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Record dry February 

DUST being kicked up by wind is becoming a more common sight around the south-west region with almost no rainfall since the middle of January. Photo: GLENN GUY.
Mark Rabich

DESPITE having an extra day this year, February in Hamilton has had virtually no rainfall - only 0.4 millimetres - setting an equal record for the month since records began in 1878.

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