Here’s the latest map.

do you board up your windows?

pepe said:

do you board up your windows?

don’t know pepe, never had a TC this close before… TC Larry was a few hundred Ks up the road, and TC Guba was in another Province but this gal is getting close. No-one else is boarding up any windows and no-one has done the old tape trick yet. My place has security screens and is pretty well enclosed with verandas and pergolas so as long as they remain solid, I’m pretty sure my windows will be relatively safe. Fingers crossed.

pain master said:

Here’s the latest map.

Make sure that macadamia tree is held in place good and tight.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Here’s the latest map.

Make sure that macadamia tree is held in place good and tight.

Just remembered after reading Pepes post. You need beer for the cyclone party. Nothing worse than to be cut off from the nearest pub when the cyclone party is in full swing. lol.

Too far south for us I think…altho’ we are getting southwesterlies just now, and if they swing around to the northeast we will get rain…however the dry southwesterlies are typical of what the autumn winds used to be…

Dinetta said:

Too far south for us I think…altho’ we are getting southwesterlies just now, and if they swing around to the northeast we will get rain…however the dry southwesterlies are typical of what the autumn winds used to be…

New Map from the BOM

You might get a splash or two dinetta from this system… not a heap but the Southern Side of a TC is where the moisture is.

Dinetta said:

Too far south for us I think…altho’ we are getting southwesterlies just now, and if they swing around to the northeast we will get rain…however the dry southwesterlies are typical of what the autumn winds used to be…

Not much change here. Still had showers o/n. We haven’t had a day without some rain for about 1 month now. Cloudy one minute and sunny the next. I have been outside taking fotos of the wildlife I have been on about. Got quite a bit recorded bit the battery has gone flat. I have terrible trouble with keeping life in the camera batteries. Pis…. me off and I spit the dummy and come inside to sulk.

pain master said:

You might get a splash or two dinetta from this system… not a heap but the Southern Side of a TC is where the moisture is.

Yes we might…our best rain usually comes from cyclones hanging out to sea north of Bowen…did I say “too far south”? Really? Geez second cup of coffee coming up…

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Too far south for us I think…altho’ we are getting southwesterlies just now, and if they swing around to the northeast we will get rain…however the dry southwesterlies are typical of what the autumn winds used to be…

New Map from the BOM

You might get a splash or two dinetta from this system… not a heap but the Southern Side of a TC is where the moisture is.

wouldn’t want to live between Proserpine and Mackay right now…

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Too far south for us I think…altho’ we are getting southwesterlies just now, and if they swing around to the northeast we will get rain…however the dry southwesterlies are typical of what the autumn winds used to be…

New Map from the BOM

You might get a splash or two dinetta from this system… not a heap but the Southern Side of a TC is where the moisture is.

wouldn’t want to live between Proserpine and Mackay right now…

TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

pain master said:

TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

Well if we were getting our cyclone advice over the radio as frequently as we used to, complete with warning “woop woop”, there’d be folks hunkered down in their favourite pubs, with a map, engaged in the time-honoured Qld pastime of tracking Ului…. sadly we all know why the cyclone warnings don’ t happen like that any more…

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Too far south for us I think…altho’ we are getting southwesterlies just now, and if they swing around to the northeast we will get rain…however the dry southwesterlies are typical of what the autumn winds used to be…

New Map from the BOM

You might get a splash or two dinetta from this system… not a heap but the Southern Side of a TC is where the moisture is.

Cat 2? Just a bit of a storm eh?

>TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

It’s when they slow down and get angry that you need to worry…

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

Well if we were getting our cyclone advice over the radio as frequently as we used to, complete with warning “woop woop”, there’d be folks hunkered down in their favourite pubs, with a map, engaged in the time-honoured Qld pastime of tracking Ului…. sadly we all know why the cyclone warnings don’ t happen like that any more…

Nah, we still get the “woop woop” on the radio, well we did with TC Larry, but then again, I don’t listen to the radio. All those map enthusiasts are tracking Ului on the internet it seems. 400+ viewers are on the Tropical Page of Weatherzone atm….

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

Well if we were getting our cyclone advice over the radio as frequently as we used to, complete with warning “woop woop”, there’d be folks hunkered down in their favourite pubs, with a map, engaged in the time-honoured Qld pastime of tracking Ului…. sadly we all know why the cyclone warnings don’ t happen like that any more…

Maybe I used to know but I’ve forgotten. Please tell me about it Dinny.

CollieWA said:

Cat 2? Just a bit of a storm eh?

That is what is annoying some people (authorities included) up here… some reckon a 140kph wind can’t do too much damage surely…

My yard is spotless, it looks like Royalty are planning on visiting, that or a GA film crew!

CollieWA said:

>TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

It’s when they slow down and get angry that you need to worry…

Spot on there Collie, I think the reason TC Larry wasn’t as Legendary as he should have been was that he kept tracking at 25kph.

TC Ului spent 8 days travelling 1600kms and now is looking like covering 1300 in 3 days.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Well if we were getting our cyclone advice over the radio as frequently as we used to, complete with warning “woop woop”, there’d be folks hunkered down in their favourite pubs, with a map, engaged in the time-honoured Qld pastime of tracking Ului…. sadly we all know why the cyclone warnings don’ t happen like that any more…

Maybe I used to know but I’ve forgotten. Please tell me about it Dinny.

I took it as Dinetta0 was suggesting it was the fact that we all sat in Pubs having Cyclone Parties instead of preparing ourselves was the reason no more “woop woop” sirens???

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Well if we were getting our cyclone advice over the radio as frequently as we used to, complete with warning “woop woop”, there’d be folks hunkered down in their favourite pubs, with a map, engaged in the time-honoured Qld pastime of tracking Ului…. sadly we all know why the cyclone warnings don’ t happen like that any more…

Maybe I used to know but I’ve forgotten. Please tell me about it Dinny.

I took it as Dinetta0 was suggesting it was the fact that we all sat in Pubs having Cyclone Parties instead of preparing ourselves was the reason no more “woop woop” sirens???

Could be but it doesn’t sound legit to me. Maybe because it sent folks into a panic. Anything’s possible.

CollieWA said:

>TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

It’s when they slow down and get angry that you need to worry…

Not strictly true Collie.
When they slow down they cool the water beneath so they start losing intensity. That’s what happened to Ului.

pomolo said:

CollieWA said:

>TC Ului has picked up pace, in the last 4 hours, she has gone from travelling at 12kph to 26kph. Looks like it is time for her to head ashore.

It’s when they slow down and get angry that you need to worry…

Not strictly true Collie.
When they slow down they cool the water beneath so they start losing intensity. That’s what happened to Ului.

Good point.

Over this side the weather boffins talk of a slowing cyclone over water as more dangerous as it is building intensity.

It loses intensity as soon as it crosses the coast as it needs the warm water for the energy.

I’m no expert but that makes sense to me.

I think the reason why Ului started to fall apart a few days back was because of a current of dry air, which took the moisture out of the equation for a while. TCs need water temps of 26C at least to maintain their shape, and Ului is currently sitting in 28C with temps of around 27C between her and the coast. Wind shear will also smash a TC apart and currently Wind shear is oky doky, but the water temps are starting to cool.

The speed of Ului has been determined by ridges in the atmosphere which have helped Ului move left or right. All TCs like to head to the nearest Pole just as nature wants.

Still don’t want to be living between Proserpine and Mackay at the moment.

And TC Ului is just ripping towards the coast… sorry Proserpine, she’ll be a Cat 3 soon enough.

Oh and the Whoop whoop noises on the teev should start 12 hours before impact….

pain master said:

And TC Ului is just ripping towards the coast… sorry Proserpine, she’ll be a Cat 3 soon enough.

It’s got it’s foot on the accelerator now hasn’t it? Keep your head down PM and EM. What a welcome to North Queensland for you.

We’ll be waiting to hear that all is ok with you after the event. My stomach is tingling just thinking about it.

Watch out Radioactive Man!

pomolo said:

It’s got it’s foot on the accelerator now hasn’t it? Keep your head down PM and EM. What a welcome to North Queensland for you.

We’ll be waiting to hear that all is ok with you after the event. My stomach is tingling just thinking about it.

I’m excited really, in fact, I’m a bundle of nerves and its going to miss us… the wind has just started to pick up and the clouds are starting to rip overhead.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

It’s got it’s foot on the accelerator now hasn’t it? Keep your head down PM and EM. What a welcome to North Queensland for you.

We’ll be waiting to hear that all is ok with you after the event. My stomach is tingling just thinking about it.

I’m excited really, in fact, I’m a bundle of nerves and its going to miss us… the wind has just started to pick up and the clouds are starting to rip overhead.

i can feel the tension from here. the excitement without the damage would be good.

Just heard the “whoop whoop whoop” on the tele!!!

pain master said:

Just heard the “whoop whoop whoop” on the tele!!!

bloody siren luney – he probably enjoys ringing that thing.
can you both fit in the fridge?

pain master said:

pomolo said:

It’s got it’s foot on the accelerator now hasn’t it? Keep your head down PM and EM. What a welcome to North Queensland for you.

We’ll be waiting to hear that all is ok with you after the event. My stomach is tingling just thinking about it.

I’m excited really, in fact, I’m a bundle of nerves and its going to miss us… the wind has just started to pick up and the clouds are starting to rip overhead.

You should get the winds from the north west once it over the land. I suppose you have heard all the stuff about opening a window on the lea side(west) and then one on the east side after it’s passed.

pepe said:

pain master said:

Just heard the “whoop whoop whoop” on the tele!!!

bloody siren luney – he probably enjoys ringing that thing.
can you both fit in the fridge?

too much beer in the fridge… have to drink that before the power goes out.

pain master said:

Just heard the “whoop whoop whoop” on the tele!!!

now there’s talk of evacuating towns

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

It’s got it’s foot on the accelerator now hasn’t it? Keep your head down PM and EM. What a welcome to North Queensland for you.

We’ll be waiting to hear that all is ok with you after the event. My stomach is tingling just thinking about it.

