Locals shiver through a wet and chilly July

July provided a wet and chilly month in West Gippsland, with rain falling across 15 days.
Rainfall recorded at Warragul last month totalled 118.2mm - 27.1mm above the 115-year average for July.
At the Bureau of Meteorology's station at Nilma North, 133.4mm of rain was registered.
The wettest day of the month was measured on Tuesday, July 16, with 36.6mm recorded at Warragul and 32.6mm at Nilma North.
Other significant rainfalls recorded included 22mm on Wednesday, July 10, 10.8mm on Friday, July 26 and 16.6mm on Sunday, July 28.
July also produced some frosty mornings, with the lowest minimum temperature dropping below zero on four occasions.
The lowest daily minimum temperature was -1.9 degrees on Sunday, July 7, while the highest minimum was 12.4 on Thursday, July 25.
While it certainly wasn't a scorcher, the highest daily maximum was 17.4 degrees on Tuesday, July 23, while the lowest was only 10 degrees on Saturday, July 20.
Warragul's total rainfall for the year so far is 495mm.
Mt Baw Baw reported 30cm of fresh snowfall in the final week of the month, resulting in a natural snow depth of 60cm on the summit and 10cm across the village as the final month of winter began.