ISOLATED thunderstorms a week ago offered the North East as welcome reprieve from the hot, humid and dry conditions which have prevailed over most the state.
The storms on March 10 saw 10mm recorded at Wangaratta and 20 mms at Benalla, with heavier falls of 46mms at Mt Buffalo, 34mms at Mt Hotham and 26.6mms at Falls Creek.
To date the mean maximum temperature for March in Wangaratta is 33.6 degree...