I’m excited really, in fact, I’m a bundle of nerves and its going to miss us… the wind has just started to pick up and the clouds are starting to rip overhead.

You should get the winds from the north west once it over the land. I suppose you have heard all the stuff about opening a window on the lea side(west) and then one on the east side after it’s passed.

I’m not too sure if we will see that kind of pressure drop here…. and the winds for Towntown are predicted to be 35/45knots tonight…. so not too extreme.

8)

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Just heard the “whoop whoop whoop” on the tele!!!

now there’s talk of evacuating towns

They have declared a disaster zone for Mackay, but that is so the Govt can start shelling over the cash for the impending rebuild straight away instead of declaring it after the event. It also means they can evacuate people.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Just heard the “whoop whoop whoop” on the tele!!!

now there’s talk of evacuating towns

They have declared a disaster zone for Mackay, but that is so the Govt can start shelling over the cash for the impending rebuild straight away instead of declaring it after the event. It also means they can evacuate people.

I hope it fizzles out.
I will never forget the deafening roar of the wind in a cyclone.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Just heard the “whoop whoop whoop” on the tele!!!

now there’s talk of evacuating towns

They have declared a disaster zone for Mackay, but that is so the Govt can start shelling over the cash for the impending rebuild straight away instead of declaring it after the event. It also means they can evacuate people.

I hope no one looses their life.

I’ve just had to turn my pedestal fan down to 1…. it was getting breezy in here!

the latest from the BOM….

getting pretty close to touchdown by the looks of it…

Mackay is looking wetter…

pain master said:

the latest from the BOM….

That orange section includes Browntown now. Me thinks you won’t be sleeping much tonight.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

the latest from the BOM….

That orange section includes Browntown now. Me thinks you won’t be sleeping much tonight.

nope… I’m wired at the moment…. prolly hit a wall later and go zonkers, but at the moment, I’m keen to see this beast head more dinetta’s way….

Jeez, that “whoop whoop whoop” noise can get annoying…

There’s that “whoop whoop whoop” again, what’s that 4 minute updates eh?

still here, but Mackay, Hamilton Island and Proserpine are looking worse for wear.

Mackay…

raining here now…

ok, looks like the worse is over, nothing to see here…

Hey, lukim yu olgeta tumorrow.

pain master said:

ok, looks like the worse is over, nothing to see here…

Hey, lukim yu olgeta tumorrow.

Good.
It ran out of puff

Hey dinetta0, are you getting any rain from ex-TC Ukele?

pain master said:

Hey dinetta0, are you getting any rain from ex-TC Ukele?

Not really, just a lovely drizzly overcast Sunday…MrD is out on his 80.3 k bike ride (very proud of the 0.3k, we are!) and he zinced his nose before setting off, just in case the sun broke out but the drizzle has become somewhat heavier and the cloud thicker…the breeze isn’t too bad…wonderful weather for son’s rugby this AM…

I have cleaned up a couple of gutters that fill the tanks…I think Sonny Joe’s days are numbered in this job as his hands are bigger than mine now and he can’t really get them between the colourbond and the gutter any more…might take Elle Wuffles for a walk…we are using this precipitation to knock down the ruts in our driveway caused by saturation during the main Wet…I got stuck in a rut the other night and took a buster off my bike…at least I have gravel rash on a knee and elbow to show for this one…

In the main, we are too far south, we think, for the Depression Ukelele to be of major benefit to us…however further north there could be significant falls that might make the rivers run again…maybe…

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Hey dinetta0, are you getting any rain from ex-TC Ukele?

Not really, just a lovely drizzly overcast Sunday…MrD is out on his 80.3 k bike ride (very proud of the 0.3k, we are!) and he zinced his nose before setting off, just in case the sun broke out but the drizzle has become somewhat heavier and the cloud thicker…the breeze isn’t too bad…wonderful weather for son’s rugby this AM…

I have cleaned up a couple of gutters that fill the tanks…I think Sonny Joe’s days are numbered in this job as his hands are bigger than mine now and he can’t really get them between the colourbond and the gutter any more…might take Elle Wuffles for a walk…we are using this precipitation to knock down the ruts in our driveway caused by saturation during the main Wet…I got stuck in a rut the other night and took a buster off my bike…at least I have gravel rash on a knee and elbow to show for this one…

In the main, we are too far south, we think, for the Depression Ukelele to be of major benefit to us…however further north there could be significant falls that might make the rivers run again…maybe…

Good to hear dinetta0, have you noticed Emerald’s new weather Radar? and 80.3ks on a bike, that’s more than this lazy sloth did today. Does MrD ride a MTB that far or is it a skinny tire bike? and I know how big hands and guttering works, my hands were cut to shreds last time I cleaned out the gutters.

pain master said:

Good to hear dinetta0, have you noticed Emerald’s new weather Radar? and 80.3ks on a bike, that’s more than this lazy sloth did today. Does MrD ride a MTB that far or is it a skinny tire bike? and I know how big hands and guttering works, my hands were cut to shreds last time I cleaned out the gutters.

Yes I saw the headlines in the local rag, they’ve switched it on…Sonny Jim was on the BOM website tonight having a happy play with it (the website)…I’ll get my turn later…

A skinny tyre bike… the MTB is me…

MrD has agreed to retire Sonny Joe from the job…When I put it to him, I think he was still stonkered after his bike ride…he said the last half hour the wind was against him and picking up but he’s happy…

Is that rain in WA?

really glad that all yous tropical peoples survived ului.
the damage looks bad but obviously the bananas survived too.

pain master said:

Is that rain in WA?

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Is that rain in WA?

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

Put wheels under your land/yard/house/station/state and push it under the rain….. move it back when you have enough.

Good idea:) Off to find some wheels for my place.

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Is that rain in WA?

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

Put wheels under your land/yard/house/station/state and push it under the rain….. move it back when you have enough.

Good idea:) Off to find some wheels for my place.

hehehehe :) Come to think of it, we have given some thought to selling our house rather than demolishing it. Only the cost of moving it would probably more than it’s worth.. :D

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

Put wheels under your land/yard/house/station/state and push it under the rain….. move it back when you have enough.

Good idea:) Off to find some wheels for my place.

hehehehe :) Come to think of it, we have given some thought to selling our house rather than demolishing it. Only the cost of moving it would probably more than it’s worth.. :D

Well when you rebuild (if that is the way you go) put in a rain cloud or 2;P

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Put wheels under your land/yard/house/station/state and push it under the rain….. move it back when you have enough.

Good idea:) Off to find some wheels for my place.

hehehehe :) Come to think of it, we have given some thought to selling our house rather than demolishing it. Only the cost of moving it would probably more than it’s worth.. :D

Well when you rebuild (if that is the way you go) put in a rain cloud or 2;P

Perhaps a special platform up on the roof where I can climb up and do a rain dance??? Would certainly keep the neighbours amused :)

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

hehehehe :) Come to think of it, we have given some thought to selling our house rather than demolishing it. Only the cost of moving it would probably more than it’s worth.. :D

Well when you rebuild (if that is the way you go) put in a rain cloud or 2;P

Perhaps a special platform up on the roof where I can climb up and do a rain dance??? Would certainly keep the neighbours amused :)

Oh can we have pics pleeeeeezzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…..lol

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Well when you rebuild (if that is the way you go) put in a rain cloud or 2;P

Perhaps a special platform up on the roof where I can climb up and do a rain dance??? Would certainly keep the neighbours amused :)

Oh can we have pics pleeeeeezzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…..lol

Only if it rains :D

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

Perhaps a special platform up on the roof where I can climb up and do a rain dance??? Would certainly keep the neighbours amused :)

Oh can we have pics pleeeeeezzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…..lol

Only if it rains :D

Fair enough.

pepe said:

really glad that all yous tropical peoples survived ului.
the damage looks bad but obviously the bananas survived too.

sugarcane didn’t fare so well.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Is that rain in WA?

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

oooops sorry, but I got an inch of water from the sky, with the majority falling on GF and I while we were out on our MTBs out behind the Dam, got very muddy and very wet. Percy was with us but he opted to go inside my nice waterproof backpack.

oooops sorry, but I got an inch of water from the sky, with the majority falling on GF and I while we were out on our MTBs out behind the Dam, got very muddy and very wet. Percy was with us but he opted to go inside my nice waterproof backpack.
………………………………………………
Lucky Percy even get to hear rain……..

Be nice for Percy to go to sleep to the sound of raindrops pitterpattering on the roof…you do have a CGI roof, PM?

Dinetta said:

Be nice for Percy to go to sleep to the sound of raindrops pitterpattering on the roof…you do have a CGI roof, PM?

not at all dinetta0, we have gone and bought the most un-Queenslander you could find, it’s almost a Victorian! There’s tiles up on the roof!

:O!!

Can I ask how old your domicilary residence is?

Dinetta said:

Can I ask how old your domicilary residence is?

Not as old as I, it was built a few years after Althea, and seems to be built to some pretty strict cyclone regs

Raining very heavy here now. 23mms so far today, and I daresay a few more mms are going in every few minutes or so.

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Can I ask how old your domicilary residence is?

Not as old as I, it was built a few years after Althea, and seems to be built to some pretty strict cyclone regs

For a while there, when you said roof tiles, I thought it may have been a homestead originally…from earlier times…

Yep, even the houses out here are built to strict “wind tolerance” (for want of a better word) guidelines…

Getting closer..

Nice and overcast and dark outside. I’m told it’s warm out there too but here in the office it’s pretty cold.

this has just dropped 17mms on me…

which brings my yearly sub-total to over 44inches. :)

pain master said:

which brings my yearly sub-total to over 44inches. :)

Still on 0 here.. for the year, and the last 3.5 months. Why the hell do I live here again?!

bon008 said:

pain master said:

which brings my yearly sub-total to over 44inches. :)

Still on 0 here.. for the year, and the last 3.5 months. Why the hell do I live here again?!

For the Mediterranean climate?

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Is that rain in WA?

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

I wish you rain Bon. Heaven knows you’re welcome to some of ours. I just noticed walking between the house and the shed that it smells dank and musty. We need some sunlight.

