Bureau of Meteorology data collected at Albury Airport showed 805 millimetres of rain fell during the 12 months, above the average total of 625.7mm, while Wodonga received 891.5mm.

September proved the wettest month both sides of the Murray River, 141.3mm falling in Albury and 139.7 in Wodonga. In contrast April had the least amount of rain, 11.6mm in Wodonga and 17.9mm for Albury.

May 9 was the wettest day of the year in Albury (41.8mm) and Wodonga (39.2mm), with these 9am figures taking in the previous 24 hours.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Chris Godfred said the higher rainfall remained consistent with broader climate patterns.

“There’s been pretty widespread parts of south east Australia that have had quite heavy rain and the North East have also gotten their share as well,” he said.

“It looks like most areas around Albury-Wodonga would have been between 25 to 50 per cent above the annual average.”

Mr Godfred said the Albury Airport statistics indicated this year’s average maximum temperature was 22.8 degrees compared with the annual average of 22.4.

“The minimum average for 2016 was 10.3 as opposed to the long-term average of 9.1,” he said.

“Because the minimum temperatures have been higher than normal, you would generally equate that with cloudier than normal conditions, which you would tend to get when the rain is above normal.”

The senior forecaster said most areas around the Riverina and North East yielded temperature averages between .5 and 1.5 degrees above the long-term marks.

The hottest recorded temperature at Albury Airport was 43 degrees on January 13 while June 26 produced a low of 7.5 degrees.

Mr Godfred said 2016 produced Victoria’s warmest autumn on record.

“In Victoria, it’s likely to be the fifth warmest year on record, based on the preliminary figures,” he said.

“And 2016 was the wettest year since 2011.”