In Bega, 0.8mm fell across Sunday and into Monday morning, almost half the total rainfall for the month of August.

With drought conditions declared across the entire state, the month’s total rainfall so far of 1.8mm sits well below the August average for Bega of 33.2mm.

Saturday’s low of -2.6 degrees was the lowest recorded for the month, with snow falling on Brown Mountain across the weekend.

Strong Westerly winds also continued, with speeds of 59km/h on Saturday and 74km/h on Sunday.