Just on the TV.

after all the rain there’s a huge surge in Ross River Fever cases.

Man the ran is just smashing down at the moment!

Just over 2 inches for the day… all I need is one more inch and I’ll have passed the annual average!

raining still

How’s that for wetness?

and it all started here…

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Is that rain in WA?

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

I wish you rain Bon. Heaven knows you’re welcome to some of ours. I just noticed walking between the house and the shed that it smells dank and musty. We need some sunlight.

It worked pomolo!!! :):) We got a really big loud thunderstorm, and a seriously heavy downpour. The downpour lasted a little while and now we’ve got a fairy steady rain woo woo woo :) I have been leaping around like a crazy goose. We lost our network connectivity so I couldn’t see how good it looked on the radar when it was really stormy. Still pretty though!!

pain master said:

Just over 2 inches for the day… all I need is one more inch and I’ll have passed the annual average!

That’s an awful lot for you to have “passed.”

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

I wish you rain Bon. Heaven knows you’re welcome to some of ours. I just noticed walking between the house and the shed that it smells dank and musty. We need some sunlight.

It worked pomolo!!! :):) We got a really big loud thunderstorm, and a seriously heavy downpour. The downpour lasted a little while and now we’ve got a fairy steady rain woo woo woo :) I have been leaping around like a crazy goose. We lost our network connectivity so I couldn’t see how good it looked on the radar when it was really stormy. Still pretty though!!

OMG! I am in possession of these wonderful powers I never knew I had. Anybody else need some rain?

pomolo said:

OMG! I am in possession of these wonderful powers I never knew I had. Anybody else need some rain?

Hang on, I’ve got months and months to catch up on.. :) I’m keeping the rain!! :)

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

OMG! I am in possession of these wonderful powers I never knew I had. Anybody else need some rain?

Hang on, I’ve got months and months to catch up on.. :) I’m keeping the rain!! :)

With my new powers you can have all you want and I’ll send more to anyone who needs it.

pomolo said:

OMG! I am in possession of these wonderful powers I never knew I had. Anybody else need some rain?

yes please!

puts hand up

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Tell him he’s dreaming!

Nah, there’s some about, but bloody typically not near me. Apparently we may get some tonight, but then we’ve heard that heaps of times lately and it never happens. Sorry – bit a grouch today. Hmph hmph hmph. Just want raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. And someone to help me get the garden under control :(

I wish you rain Bon. Heaven knows you’re welcome to some of ours. I just noticed walking between the house and the shed that it smells dank and musty. We need some sunlight.

It worked pomolo!!! :):) We got a really big loud thunderstorm, and a seriously heavy downpour. The downpour lasted a little while and now we’ve got a fairy steady rain woo woo woo :) I have been leaping around like a crazy goose. We lost our network connectivity so I couldn’t see how good it looked on the radar when it was really stormy. Still pretty though!!

awesome sauce bon, I won’t tell you that it is still raining here eh but? 113mms today, bringing our year to date total to 47 and one quarter inches, just one inch and one quarter more than our average!

>Is that rain in WA?

Coukd be, not sure. It’s been too long.

Wild outside.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Just over 2 inches for the day… all I need is one more inch and I’ll have passed the annual average!

That’s an awful lot for you to have “passed.”

Gotta keep up with Percy.

pain master said:

awesome sauce bon, I won’t tell you that it is still raining here eh but? 113mms today, bringing our year to date total to 47 and one quarter inches, just one inch and one quarter more than our average!

Nah go on, when I’m being logical I know that you’re always gonna get lots more rain than me!! It’s only when it’s been 120+ days sans rain that it gets to me.. :D

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

I wish you rain Bon. Heaven knows you’re welcome to some of ours. I just noticed walking between the house and the shed that it smells dank and musty. We need some sunlight.

It worked pomolo!!! :):) We got a really big loud thunderstorm, and a seriously heavy downpour. The downpour lasted a little while and now we’ve got a fairy steady rain woo woo woo :) I have been leaping around like a crazy goose. We lost our network connectivity so I couldn’t see how good it looked on the radar when it was really stormy. Still pretty though!!

OMG! I am in possession of these wonderful powers I never knew I had. Anybody else need some rain?

You can turn mine off for the time being!

bon008 said:

pain master said:

awesome sauce bon, I won’t tell you that it is still raining here eh but? 113mms today, bringing our year to date total to 47 and one quarter inches, just one inch and one quarter more than our average!

Nah go on, when I’m being logical I know that you’re always gonna get lots more rain than me!! It’s only when it’s been 120+ days sans rain that it gets to me.. :D

well I reckon, we go 120 days without rain from May to November… I’ll keep half an eye on it.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

awesome sauce bon, I won’t tell you that it is still raining here eh but? 113mms today, bringing our year to date total to 47 and one quarter inches, just one inch and one quarter more than our average!

Nah go on, when I’m being logical I know that you’re always gonna get lots more rain than me!! It’s only when it’s been 120+ days sans rain that it gets to me.. :D

well I reckon, we go 120 days without rain from May to November… I’ll keep half an eye on it.

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

bon008 said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Nah go on, when I’m being logical I know that you’re always gonna get lots more rain than me!! It’s only when it’s been 120+ days sans rain that it gets to me.. :D

well I reckon, we go 120 days without rain from May to November… I’ll keep half an eye on it.

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

pretty much how it works bon, although today was loverly and cool :)

Mmmm wetness.

bon008 said:

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

but like rain everywhere else, it happens infrequently, so the rest of the time it is just like Paradise!

5 inches of rain today so far….

Year to date has just gone past the 48inches!

How’s this one?

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

Nah, nah, nah. hot + dry = living in an oven = dying.

Hot and rain = oh thank god.

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

Nah, nah, nah. hot + dry = living in an oven = dying.

Hot and rain = oh thank god.

em nau, yu tok stret!

pain master said:

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

Nah, nah, nah. hot + dry = living in an oven = dying.

Hot and rain = oh thank god.

em nau, yu tok stret!

:D I think that’s a good thing..

Still, I’ve never lived anywhere really humid. Couldn’t have coped in Jakarta without air con.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

I’ll second that.

nearly 6 inches today :) That will save watering the garden for a while?

wetwetwetwetwetwetwetwetwetwet

rainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrain

did I say it was raining?

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

You need to move Bon.

Nah, nah, nah. hot + dry = living in an oven = dying.

Hot and rain = oh thank god.

pain master said:

How’s this one?

Are you blue? Or just depressed? lol

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Think you guys have it the right way around though – rain when it’s hot, dry when it’s cool? Is that how it works?

I’m a bit of a wuss so when you rule out the hot days and the wet days, there aren’t many gardening days left..

hot + rain = humid =YUK!

I’ll second that.

You need to move too Bubba.

pain master said:

did I say it was raining?

So are you experiencing some sort of record for Townsville. Certainly looks like it.

Well between the photos of the water in Perth in the streets and PM pics……. I’m so wet I feel dry…..

Couple of photos of the Perth storm..

pain master said:

did I say it was raining?

Yes and we heard you the first time!

Lucky1 said:

Couple of photos of the Perth storm..

Yep, golf ball size…

Lucky1 said:

Good shot, that…

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Good shot, that…

There was 48 photos of the damage done in Perth, on the newspaper site.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

did I say it was raining?

So are you experiencing some sort of record for Townsville. Certainly looks like it.

A record for my Nylex that is! 150mms in one passing shower! No Night of Noah eh but?

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

did I say it was raining?

So are you experiencing some sort of record for Townsville. Certainly looks like it.

A record for my Nylex that is! 150mms in one passing shower! No Night of Noah eh but?

I cannot get my head around the amount of rain your getting. Is this above the average?????

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

So are you experiencing some sort of record for Townsville. Certainly looks like it.

A record for my Nylex that is! 150mms in one passing shower! No Night of Noah eh but?

I cannot get my head around the amount of rain your getting. Is this above the average?????

While our Jan and Feb was above average, our March level has been down, although last nights 150mms has prolly pushed us above average :)

Townsville’s Annual average is around 1150mms and I have gone past that now, recording just over 1200mms for the year so far. Having said that though, My location in January was considerably wetter than the location I am in now, but vice-versa for the next two months, so I have jagged it a bit. The rain has followed me from location to location.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

A record for my Nylex that is! 150mms in one passing shower! No Night of Noah eh but?

I cannot get my head around the amount of rain your getting. Is this above the average?????

While our Jan and Feb was above average, our March level has been down, although last nights 150mms has prolly pushed us above average :)

Townsville’s Annual average is around 1150mms and I have gone past that now, recording just over 1200mms for the year so far. Having said that though, My location in January was considerably wetter than the location I am in now, but vice-versa for the next two months, so I have jagged it a bit. The rain has followed me from location to location.

Thanks PM:)

Our soil is so dry here:(

Enjoy some of that rain for me will you:D

pain master said:

rainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrain

you seem a bit obsessed…

:)

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

rainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrainrain

you seem a bit obsessed…

:)

in typical Brownsville fashion, today is blue skies. Could be the start of the dry?

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

I cannot get my head around the amount of rain your getting. Is this above the average?????

While our Jan and Feb was above average, our March level has been down, although last nights 150mms has prolly pushed us above average :)

Townsville’s Annual average is around 1150mms and I have gone past that now, recording just over 1200mms for the year so far. Having said that though, My location in January was considerably wetter than the location I am in now, but vice-versa for the next two months, so I have jagged it a bit. The rain has followed me from location to location.

Thanks PM:)

Our soil is so dry here:(

Enjoy some of that rain for me will you:D

Welcome to the Tropics Lucky. LOL

Ever hear this song? Not Townsville but it’ll do.

Hey Rain Bill Scott

Chorus
Hey rain, rain coming down on the cane
On the roofs of the town.

Rain in me beer and rain in me face
Old Innisfail is a bloody wet place, hey rain, hey rain.

Rain in me beer and rain in me grub
And they’ve just fitted anchors to the Gurradunga pub, hey rain, hey rain.

