1943–44 Australian bushfire season

When

1943 – 1944

Kind

Wildfire

Coordinates

36.85° S, 144.28° E

Date from

year in its name

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

A series of major bushfires following severe drought conditions in the state of Victoria in Australia, occurred during the summer of 1943–44. It was the driest summer ever recorded in Melbourne until 2002 with just 46 millimetres or 1.81 inches falling, a third of the long-term average.

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