| Even in the Mallee, the driest region in the state, water pipelines have ensured reasonable cover of grass. |
| We are at the tail end of what is officially the driest autumn and winter on record. |
| Black oak, red oak, chinquapin oak, bitternut hickory, and pignut hickory are common near hill summits, where the driest conditions prevail. |
| However, even this broad pattern is not universal, for giraffes, impalas, and kongoni have their peak of births at the driest time of year. |
| They entered these great thirstlands at the driest time of year, drawn by what they perceived as large lakes of sparkling water on the horizon. |
| I stress this pattern because July has been a wet month, a dramatic reversal from the driest June on record. |