Got a Johnson River crocodile livin’ in me ‘fridge
And there’s a bloody great tree down on the Jubilee Bridge, hey rain, hey
rain.

The monsoon sky’s so dark and big,
And there’s an old flying fox in a Morton Bay Fig, hey rain, hey rain.

A bloke from the west nigh died of fright
The river rose thirty five feet last night, hey rain, hey rain.

It’s the worst wet season we’ve ever had,
I’d swim down to Tully but it’s just as bloody hey rain, hey rain. Top

I knew it.

Just pegged out the second load and put on a third and the heavens opened.

bubba louie said:

I knew it.

Just pegged out the second load and put on a third and the heavens opened.

I’ve got washing on the line and its not raining:(

Maybe I hung in out wrong?????

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

I knew it.

Just pegged out the second load and put on a third and the heavens opened.

I’ve got washing on the line and its not raining:(

Maybe I hung in out wrong?????

I thought only men could hang the washing out wrong? :D

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

I knew it.

Just pegged out the second load and put on a third and the heavens opened.

I’ve got washing on the line and its not raining:(

Maybe I hung in out wrong?????

I thought only men could hang the washing out wrong? :D

Well I guess this includes me too….lol

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

did I say it was raining?

Yes and we heard you the first time!

And the second and the third.

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

I knew it.

Just pegged out the second load and put on a third and the heavens opened.

I’ve got washing on the line and its not raining:(

Maybe I hung in out wrong?????

You’ve got to peg out something precious or will lose shape if rained on…a heavy floor mat is good…

Warm here this afternoon…….to warm for me……

There’s a new L that looks like hitting land as a Cat 1 TC sometime on Sunday but looks like reaching landfall to the East of Darwin.

Don’t know if we have any Darwinites on this forum?

Not any more…

Sorry, but the chance of this L moving into the Gulf and spinning up again is possible, and if that happens… its raining again! Not just yet though, maybe next week.

pain master said:

Sorry, but the chance of this L moving into the Gulf and spinning up again is possible, and if that happens… its raining again! Not just yet though, maybe next week.

We have been enjoying 3 days of fine weather. Not one shower in all that time. Rare.

TC Paul… now that’s a name that could strike fear into the public!

Great picture here of the Radar.

pain master said:

Great picture here of the Radar.

Wow that is so COOL………

What is the red bits??????

pain master said:

Great picture here of the Radar.

or is that infrared?

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Great picture here of the Radar.

or is that infrared?

Prolly infrared, the red bits are clods in the sky.

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Great picture here of the Radar.

or is that infrared?

Prolly infrared, the red bits are clods in the sky.

Sweet:)

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Great picture here of the Radar.

or is that infrared?

Prolly infrared, the red bits are clods in the sky.

Don’t want to be round when all those clods succumb to gravity…

CollieWA said:

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

or is that infrared?

Prolly infrared, the red bits are clods in the sky.

Don’t want to be round when all those clods succumb to gravity…

They are here at the moment..
It’s throwing it down :)

Morning all, 8mm here overnight and still drizzling!!

and TC Paul tries a double loop with a million spins yet has got his toe stuck in Gove and is going no where in a hurry.

pain master said:

and TC Paul tries a double loop with a million spins yet has got his toe stuck in Gove and is going no where in a hurry.

There are some great but unpronounceable names up around that part of Oz.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and TC Paul tries a double loop with a million spins yet has got his toe stuck in Gove and is going no where in a hurry.

There are some great but unpronounceable names up around that part of Oz.

My sentiments exactly…

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and TC Paul tries a double loop with a million spins yet has got his toe stuck in Gove and is going no where in a hurry.

There are some great but unpronounceable names up around that part of Oz.

Yup, the bloke on the abc radio issuing the cyclone warning to Gove kept pronouncing Millingimbi as Mullinbimby…. chortle chortle chortle

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and TC Paul tries a double loop with a million spins yet has got his toe stuck in Gove and is going no where in a hurry.

There are some great but unpronounceable names up around that part of Oz.

My sentiments exactly…

I always struggle with Port Roper, they should change that bleedin’ name!

>Yup, the bloke on the abc radio issuing the cyclone warning to Gove kept pronouncing Millingimbi as Mullinbimby…. chortle chortle chortle

I grew up in Mullumbimby!!

Showers your way dinetta0?

at lunch time, about 13:00 hrs…not noted anything since and just got out of a spreadsheet I’ve been working in for the past 1.5 hours without saving anything so am grumpy…

:(

We’re too far north for the bitty showers going by, lots of cloud, but somebody is lucky north of Bluff…

Dinetta said:

at lunch time, about 13:00 hrs…not noted anything since and just got out of a spreadsheet I’ve been working in for the past 1.5 hours without saving anything so am grumpy…

:(

sorry

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

at lunch time, about 13:00 hrs…not noted anything since and just got out of a spreadsheet I’ve been working in for the past 1.5 hours without saving anything so am grumpy…

:(

sorry

Not your fault, but it’s a fiddly checking job that takes ages…

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

at lunch time, about 13:00 hrs…not noted anything since and just got out of a spreadsheet I’ve been working in for the past 1.5 hours without saving anything so am grumpy…

:(

sorry

Not your fault, but it’s a fiddly checking job that takes ages…

should you really have the AGF page up whilst at work???

pain master said:

should you really have the AGF page up whilst at work???

It wasn’t…I exited the spreadsheet, realized what I had done, and came over to the Forum to cheer myself up…

pain master said:

Showers your way dinetta0?

We had rain o/n and a storm supposed to happen this evening. Just as well to. I almost has to connect the hose up again. lol.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/

Weather observations with a smile…

629mm for the year :)

bit wet out…

739.5mm for year to date.

pain master said:

739.5mm for year to date.

Are you getting tired of all the rain yet?

pain master said:

739.5mm for year to date.

no wonder you are under water up there!

40mm here – beaut and just in time to top up the tank.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

739.5mm for year to date.

Are you getting tired of all the rain yet?

I’d like a little patch of blue sky every now and then pretty please.

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

739.5mm for year to date.

no wonder you are under water up there!

that is just under our average for what we should be to date…. The Tablelands however have had nearly 3 times the average rainfall to end of February.

750mm for the year now…

pain master said:

750mm for the year now…

aw .. that would still all be laying around here if we’d had it.

Jan-Mar 2011 181.0mm 22 day(s)

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

750mm for the year now…

aw .. that would still all be laying around here if we’d had it.

Jan-Mar 2011 181.0mm 22 day(s)

It is Roughy, the Bruce Hwy is now underwater all the way from Toobanna (south of Ingham) to Tully, a distance of around 120kms (off the top of my head) and reports are that sections of the road are floating away. It has been under now for a fortnight with just a window of dryness last weekend. But reports are that the water levels are not going anywhere and that the whole of NQ is at saturation point.

glub glub glub…

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

750mm for the year now…

aw .. that would still all be laying around here if we’d had it.

Jan-Mar 2011 181.0mm 22 day(s)

It is Roughy, the Bruce Hwy is now underwater all the way from Toobanna (south of Ingham) to Tully, a distance of around 120kms (off the top of my head) and reports are that sections of the road are floating away. It has been under now for a fortnight with just a window of dryness last weekend. But reports are that the water levels are not going anywhere and that the whole of NQ is at saturation point.

glub glub glub…

I’ve got a snorkel for emergencies.. you should consider the same. ;)

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

750mm for the year now…

aw .. that would still all be laying around here if we’d had it.

Jan-Mar 2011 181.0mm 22 day(s)

I’m still on 27mm whinge

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

aw .. that would still all be laying around here if we’d had it.

Jan-Mar 2011 181.0mm 22 day(s)

It is Roughy, the Bruce Hwy is now underwater all the way from Toobanna (south of Ingham) to Tully, a distance of around 120kms (off the top of my head) and reports are that sections of the road are floating away. It has been under now for a fortnight with just a window of dryness last weekend. But reports are that the water levels are not going anywhere and that the whole of NQ is at saturation point.

glub glub glub…

I’ve got a snorkel for emergencies.. you should consider the same. ;)

today it rained.

bon008 said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

750mm for the year now…

aw .. that would still all be laying around here if we’d had it.

Jan-Mar 2011 181.0mm 22 day(s)

I’m still on 27mm whinge

I got more than 27 today…. sorry!

painmaster said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

It is Roughy, the Bruce Hwy is now underwater all the way from Toobanna (south of Ingham) to Tully, a distance of around 120kms (off the top of my head) and reports are that sections of the road are floating away. It has been under now for a fortnight with just a window of dryness last weekend. But reports are that the water levels are not going anywhere and that the whole of NQ is at saturation point.

glub glub glub…

I’ve got a snorkel for emergencies.. you should consider the same. ;)

today it rained.

poor bastards – i get the feeling youse guys are sick of the four letter word starting with r…

pepe said:

painmaster said:

roughbarked said:

I’ve got a snorkel for emergencies.. you should consider the same. ;)

today it rained.

poor bastards – i get the feeling youse guys are sick of the four letter word starting with r…

please mr pepe, could you send me a week of sunshine?

painmaster said:

pepe said:

painmaster said:

today it rained.

poor bastards – i get the feeling youse guys are sick of the four letter word starting with r…

please mr pepe, could you send me a week of sunshine?

i wish – bluddy low coming your way again.

pepe said:

painmaster said:

pepe said:

poor bastards – i get the feeling youse guys are sick of the four letter word starting with r…

please mr pepe, could you send me a week of sunshine?

i wish – bluddy low coming your way again.

And…..and going to move all the way down to SEQ. No wonder the ants are moving into the house. Better go count what’s in the piggy bank. Need to buy a tinnie in case.

pepe said:

painmaster said:

pepe said:

poor bastards – i get the feeling youse guys are sick of the four letter word starting with r…

please mr pepe, could you send me a week of sunshine?

i wish – bluddy low coming your way again.

bluddy nora….

786.5 for the year to date and counting…

but if we go back to the start of the wet season, November, then we have had 1745mm in the past 4.5months.

pain master said:

786.5 for the year to date and counting…

but if we go back to the start of the wet season, November, then we have had 1745mm in the past 4.5months.

