General News
7 August, 2026
Below-average falls for mid-winter
JULY saw below-average rainfall across the region but remained strong in comparison to the previous year.
Camperdown recorded 78.3mm of rainfall across the month, which was an improvement on the July 2025 total of 66.6mm.
However, the figure falls below the long-term monthly average of 84.1mm.
The highest daily rainfall for Camperdown was 13.5mm, which was recorded on July 13.
To date, Camperdown’s rainfall tally for 2026 is 419mm.
Meanwhile, Lismore saw 49.2mm of rainfall across the month of July.
While the figure represents an increase on the 45.8mm recorded in July 2025, this year’s result falls below the long-term average of 58.6mm.
July 12 saw the highest daily rainfall recorded in Lismore, with 10mm hitting the ground in 24 hours.
Lismore’s rainfall tally for 2026 currently sits at 328mm.
Derrinallum also saw an increase of rainfall on the previous year, with 52.6mm recorded against a July 2025 result of 43.3mm.
Like Camperdown and Lismore, however, Derrinallum did not surpass its July average of 63.7mm.
The highest daily rainfall for Derrinallum was 9.4mm, which was recorded on July 12.
Derrinallum’s total rainfall for 2026 is currently 271.3mm.
* All figures have been collected from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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