LONG-TERM weather data has confirmed the Mallee is getting hotter and drier.

The report – A climate guide for agricultrure-Mallee – has revealed a 7 per cent decrease in annual rainfall, twice as many dry years than wet and more consecutive days above 38 degrees.

Produced by the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Farmlink, the reports shows annual Mallee rainfall has decreased from about ...