Your totals are becoming ridiculous. That is Townsville and I always think of T’ville as dry. I don’t know why.

Rain o/n here too. The ants were right.

Its only gonna get to 25C today!

Long trouser weather! Been a while…

pain master said:

Its only gonna get to 25C today!

Long trouser weather! Been a while…

You might need bed socks by tonight. Consult Yeehah if you don’t have any.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Its only gonna get to 25C today!

Long trouser weather! Been a while…

You might need bed socks by tonight. Consult Yeehah if you don’t have any.

perhaps Lucky can knit me a pair?

still raining by the way.

pain master said:

786.5 for the year to date and counting…

but if we go back to the start of the wet season, November, then we have had 1745mm in the past 4.5months.

… Bon gathers her jaw up from the ground.

pain master said:

Its only gonna get to 25C today!

Long trouser weather! Been a while…

I wore jeans the other day.. bliss! And lately the mornings have been just the slightest bit nippy. Obviously BOM knew I was getting over-excited about the upcoming 26 in our forecast, because it’s all gone back to 35/32 now. No worries, the cool mornings are so lovely, even if it is a hot day the heat has a chance to disappear overnight. Suddenly the world felt like a nice place again.. and then another earthquake :(

bon008 said:

pain master said:

786.5 for the year to date and counting…

but if we go back to the start of the wet season, November, then we have had 1745mm in the past 4.5months.

… Bon gathers her jaw up from the ground.

How tall are you Bon? it would be a good gauge as to how much rain we have had.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

786.5 for the year to date and counting…

but if we go back to the start of the wet season, November, then we have had 1745mm in the past 4.5months.

… Bon gathers her jaw up from the ground.

How tall are you Bon? it would be a good gauge as to how much rain we have had.

Haha! 1.58 m :D I’d be underwater!

804.5mm for year to date. March is creeping up on 250mm.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Its only gonna get to 25C today!

Long trouser weather! Been a while…

You might need bed socks by tonight. Consult Yeehah if you don’t have any.

Actually, I was thinking recently that the reason I need to wear two pairs is because they’re thinning with age. Tried to remember when I bought the last batch of Explorer socks … bought some white cotton-blend Explorers not long after I met Mr Y (about 5 years ago then) and the wool blends were on special, um, around about when Littlefella started school (8 or 9 years ago)!!

Given their staying power might have to keep an eye out for another half dozen pairs when they’re on special again. Now that I drive a desk 5 days a week, can’t imagine they’ll get as much use, except as bed socks.

But then again, just like the flannie pjs that have done a couple of winters, getting a bit thin, but no holes yet, might just keep wearing them till they fall apart – should get another winter out of pjs and socks. Then I’ll think about upgrading.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

786.5 for the year to date and counting…

but if we go back to the start of the wet season, November, then we have had 1745mm in the past 4.5months.

… Bon gathers her jaw up from the ground.

How tall are you Bon? it would be a good gauge as to how much rain we have had.

I’d be underwater even on my very tippiest toes!

here’s some clods for ya.

painmaster said:

here’s some clods for ya.

nice :)

painmaster said:

here’s some clods for ya.

Clouds are lovely but I always find flat country unnerving, I’m more at home in the hill country.

painmaster said:

here’s some clods for ya.

Jeepers, it has the same.. funny effect that you get from looking at clods through polarised sunnies. Am I imagining that?

bon008 said:

painmaster said:

here’s some clods for ya.

Jeepers, it has the same.. funny effect that you get from looking at clods through polarised sunnies. Am I imagining that?

your imagination is true bon… I have a polarizing lens for shots just like this.

and to make you feel even better, we currently have the same clods out there this afternoon, and the temp is only 38C out there. That’s a lot cooler then it was the last time I was here.

painmaster said:

bon008 said:

painmaster said:

here’s some clods for ya.

Jeepers, it has the same.. funny effect that you get from looking at clods through polarised sunnies. Am I imagining that?

your imagination is true bon… I have a polarizing lens for shots just like this.

and to make you feel even better, we currently have the same clods out there this afternoon, and the temp is only 38C out there. That’s a lot cooler then it was the last time I was here.

Oh, cool.. looks really neat :)

930mm for 2011 so far…

pain master said:

930mm for 2011 so far…

Are you home again PM?

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

930mm for 2011 so far…

Are you home again PM?

yup

painmaster said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

930mm for 2011 so far…

Are you home again PM?

yup

Email coming your way.

We have had a good shower of rain this arvo. More tomorrow please. I feel for you Bon. Things must be so, so dry over there.

1010mm for year to date.

Are you floating up there yet PM?

pomolo said:

Are you floating up there yet PM?

its wet.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/9103689/sunny-march-into-autumn/

Perth is on track to continue its record-breaking summer into Autumn as the hot weather drags on.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s John Relf said up to yesterday the metropolitan area had recorded 57 hot days – when the maximum temperature is 32C or higher – which is the greatest number of hot days for the January to March period since records began in 1897.

Mr Relf said the average number of hot days for the three months is 33.9 days and the previous January to March record was 47 days in 1978.

Perth is also experiencing its sunniest March on record, with an average of 11 sunshine hours per day, 1.5 hours above the long-term March average of 9.5 hours.

Yesterday also marked the 57th day of Perth’s latest dry spell, since 0.4mm was recorded back on February 1.

The record dry spell came in 1975 with 83 days but the Bureau has not predicted rainfall for the near future and the current dry period is already the 14th longest to date.

The last time Perth recorded zero rainfall in March was 2004.

big storm over head now, some lighting had made contact with a tree. Heavy rain.

Having a wet autumn here, sorry Bon, grey skies and continual drizzle…

Maybe a fire tonight? Max of 24c today, it’s cool enough…

bon008 said:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/9103689/sunny-march-into-autumn/

Perth is on track to continue its record-breaking summer into Autumn as the hot weather drags on.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s John Relf said up to yesterday the metropolitan area had recorded 57 hot days – when the maximum temperature is 32C or higher – which is the greatest number of hot days for the January to March period since records began in 1897.

Mr Relf said the average number of hot days for the three months is 33.9 days and the previous January to March record was 47 days in 1978.

Perth is also experiencing its sunniest March on record, with an average of 11 sunshine hours per day, 1.5 hours above the long-term March average of 9.5 hours.

Yesterday also marked the 57th day of Perth’s latest dry spell, since 0.4mm was recorded back on February 1.

The record dry spell came in 1975 with 83 days but the Bureau has not predicted rainfall for the near future and the current dry period is already the 14th longest to date.

The last time Perth recorded zero rainfall in March was 2004.

Far out.

Youse stole our spring and summer! Not that I wanted it to be hot, mind. But now we’re skipping autumn and going straight for winter.

Happy Potter said:

Far out.

Youse stole our spring and summer! Not that I wanted it to be hot, mind. But now we’re skipping autumn and going straight for winter.

Yep! Pity we can’t just sort it out amongst ourselves – swap half our sunshine for half your rain :)

I really hope we get a long, wet winter when it comes, and maybe skip spring.. but I can’t see it happening. I think south west WA is just changing in the longer term, and we’ll have to get used to it. I should dig up the water corp graph of the long term rain averages, and see how it looks – haven’t checked in a few years.

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

Far out.

Youse stole our spring and summer! Not that I wanted it to be hot, mind. But now we’re skipping autumn and going straight for winter.

Yep! Pity we can’t just sort it out amongst ourselves – swap half our sunshine for half your rain :)

I really hope we get a long, wet winter when it comes, and maybe skip spring.. but I can’t see it happening. I think south west WA is just changing in the longer term, and we’ll have to get used to it. I should dig up the water corp graph of the long term rain averages, and see how it looks – haven’t checked in a few years.

Sorry.. stuffed the quotes. Here is that rainfall graph, it’s a bit big, sorry about that.

(from http://www.watercorporation.com.au/D/dams_streamflow.cfm)

Averages just keep going down. I’ve heard some interesting theories on why.

Give yourself time, you’ll end up with our rainfall soon…can’t believe you got no rain out of Yasi…

bon008 said:

Here is that rainfall graph, it’s a bit big, sorry about that…

Averages just keep going down. I’ve heard some interesting theories on why.

That’s a sorry looking graph, although it annoys me a bit when they take the averages over different time periods.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Here is that rainfall graph, it’s a bit big, sorry about that…

Averages just keep going down. I’ve heard some interesting theories on why.

That’s a sorry looking graph, although it annoys me a bit when they take the averages over different time periods.

Well.. I can see it being annoying if it’s being used in a deceptive manner (i.e. if there was a short period of low rainfall in between two long periods of high rainfall, and they used the low average), but I think in this case it’s an effective way of showing the overall downward trend. It would be good if they had the overall average marked on the graph too, I think.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Here is that rainfall graph, it’s a bit big, sorry about that…

Averages just keep going down. I’ve heard some interesting theories on why.

That’s a sorry looking graph, although it annoys me a bit when they take the averages over different time periods.

Lies and damned statistics … yep, my inner cynic thought something similar.

Gotta go do baby things, bye.

1050mm for the year to date. Nearly 1200mm at work.

pain master said:

1050mm for the year to date. Nearly 1200mm at work.

32.5mm :D But we have showers forecast for Thursday, and “chance of a morning shower” on Friday. I think half of Perth will be out in the streets dancing when the rain starts :D

bon008 said:

pain master said:

1050mm for the year to date. Nearly 1200mm at work.

32.5mm :D But we have showers forecast for Thursday, and “chance of a morning shower” on Friday. I think half of Perth will be out in the streets dancing when the rain starts :D

About time the rains came for you…

Yeah, I know the ‘dancing in the streets, it’s raining” feeling…

pain master said:

1050mm for the year to date. Nearly 1200mm at work.

On and on it goes.

We have had rain here this afternoon. I never did get to do the outside stuff.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

1050mm for the year to date. Nearly 1200mm at work.

32.5mm :D But we have showers forecast for Thursday, and “chance of a morning shower” on Friday. I think half of Perth will be out in the streets dancing when the rain starts :D

A light at the end of the tunnel.

