With temperature's reaching as high as 29 degrees Celsius earlier this month, one would think that winter has well and truly left Wellington, but a cool change swept through the town on September 17.
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According to the Bureau of Meteorology a total of 17 millimetres of rain had been recorded since 9am Tuesday morning.
Local agronomist Michael White had spoken to farmers that morning and said the mood was positive.
"It's very gentle rain... it came in from the east which is always a good sign...," he said.
Mr White said in his 53 years in business this is the driest he's ever known it to be and while the rain was welcome it's not not enough to fill dams or run water and the ground is so dry.
"It (the ground) will absorb all the moisture but it will help the crops that haven't been cut, that are struggling," he said.
The agronomist said the drought has been hard on people and while the rain will help, more is needed.
"They are talking that we might get something next week," he added.
"If we received very heavy rain it would of just ran off because the ground is just so hard, it would of penetrated."
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Taylor Jurd
Hi, my name is Taylor Jurd. I am a journalist with Australian Community Media, I write for the Western Magazine and Wellington Times.
Hi, my name is Taylor Jurd. I am a journalist with Australian Community Media, I write for the Western Magazine and Wellington Times.
