Despite a slow start to the season, Wagga managed to meet its average rainfall for spring, owing to the drenching received over the last month.
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Usually, in spring, 152.6mm of rain falls. With this year’s 154.8mm the average remains intact.
A total of 101.6mm fell during November, which is 57mm above expected.
Temperatures also sat slightly above the typical, with 26.2 during the day, and 13 at night.
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“It was above average [temperature] day and night, and more than double the rainfall, which is not bad,” said Nigel Smedley, a technician with the Wagga Bureau of Meteorology.
September averaged 19.1-degree daytime temperatures, which is 1.4 degrees above average.
Its overnight temperatures centred around 3.8 degrees which is below the average.
Rainfall in the first month of spring fell 17mm below the average, totalling only 32.2mm.
In October, the 26-degree daytime tops hit 4.5 above the seasonal average, while the 9.3-degree nighttime temperatures sat 1.6 above the average.
Rainfall fell enormously short by 36mm after only 21mm was registered across the city during October.
“Wagga ended up with its average seasonal falls all due to the last month,” said Mr Smedley.
“We did have a drier September and October, but November made up for it. It was also a bit hotter throughout spring, and a bit more humid.”
Looking ahead, a hotter than average summer with average rainfall may make the next three months unusually humid.
In an average year, December averages 13.9 minimums and 29.5-degree daytime maximums.
The first month of summer typically registers 45.5mm of rain, making it usually the wettest in the season.
The warmest weather typically approaches in January, when an average 31.7 degrees hits the city.
January is also generally the driest summer month, with an average 40.6mm.
Similarly, February usually sees an average 30.9 during the day, but has the highest night temperature with 16.5 degrees.
January and February sit on par with rainfall, with between 40.6mm and 40.7mm expected to fall.
The Riverina continues to be on alert for El Nino, with a 70 per cent chance that the system will fully form by the end of the year.
“Generally El Nino means lower rain and higher temperatures,” said Mr Smedley.
“December to February is showing no stronger tendency for wetter nor dryer conditions, so we’re looking at it being fairly average over summer.”
The status of the alert will be updated on December 4, to give a firmer depiction of what summer holds.