Shepparton had a much hotter and drier April than usual this year.
Daytime temperatures averaged 25.4°C throughout the month.
This is 2.8°C higher than normal for this time of year, according to Bureau of Meteorology figures recorded over the past 28 years.
The hottest April day saw the mercury rise to 31.1°C on April 12.
The coldest day was a week earlier, when the temperature got to only 20.2°C on April 5.
Minimum night-time temperatures were 2.5°C above average this year.
The mean night-time low in Shepparton this year was 11.3°C.
This compares to the historical average of the past 28 years of 8.8°C.
The warmest night came on April 20, when the temperature dropped to only 17.3°C.
The coldest night saw a chilly minimum of 3.5°C recorded on April 6.
Shepparton also seemed to miss most of the rain, with the Bureau of Meteorology recording a total of only 1.8mm for the month at Shepparton airport in Kialla.
This is a far cry from the 35.8mm that is the historical average for the month in the town over the past 28 years.
There were only three days of rain this year — with the highest reading a measly 1mm on April 26.
The other two days that rain fell only saw 0.2mm on April 3 and 0.6mm on April 24.