1060mm for year to date.

Woo woo woo.. some smatterings of white pixels up north..

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

That’s not a true reading though – I noticed when I took the photo that the little weather station has gone wonky, so I will get Mr Bon to pull it out of the ground and put it back straight before I take the proper reading tonight.

I’d guess the real reading is about half of what the photo shows – at least it’s a start! :D Just hope the neighbour’s plumbago doesn’t recover.. it’s looking quite ill just at the moment.

bon008 said:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

That’s not a true reading though – I noticed when I took the photo that the little weather station has gone wonky, so I will get Mr Bon to pull it out of the ground and put it back straight before I take the proper reading tonight.

I’d guess the real reading is about half of what the photo shows – at least it’s a start! :D Just hope the neighbour’s plumbago doesn’t recover.. it’s looking quite ill just at the moment.

picture didn’t work, but I assume it means you got some rain?

bon008 said:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

That’s not a true reading though – I noticed when I took the photo that the little weather station has gone wonky, so I will get Mr Bon to pull it out of the ground and put it back straight before I take the proper reading tonight.

I’d guess the real reading is about half of what the photo shows – at least it’s a start! :D Just hope the neighbour’s plumbago doesn’t recover.. it’s looking quite ill just at the moment.

Yaaaaaaaaaay alright…was so nice to be woken at 3 this mornin by the sound of rain…not sure if we’ll get much in the tank, but like you said, it’s a start.

Oh and I’ve had the black cockies destroying the jarrah in my vegie garden, makin a hell of a mess…but they were just lettin me know the rain was comin :o)

bluegreen said:

picture didn’t work, but I assume it means you got some rain?

Aww, weird – works fine for me. Yep, got a mm or two :)

Testing – tell me if this doesn’t work, please? :)

bon008 said:

Testing – tell me if this doesn’t work, please? :)

not at first, then I clicked on the little box and it opened up. weird.

LOL! Yep, the picture worked…ROFL!!

bluegreen said:

not at first, then I clicked on the little box and it opened up. weird.

Oh well.. next time I’ll go back to using Photobucket :)

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

not at first, then I clicked on the little box and it opened up. weird.

Oh well.. next time I’ll go back to using Photobucket :)

Came up straight away for me, in the “Testing” post…

bon008 said:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

That’s not a true reading though – I noticed when I took the photo that the little weather station has gone wonky, so I will get Mr Bon to pull it out of the ground and put it back straight before I take the proper reading tonight.

I’d guess the real reading is about half of what the photo shows – at least it’s a start! :D Just hope the neighbour’s plumbago doesn’t recover.. it’s looking quite ill just at the moment.

Couldn’t see your pic but any rain must be welcome.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Testing – tell me if this doesn’t work, please? :)

not at first, then I clicked on the little box and it opened up. weird.

I still can’t see it.

Just looked back at my weather charts… Just short of 18 inches for the year so far but looking back at 2010, at this time I had collected close to 44 inches. That was a wet season.

another 80mm o’ernight. March total is now 330mm and year to date is 732mm. Backyard is now underwater, no highground above the tide. Julia is not happy Jan. The ducks are still loving it…

Listen here Brownsville, We want our wet season back!

It’s finally starting to look like a wet. 150mm overnight :)

Teleost said:

Listen here Brownsville, We want our wet season back!

It’s finally starting to look like a wet. 150mm overnight :)

and with 300 – 400mm predicted for the next 8 days, things won’t be drying off for some time…

pain master said:

Teleost said:

Listen here Brownsville, We want our wet season back!

It’s finally starting to look like a wet. 150mm overnight :)

and with 300 – 400mm predicted for the next 8 days, things won’t be drying off for some time…

and this in the modelling, a prediction

pain master said:

another 80mm o’ernight. March total is now 330mm and year to date is 732mm. Backyard is now underwater, no highground above the tide. Julia is not happy Jan. The ducks are still loving it…

You might have to take Julia inside. lol.

trichome said:

pain master said:

Teleost said:

Listen here Brownsville, We want our wet season back!

It’s finally starting to look like a wet. 150mm overnight :)

and with 300 – 400mm predicted for the next 8 days, things won’t be drying off for some time…

and this in the modelling, a prediction

OMG!

pomolo said:

trichome said:

pain master said:

and with 300 – 400mm predicted for the next 8 days, things won’t be drying off for some time…

and this in the modelling, a prediction

OMG!

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

trichome said:

pain master said:

Teleost said:

Listen here Brownsville, We want our wet season back!

It’s finally starting to look like a wet. 150mm overnight :)

and with 300 – 400mm predicted for the next 8 days, things won’t be drying off for some time…

and this in the modelling, a prediction

GFS modelling that far out? But looks interesting.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

another 80mm o’ernight. March total is now 330mm and year to date is 732mm. Backyard is now underwater, no highground above the tide. Julia is not happy Jan. The ducks are still loving it…

You might have to take Julia inside. lol.

getting close… maybe the laundry?

trichome said:

pomolo said:

trichome said:

and this in the modelling, a prediction

OMG!

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

Ummm SW is in my direction… SE would be preferred thanks. Still got my cyclone Kit stocked though. But with sodden ground a few trees might fall.

another 25mm since this morning.

pain master said:

another 25mm since this morning.

tank full yet ? :)

trichome said:

pomolo said:

trichome said:

and this in the modelling, a prediction

OMG!

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

Lets hope that it goes SW.

pomolo said:

trichome said:

pomolo said:

OMG!

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

Lets hope that it goes SW.

give pm and crew a bit of curry you reckon ? :)

btw: it, hasn’t formed yet :)

pain master said:

trichome said:

pomolo said:

OMG!

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

Ummm SW is in my direction… SE would be preferred thanks. Still got my cyclone Kit stocked though. But with sodden ground a few trees might fall.

I must have the wrong slant on the possible cyclone. If it’s in the gulf then SW would take it away from the coast.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

trichome said:

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

Ummm SW is in my direction… SE would be preferred thanks. Still got my cyclone Kit stocked though. But with sodden ground a few trees might fall.

I must have the wrong slant on the possible cyclone. If it’s in the gulf then SW would take it away from the coast.

that image i linked to is a prediction, not real yet, is for 2 april 2012

pain master said:

another 25mm since this morning.

We had 26mm over the 24hrs of the 23rd. This afternoon it actually stopped raining for a couple of hours so we have our fingers crossed that it will be only showers from here on.

trichome said:

pain master said:

another 25mm since this morning.

tank full yet ? :)

Ours are. they’ve been full to the top since Christmas.

trichome said:

pomolo said:

trichome said:

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

Lets hope that it goes SW.

give pm and crew a bit of curry you reckon ? :)

btw: it, hasn’t formed yet :)

I understand that but Pm’s post has confused me a bit.

trichome said:

pomolo said:

trichome said:

yes but only a prediction, and said to move SW, may never come to be in reality
brace yourself pm :)

Lets hope that it goes SW.

give pm and crew a bit of curry you reckon ? :)

btw: it, hasn’t formed yet :)

and that was GFS modelling from last night. Today’s version shows that low spinning up a lot lower then this and heading to the SE corner of the state around the 31st. You live in the SE don’t you Pom?

pain master said:

trichome said:

pomolo said:

Lets hope that it goes SW.

give pm and crew a bit of curry you reckon ? :)

btw: it, hasn’t formed yet :)

and that was GFS modelling from last night. Today’s version shows that low spinning up a lot lower then this and heading to the SE corner of the state around the 31st. You live in the SE don’t you Pom?

Don’t even wish that on us. Livio said that the wet season up north was going to head our way. I hope all those predictions are wrong. We’ve had 3 floods so far this year and the coast, to our east, is having it’s forth atm.

trichome said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Ummm SW is in my direction… SE would be preferred thanks. Still got my cyclone Kit stocked though. But with sodden ground a few trees might fall.

I must have the wrong slant on the possible cyclone. If it’s in the gulf then SW would take it away from the coast.

that image i linked to is a prediction, not real yet, is for 2 april 2012

got ya.

another 46.5mm overnight… year to date is up around 770mm

pain master said:

another 46.5mm overnight… year to date is up around 770mm

been staying fine here the past few days

pain master said:

another 46.5mm overnight… year to date is up around 770mm

You’re winning and your still in the midst of it with more to come. Then you get the mould taking over all the house. Washing down walls with bleach and exit mould. That’s the fun bit.

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

another 46.5mm overnight… year to date is up around 770mm

been staying fine here the past few days

We actually had bright sunshine when I got up. I even had to lower the blinds on the verandah but it’s back to grey clouds again now.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

another 46.5mm overnight… year to date is up around 770mm

You’re winning and your still in the midst of it with more to come. Then you get the mould taking over all the house. Washing down walls with bleach and exit mould. That’s the fun bit.

Or clove oil: http://accidental-greenie.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/get-rid-of-mould-after-floods-with.html

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

another 46.5mm overnight… year to date is up around 770mm

You’re winning and your still in the midst of it with more to come. Then you get the mould taking over all the house. Washing down walls with bleach and exit mould. That’s the fun bit.

Or clove oil: http://accidental-greenie.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/get-rid-of-mould-after-floods-with.html

That’s good advice thanks Bon.

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

You’re winning and your still in the midst of it with more to come. Then you get the mould taking over all the house. Washing down walls with bleach and exit mould. That’s the fun bit.

Or clove oil: http://accidental-greenie.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/get-rid-of-mould-after-floods-with.html

That’s good advice thanks Bon.

considering last year and the year before were wetter, we don’t have a problem with internal mould.

Oh and 50mm o’ernight and another since this morning takes the month of March to 420mm and the year to date to 822. Workplace Nylex has now gone past 1050mm.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Or clove oil: http://accidental-greenie.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/get-rid-of-mould-after-floods-with.html

That’s good advice thanks Bon.

considering last year and the year before were wetter, we don’t have a problem with internal mould.

Oh and 50mm o’ernight and another since this morning takes the month of March to 420mm and the year to date to 822. Workplace Nylex has now gone past 1050mm.

