Rainfall data from the Bureau of Meteorology shows that June was a wet month across northern Victoria.
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Rechelle Zammit
June rainfall totals are in, and weather stations right across northern Victoria recorded well above-average falls for the month, according to Bureau of Meteorology data.
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Shepparton recorded 80.2mm for June, 29.6mm above its historical average of 60.6mm, with the biggest single-day fall of 26.4mm on June 2.
Shepparton has now received 245mm so far this year.
Echuca recorded 70mm, 27.1mm above average, with its largest fall of 26mm on June 30, taking its yearly total to 264mm so far.
Rochester more than doubled its June average, recording 90.2mm against a historical average of 43.1mm, with 27mm falling on June 30 alone. Its yearly total sits at 287mm.
Rushworth recorded 97.6mm, 39.6mm above average, with 28.2mm falling on June 30 and an annual total of 322.6mm.
Seymour recorded 113.6mm, almost double its historical average of 57.6mm, with 30.4mm on June 30 and 355mm for the year so far.
Up in the hills, falls were even heavier.
The Seven Creeks gauge at Strathbogie recorded a massive 204.4mm for the month, 98.8mm above average, pushing its yearly total to 505.2mm.
Euroa recorded 113.8mm (46.5mm above average) and Benalla 109.1mm (48mm above average), both stations logging their biggest daily falls, 24mm and 32.4mm respectively, on June 2.
Up on the Murray, Yarrawonga was more modest with 73.6mm, still 29.7mm above average, with its largest fall of 20.6mm on June 30.
Some parts of the Goulburn Valley experienced minor to moderate flooding early this month. This is the fishing platform at Goulburn Park, in Seymour.
The wet month carried straight into July, with downpours continuing to fall across the region in the first days of the month.
The widespread rain caused minor to moderate flooding across the Goulburn catchment, with the Goulburn River at Seymour reaching minor flood level on multiple occasions, peaking at 4.97m on July 1 before easing.
Minor flooding was also recorded on the Seven Creeks at Strathbogie and Euroa, with Vic Emergency warning of further rises as rain continued through the week.
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