Very hazy with smoke today easing in the afternoon. Humidity was low today but have improved a little since yesterday and fell to a low of 19 % this afternoon. Since 2pm the relative humidity have risen and is currently at 52% and is the highest since early Friday morning. Dew point gradually rose during the day rising above 0 C this afternoon and have stabilised in the evening at 5 C which is still low. Winds have eased was only gusty sometimes during today. Wind direction have been quite variable with WSW to S winds early, variable later in the morning, ESE to ENE in the afternoon and backed to S to SW in the last hour.

It quite concerning as to the current warm and dry conditions. Considering how early in the season and vociferous the conditions are I am not sure we have the actual ability to manage these risk as it seems. I think this a taste of what is I come as conditions over a number of years have been getting worst. And when we get the rain we will unfortunately forget about dealing with important issues of water security, bushfire and an drying future when we have dry conditions.

At my location 9 monthly rainfall is 300 mm below average and if we receive little rainfall then this will be in the lowest 10% of records in November (currently in lowest 20%) for both August and September (if we don't get rainfall). 12 monthly rainfall is in the lowest 30 % (200 mm below average). 18 month rainfall have recently started to fall below average and to a lesser extend for 24, 36 and 48 months.

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