Opinion Articles
Climate data and Wheatbelt wisdom: Reading between the rainfall lines
In a year when the eastern states have either been drowning under floods or gasping through drought, and here in the west half the state has been left staring at a dry horizon, it seemed timely to stop watching the skies and start digging into the past. Instead of relying on the usual long-range forecasts—which, let’s be honest, have been about as useful as a rain gauge in a sandstorm—I decided to look back at
Trevor Whittington
June 4, 2025
