AAP: HOT weather and little rainfall last month has increased the area in NSW affected by drought. The latest Government figures released today show 56.6 per cent of NSW is drought affected, up from 53.3 per cent in December. The area of the state on the verge of drought also increased in January, with marginal conditions recorded in 15.7 per cent of the state, up from 9.1 per cent in December. Little more than a quarter of NSW is classified as satisfactory. “We had a …