While not the coldest day on record, Wagga has endured it’s iciest day this year.
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Residents reaching for that extra blanket on Saturday night would not have been alone, as the mercury dipped to a -3.6 degree low on Sunday morning.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the last time it had been that cold was July, 3 in 2015.
But it was still almost three degrees warmer than the -6.3 degree July day in 1982.
BOM technical officer Bruce Copplestone said it had been a chilly start to the month, with winter’s frosty fingertips pulling the average temperature about one degree below the long-term average.
Outside possible cold fronts on Tuesday evening and Friday, Mr Copplestone said residents could expect sunny days to bring a mild reprieve.
Despite the warmer outlook, Mr Copplestone said there would be no rain to ease the region’s dry spell in coming weeks, with measurements 152mm below the long-term average since January.
“The first six-and-a-half months have been very dry,’ Mr Copplestone said.
“We’re running at about 47 per cent below the average rainfall between January and July.”
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