Orange has had 72.2 millimetres of rain during the first two winter months of June and July, which is considerably down on the 149.3mm the city normally enjoys throughout those months.

Orange, though, has been considerably wetter than most of the Central West.

So much so, places like Nyngan, Dubbo and Mudgee are wondering if they're living out Dorothea Mackellar's My Country poem.

This sunburnt country is living up to those vivid words in 2019, with no locations in our region receiving even close to the long-term average rainfall.

The driest town in the Central West has been Nyngan, where just 9.4 millimetres of rain has been recorded so far this season which is well below the average of 62.6mm for the two-month period.

Mudgee has not fared much better with just 11.6mm recorded, also well below the long-term average of 85.4mm.

While Dubbo has received 16.8mm (the average for June and July is 88.8mm) and Wellington has had 17.0mm (average of 99.3mm).

Bathurst has received just over one-third of its usual winter rainfall so far with just 28.8mm recorded at the city's airport compared to along-term average of 79.3mm.

By comparison, the wettest locations in the region Cootamundra (77.0mm) and Orange (72.2mm) still received well below their average winter rainfall for this point in the season of 116.4mm and 149.3mm respectively.

The average maximum temperature during July was also much warmer than the long-term average for all locations in the region.

Many towns, including: Dubbo, Mudgee, Nyngan and Wellington have endured an average maximum that was at least two degrees warmer than those belonging to the long-term temperatures.

The Bureau of Meteorology's outlook for August to October predicts further drier and warmer than average conditions as the next few months continue to roll around.

"Days are very likely to be warmer than average for most of Australia," senior climatologist Felicity Gamble said .

"Clear nights and dry soils for southern inland areas will raise the risk of frost."

Bushfire season will commence on October 1 and runs until March 31, 2020.