This was my job.
I called him and asked how he was travelling..
I got a call from him saying. I’ll call you, if the trees survive..

http://www.areanews.com.au/news/local/news/general/forgotten-farmers-wait-in-hope/2492292.aspx

corrections are, it got to 19 inches and those peaches were covered to the tips.

roughbarked said:

This was my job.
I called him and asked how he was travelling..
I got a call from him saying. I’ll call you, if the trees survive..

http://www.areanews.com.au/news/local/news/general/forgotten-farmers-wait-in-hope/2492292.aspx

corrections are, it got to 19 inches and those peaches were covered to the tips.

:(

pain master said:

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Or clove oil: http://accidental-greenie.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/get-rid-of-mould-after-floods-with.html

That’s good advice thanks Bon.

considering last year and the year before were wetter, we don’t have a problem with internal mould.

Oh and 50mm o’ernight and another since this morning takes the month of March to 420mm and the year to date to 822. Workplace Nylex has now gone past 1050mm.

You bloomin monsoon trough is moving southwards. We are due to see it about Thursday. Thanks PM.

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

That’s good advice thanks Bon.

considering last year and the year before were wetter, we don’t have a problem with internal mould.

Oh and 50mm o’ernight and another since this morning takes the month of March to 420mm and the year to date to 822. Workplace Nylex has now gone past 1050mm.

This was my job.
I called him and asked how he was travelling..
I got a call from him saying. I’ll call you, if the trees survive..

http://www.areanews.com.au/news/local/news/general/forgotten-farmers-wait-in-hope/2492292.aspx

corrections are, it got to 19 inches and those peaches were covered to the tips.

Hope they survive so you can get back to work.

I have just heard that Townsville has just had a freak wind storm and it’s created havoc. Gusts of 127mph. Just what you don’t need with vegetation so sodden in the ground. Hope you and M and all the girls are ok.

pomolo said:

I have just heard that Townsville has just had a freak wind storm and it’s created havoc. Gusts of 127mph. Just what you don’t need with vegetation so sodden in the ground. Hope you and M and all the girls are ok.

Mini tornado news said ..pics on this morns herald sun site. I hope everythings ok PM

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

I have just heard that Townsville has just had a freak wind storm and it’s created havoc. Gusts of 127mph. Just what you don’t need with vegetation so sodden in the ground. Hope you and M and all the girls are ok.

Mini tornado news said ..pics on this morns herald sun site. I hope everythings ok PM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-20/in-pictures-mini-tornado-in-townsville/3900192

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

I have just heard that Townsville has just had a freak wind storm and it’s created havoc. Gusts of 127mph. Just what you don’t need with vegetation so sodden in the ground. Hope you and M and all the girls are ok.

Mini tornado news said ..pics on this morns herald sun site. I hope everythings ok PM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-20/in-pictures-mini-tornado-in-townsville/3900192

power would be out, and it’d be a busy time there, i’m sure pm will post when possible :)

trichome said:

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

Mini tornado news said ..pics on this morns herald sun site. I hope everythings ok PM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-20/in-pictures-mini-tornado-in-townsville/3900192

power would be out, and it’d be a busy time there, i’m sure pm will post when possible :)

I just popped in to see how PM & family were doing, too. Will have to pop back later! Fingers crossed his place is OK. Those rain figures he posted earlier just boggle my mind.

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

nice colours

trichome said:

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

nice colours

or in B/W

http://realtime2.bsch.au.com/vis_sat2.html?region=coralsea&loop=yes&images=4&allday=&start=&stop=#nav

Thank you everyone for your well wishes… well wasn’t last night a cracker! I was woken at 2am to torrential rain, and with the garden already sodden, and concerns for the shed and poultry, I went outside and checked everything and things were okay, water was lapping at the edge of the shed and the ducks were snoozing out in the open! Julia was on her roost asleep. So at 3am I emptied the Nylex and not long after went back to bed. I awoke at 5am to howling wind and some corker lightning and rolling thunder. Whoo oooh I thought, that’s the stuff…. at 5:20 it got real nasty out and I thought, I gotta get up. At around 5:30 I went outside and the shed was underwater, around 2 inches across the floor and there were frogs swimming inside my shed!

Well as the light started getting better I could see that the yard was really wet and Julia wasn’t happy so I picked her off her perch, she didn’t want to swim out of her yard and I placed her inside in the shed on the workbench, she loves it up there, except I didn’t see the Carpet Python on the work bench and Julia hissed at the snake and the snake fled, well it crawled away up a post and across the rafters. I checked the Nylex again and between 3am and 5:30am we had 82mm of rain.

I then drove to work and the on the edge of the suburbs of Gulliver and Vincent well there was corrugated iron hanging off the power lines like some one hangs their breeches out to dry, trees were down and roofs were gone. Got to work, cleaned up the mess and continued my day.

Thank you for the well wishes! Cheers and Beers, PM.

pain master said:

Thank you for the well wishes! Cheers and Beers, PM.

glad to hear you are OK, if a little wet!

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Thank you for the well wishes! Cheers and Beers, PM.

glad to hear you are OK, if a little wet!

Ditto.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Thank you for the well wishes! Cheers and Beers, PM.

glad to hear you are OK, if a little wet!

Ditto.

By 2.

trichome said:

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

nice colours

That looks pretty wild and it’s heading our way. Oh what fun! We have 3 couples joining us for a BBQ on Sat night. It’s in doubt now.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

glad to hear you are OK, if a little wet!

Ditto.

By 2.

me three

pain master said:

Thank you everyone for your well wishes… well wasn’t last night a cracker! I was woken at 2am to torrential rain, and with the garden already sodden, and concerns for the shed and poultry, I went outside and checked everything and things were okay, water was lapping at the edge of the shed and the ducks were snoozing out in the open! Julia was on her roost asleep. So at 3am I emptied the Nylex and not long after went back to bed. I awoke at 5am to howling wind and some corker lightning and rolling thunder. Whoo oooh I thought, that’s the stuff…. at 5:20 it got real nasty out and I thought, I gotta get up. At around 5:30 I went outside and the shed was underwater, around 2 inches across the floor and there were frogs swimming inside my shed!

Well as the light started getting better I could see that the yard was really wet and Julia wasn’t happy so I picked her off her perch, she didn’t want to swim out of her yard and I placed her inside in the shed on the workbench, she loves it up there, except I didn’t see the Carpet Python on the work bench and Julia hissed at the snake and the snake fled, well it crawled away up a post and across the rafters. I checked the Nylex again and between 3am and 5:30am we had 82mm of rain.

I then drove to work and the on the edge of the suburbs of Gulliver and Vincent well there was corrugated iron hanging off the power lines like some one hangs their breeches out to dry, trees were down and roofs were gone. Got to work, cleaned up the mess and continued my day.

Thank you for the well wishes! Cheers and Beers, PM.

Glad to hear you’re none the worse for wear. :)

only 19mm in the past 24 hours, and the ground looks to be draining away. 997mm for year to date – almost at the 1,000 mark.

pain master said:

only 19mm in the past 24 hours, and the ground looks to be draining away. 997mm for year to date – almost at the 1,000 mark.

Good it’s draining away. That much would wipe my town off the map.

pain master said:

only 19mm in the past 24 hours, and the ground looks to be draining away. 997mm for year to date – almost at the 1,000 mark.

That trough looks to be weakening on it’s way down to us so, just maybe, we won’t get to flooding level again.

I’m not mentioning the weather today. Same old, same old.

pomolo said:

I’m not mentioning the weather today. Same old, same old.

clear and sunny here, with a top of 22^o^C. Lovely :)

will it blow?

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/products/tc_realtime/loop.asp?product=4kmirimg&storm_identifier=SH992012&starting_image=2012SH99_4KMIRIMG_201203220614.GIF

pomolo said:

I’m not mentioning the weather today. Same old, same old.

That’s my line!

I laughed out loud last night when at the end of the Late News, Sandra Sully was doing the weather forecast and she said “Fine and sunny in Perth…yet again”

I’s still very wet outside but the rain seems to have stopped for a while. Haven’t checked BoM as yet.

They say we are supposed to have some rain over the next couple of days. Rain…what’s that?

hortfurball said:

They say we are supposed to have some rain over the next couple of days. Rain…what’s that?

we are supposed to have two cyclones the week after next. Hope you got your gumboots on Pomolo.

a few drops of rain overnight has taken my totals past a milestone or two. Have gone past 600mm for the month and past 1,000mm for the year.

pain master said:

hortfurball said:

They say we are supposed to have some rain over the next couple of days. Rain…what’s that?

we are supposed to have two cyclones the week after next. Hope you got your gumboots on Pomolo.

Great news PM. Can’t wait.

We’re off to buy a new garden pot but we are going via the bunn…. shop to get som aggi pipe and drainage channels. Have to try to get rid of some of the water that is just laying there going slimy.

With more to come it’s even more urgent.

pain master said:

a few drops of rain overnight has taken my totals past a milestone or two. Have gone past 600mm for the month and past 1,000mm for the year.

You can claim victory. I don’t want to win this one.

Our beautiful sunny day was a ONE only. We are back to cloudy skies again today.

If ants are any predictiors of the weather we are in for some more rain. The ants are going crazy. Up an down the verandah railings. along the paths. Helter skelter. On a mission.

pomolo said:

If ants are any predictiors of the weather we are in for some more rain. The ants are going crazy. Up an down the verandah railings. along the paths. Helter skelter. On a mission.

What are your Murraya doing?

pomolo said:

If ants are any predictiors of the weather we are in for some more rain. The ants are going crazy. Up an down the verandah railings. along the paths. Helter skelter. On a mission.

The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are four main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, Western Australia, the southeast Pacific, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 5 April to 9 April, 14 April to 18 April, and 24 April to 28 April. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 13 April to 17 April, 23 April to 27 April, and 23 April to 27 April.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 3 April to 7 April, 13 April to 17 April, and 17 April to 21 April.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

If ants are any predictiors of the weather we are in for some more rain. The ants are going crazy. Up an down the verandah railings. along the paths. Helter skelter. On a mission.

