Yea Community Planning Update

Yea Community Planning Update

We were so pleased to meet so many members of the local community last month at the Yea Community Planning night and dinner held at the beautiful Beaufort Manor on the 16th of May.  Over 80 community members came along and shared their dreams for Yea and heard about...
Strange Sun Rainbow – Explained

Strange Sun Rainbow – Explained

The linked article below explains how this cloud colouring occurs. I saw a cloud with rainbow colors. What causes it? I saw a cloud with rainbow colors. What causes it? Thank you to Susan Woodhouse on Facebook group “Weather Obsessed” for providing the...
Driest First Four Months Since 1923

Driest First Four Months Since 1923

Rainfall recorded for the month of April in Yea was 5.6mm. This was 43.3mm or  89% below the historical average of 48.9mm. Total rainfall for the first four months of the year was 37.2mm. This is 132mm or 78% below the long term average of 169.2mm. This is the lowest...
SECOND LOWEST FIRST QUARTER RAINFALL IN 99 YEARS

SECOND LOWEST FIRST QUARTER RAINFALL IN 99 YEARS

Official rainfall for the month of February was a lowly 9.4mm. The long term average is 38.2mm. February rainfall was 28.8mm or 75% lower than the long term average. The combined total for January and February was 22.2mm. The only two January and February totals lower...