than last year, Mr Brown said.
Wagga's coldest day was on July 3 when the mercury dropped to 8.6 degrees.
The city is likely to experience more chilly days in the first week of August due to a cold air mass sitting over the region.
The air mass is likely to contribute to below freezing temperatures through to early next week, with "high" frost risk for farmers from today.
"Definitely keep the jumpers handy," Mr Brown said.
Knights Meats butcher Dane Vivian was working in a freezer room with temperatures set to minus 18 degrees.
Mr Vivian said butchers could spend up to an hour in freezer rooms packing various meats for storage.
"It won't seem very cold outside until you spend some time in the freezer."
The Bureau of Meateorology is forecasting a minimum of zero degrees today before rising to a maximum of 11; tomorrow will be slightly warmer with a maximum of 13 degrees.