Dubbo residents used 393 litres (L) per person per day in the heatwave conditions of the week ending Sunday.
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A seven-day run of top temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or more began on December 30 and ended on Sunday when the Bureau of Meteorology recorded 45 degrees in the city.
The water usage target for level four water restrictions in place across the Dubbo region is 280L per person per day.
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Dubbo Regional Council's online drought hub, www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/droughthub, reveals that Dubbo residents have been under the target only once in the past nine weeks.
They used 347L per person per day in the week ending December 29, down from 374L the previous week ending December 22.
Wellington residents consumed 307L per person per day in the week ending Sunday, up from 277L the previous week.
Despite the harsh conditions, Geurie residents reduced their use of water from 306L per person per day in the week ending December 29 to 302L in the week ending Sunday.