SWAN Hill district avoided sub-zero temperatures in April, but a welcome two-day deluge dumped close to 70mm.

The Swan Hill Aerodrome recorded 48.2mm on April 19 before a further 20.4mm fell the following day, just in time for farmers to begin their sowing for the season.

The Bureau of Meteorology said April was wetter than average statewide, with rainfall 25 per cent above the 1961-1990 April a...