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Slightly wetter than usual June in Shepparton

Rugged up: The crowd tried to keep warm and dry at this football match at Shepparton East early in June. Photo by Megan Fisher

Shepparton had a slightly wetter than usual June this year, while temperatures were close to normal.

A total of 46.4mm of rain fell on the town this month according to the Bureau of Meteorology statistics taken at Shepparton airport.

This is up slightly on the historical June monthly mean of 38.8mm taken from the past 26 years.

The highest daily rainfall in June this year was 10.4mm, recorded in the 24 hours until 9am on June 6.

It is well below the highest daily June rainfall in the town when 32.2mm fell on June 1, 2014.

It also rained more than usual this year, with rain falling on 16 separate days, however only four of these saw more than 3mm.

The historical average number of June rainy days in the past 26 years is 12.2.

The highest ever June monthly rainfall recorded in Shepparton since 1962, saw a massive 140.8mm dumped on the town in 1991.

Daytime temperatures were ever so slightly down on usual this year, with a mean temperature of 13.4℃, compared to the historical mean of 14.2℃.

The warmest June day this year saw the mercury rise to 16.8℃ on June 20, while the coldest was 10.6℃ on June 29.

June night-time temperatures were slightly warmer than usual, with a mean of 4.6℃ compared to the historical mean of 3.7℃ of the past 26 years.

The mercury dropped to 0℃ or lower twice for the month, with the chilliest night on June 28 where temperatures dipped to -1.1℃.

While cold, it is much warmer than the coldest Shepparton June night on record where the temperature dropped to -5.9℃.

The warmest June night this year was the 10.2℃ recorded on June 21.