Driest June

From The Age:

Driest June for 148 years — and it's cold
Renee Switzer
July 2, 2006

"THE last time it was this dry in Melbourne, horses were kicking up dust on the dirt roads. It was the driest June in the city in 148 years. Only 8.6 millimetres of rain fell last month — just edging over the eight millimetres that fell in June 1858."