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Parts of South Australia record driest year ever
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/1/2025
It's been extremely dry across South Australia, with some regions recording their driest year ever.
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We had some of our lowest rainfalls on record in areas like the Mid North, York Peninsula
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and Northern Adelaide. It's according to the Bureau of Meteorology's early data for 2024,
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showing that places like Minleton in the York Peninsula received only 182 millimetres of
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rain. That's half its average and given that's known as the barley capital of the world for
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its crop production, that's a really tough year. Thirsty towns south of the state had
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record lows too, in Port Vincent, Maitland and the Werribara Forest. Kangaroo Island
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as well got nearly half its usual pour. Even Metro Adelaide had its driest year since 2006,
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so it's no wonder gardeners like myself had to water more. And in contrast, Moomba in
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the very northeast of SA got a drenching. 155% more rain than usual thanks to tropical
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moisture getting dragged down the country. So looking at the big picture, our farmers
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had a really tough year. Mother Nature did not do them any favours and considering the
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dry and also some frost events, our crop harvest is expected to be the lowest in 15 years.
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So for 2025, our hopes and dreams are really to get more rain.
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