What are your Murraya doing?

It’s growing. What is it supposed to be doing in reference to the weather?

trichome said:

pomolo said:

If ants are any predictiors of the weather we are in for some more rain. The ants are going crazy. Up an down the verandah railings. along the paths. Helter skelter. On a mission.

The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are four main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, Western Australia, the southeast Pacific, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 5 April to 9 April, 14 April to 18 April, and 24 April to 28 April. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 13 April to 17 April, 23 April to 27 April, and 23 April to 27 April.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 3 April to 7 April, 13 April to 17 April, and 17 April to 21 April.

And that all means………………………..????

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

If ants are any predictiors of the weather we are in for some more rain. The ants are going crazy. Up an down the verandah railings. along the paths. Helter skelter. On a mission.

What are your Murraya doing?

It’s growing. What is it supposed to be doing in reference to the weather?

so far, mine has flowered profusely on Dec 11, Jan 10, and March 9. Major rain events in my backyard have occurred on Dec 15, Jan 15 and March 16.

pomolo said:

trichome said:

pomolo said:

If ants are any predictiors of the weather we are in for some more rain. The ants are going crazy. Up an down the verandah railings. along the paths. Helter skelter. On a mission.

The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are four main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, Western Australia, the southeast Pacific, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 5 April to 9 April, 14 April to 18 April, and 24 April to 28 April. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 13 April to 17 April, 23 April to 27 April, and 23 April to 27 April.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 3 April to 7 April, 13 April to 17 April, and 17 April to 21 April.

And that all means………………………..????

dunno … are the ants predicting what they are predicting ? :)

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

What are your Murraya doing?

It’s growing. What is it supposed to be doing in reference to the weather?

so far, mine has flowered profusely on Dec 11, Jan 10, and March 9. Major rain events in my backyard have occurred on Dec 15, Jan 15 and March 16.

Are you sure there aren’t ants running up and down your Murraya. Mine doesn’t flower very often because it is now pretty well covered by the tree that was once only nearby. Now it’s a whole canopy is over the Murraya and other plants.

trichome said:

pomolo said:

trichome said:

The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are four main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, Western Australia, the southeast Pacific, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 5 April to 9 April, 14 April to 18 April, and 24 April to 28 April. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 13 April to 17 April, 23 April to 27 April, and 23 April to 27 April.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 3 April to 7 April, 13 April to 17 April, and 17 April to 21 April.

And that all means………………………..????

dunno … are the ants predicting what they are predicting ? :)

They haven’t told me what they are predicting. As soon as they tell me I’ll let you know. lol.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

hortfurball said:

They say we are supposed to have some rain over the next couple of days. Rain…what’s that?

we are supposed to have two cyclones the week after next. Hope you got your gumboots on Pomolo.

Great news PM. Can’t wait.

We’re off to buy a new garden pot but we are going via the bunn…. shop to get som aggi pipe and drainage channels. Have to try to get rid of some of the water that is just laying there going slimy.

With more to come it’s even more urgent.

Our promised rain evaporated before it arrived. :( All we got today was a few clouds, and same for tomorrow, not a droplet in sight. Back up to 33 by midweek. :(

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

What are your Murraya doing?

It’s growing. What is it supposed to be doing in reference to the weather?

so far, mine has flowered profusely on Dec 11, Jan 10, and March 9. Major rain events in my backyard have occurred on Dec 15, Jan 15 and March 16.

How strange, you have psychic plants – Murraya nostradamusoides.

hortfurball said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

It’s growing. What is it supposed to be doing in reference to the weather?

so far, mine has flowered profusely on Dec 11, Jan 10, and March 9. Major rain events in my backyard have occurred on Dec 15, Jan 15 and March 16.

How strange, you have psychic plants – Murraya nostradamusoides.

lol!

bluegreen said:

hortfurball said:

pain master said:

so far, mine has flowered profusely on Dec 11, Jan 10, and March 9. Major rain events in my backyard have occurred on Dec 15, Jan 15 and March 16.

How strange, you have psychic plants – Murraya nostradamusoides.

lol!

hee hee hee

currently 13.7º 79% humidity, no rain expected and a top of 22º.

And yeah, I’m not in Towntown any more Toto.

currently 12.7ºC out at the mo’. Good thing I’m not out in it.

Notice on the long range forecast that the Cyclone this week is not happening, and is too far east of the Coral Sea. Not that I am in Cyclone country at the momento! far from that place indeed.

pain master said:

currently 12.7ºC out at the mo’. Good thing I’m not out in it.

Notice on the long range forecast that the Cyclone this week is not happening, and is too far east of the Coral Sea. Not that I am in Cyclone country at the momento! far from that place indeed.

so where are you?

pain master said:

currently 12.7ºC out at the mo’. Good thing I’m not out in it.

Notice on the long range forecast that the Cyclone this week is not happening, and is too far east of the Coral Sea. Not that I am in Cyclone country at the momento! far from that place indeed.

Are you visiting Julia again? This has got to stop. lol.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

currently 12.7ºC out at the mo’. Good thing I’m not out in it.

Notice on the long range forecast that the Cyclone this week is not happening, and is too far east of the Coral Sea. Not that I am in Cyclone country at the momento! far from that place indeed.

Are you visiting Julia again? This has got to stop. lol.

further south

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

currently 12.7ºC out at the mo’. Good thing I’m not out in it.

Notice on the long range forecast that the Cyclone this week is not happening, and is too far east of the Coral Sea. Not that I am in Cyclone country at the momento! far from that place indeed.

Are you visiting Julia again? This has got to stop. lol.

further south

You love your guessing games don’t you?

Suns is up but our weather station is saying ‘rain.’ Please don’t rain tomorrow because we are definately having our BBQ this Saturday even if it ends up snowing. So there!

Nights are getting much cooler. Days are beautiful but pretty hot even though it’s autumn. I know those freezing mornings aren’t far away and I’m not looking foreward to them as usual.

pomolo said:

Nights are getting much cooler. Days are beautiful but pretty hot even though it’s autumn. I know those freezing mornings aren’t far away and I’m not looking foreward to them as usual.

been pretty warm here still. I’ve got chillies and capsicums finally setting fruit and I’m wondering if they will have time to mature before the cold sets in.

Some strange wet stuff fell from the sky in the last couple of days…it seemed vagely familiar, I’ve been stretching my brain trying to remember….

Temperature 21.4°C another fine day approaching 25°C, maybe the odd shower that is scattered :)
Dew Point 18.0°C
Feels Like 21.4°C
Relative Humidity 81%
Wind SW 12km/hfalling
Wind Gusts 19km/h
Pressure 1020.0hPa rising
Fire Danger 2.1
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

trichome said:

Temperature 21.4°C another fine day approaching 25°C, maybe the odd shower that is scattered :)
Dew Point 18.0°C
Feels Like 21.4°C
Relative Humidity 81%
Wind SW 12km/hfalling
Wind Gusts 19km/h
Pressure 1020.0hPa rising
Fire Danger 2.1
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

We have some showers predicted for sometime over Easter. I wonder.

Temperature 19.1°C stretching out to 24°C today, with maybe the odd shower :)
Dew Point 15.2°C
Feels Like 19.1°C
Relative Humidity 78%
Wind WSW 18km/h rising
Wind Gusts 24km/h
Pressure 1019.9hPa rising
Fire Danger 2.5
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

Gorgeous Autumn weather has started this week, with night time temps getting down to a very pleasant and cool 19ºC. Daytime temps are still getting to 31º and even up to as high as 34ºC

trichome said:

Temperature 19.1°C stretching out to 24°C today, with maybe the odd shower :)
Dew Point 15.2°C
Feels Like 19.1°C
Relative Humidity 78%
Wind WSW 18km/h rising
Wind Gusts 24km/h
Pressure 1019.9hPa rising
Fire Danger 2.5
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

Same for here.

pain master said:

Gorgeous Autumn weather has started this week, with night time temps getting down to a very pleasant and cool 19ºC. Daytime temps are still getting to 31º and even up to as high as 34ºC

You too? Beautiful time of the year.

Temperature 20.5°C going for 25°C again today
Dew Point 14.8°C
Feels Like 20.5°C
Relative Humidity 70%
Wind WSW 12km/h falling
Wind Gusts 19km/h
Pressure 1018.2hPa rising
Fire Danger 3.0
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

trichome said:

Temperature 20.5°C going for 25°C again today
Dew Point 14.8°C
Feels Like 20.5°C
Relative Humidity 70%
Wind WSW 12km/h falling
Wind Gusts 19km/h
Pressure 1018.2hPa rising
Fire Danger 3.0
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

Another beauty here as well.

forecasting a 2^o^C night tonight. think I’ll get the other doona out.

bluegreen said:

forecasting a 2^o^C night tonight. think I’ll get the other doona out.

have you got the wood supply cut for winter ? :)

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

forecasting a 2^o^C night tonight. think I’ll get the other doona out.

have you got the wood supply cut for winter ? :)

MrBL and some mates have been down south at a bike race. He rang tonight and they rode through some quite heavy snow today near Thredbo. Pretty cold and slippery for a bunch of QLDers.

bubba louie said:

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

forecasting a 2^o^C night tonight. think I’ll get the other doona out.

have you got the wood supply cut for winter ? :)

MrBL and some mates have been down south at a bike race. He rang tonight and they rode through some quite heavy snow today near Thredbo. Pretty cold and slippery for a bunch of QLDers.

My daughter is on the plane about to land at Tullamarine.. I think she’s in for a shock. It’s freezing cold, windy and raining. Welcome home, lol.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

trichome said:

have you got the wood supply cut for winter ? :)

MrBL and some mates have been down south at a bike race. He rang tonight and they rode through some quite heavy snow today near Thredbo. Pretty cold and slippery for a bunch of QLDers.

It was 37ºC at White Cliffs the other day.
My daughter is on the plane about to land at Tullamarine.. I think she’s in for a shock. It’s freezing cold, windy and raining. Welcome home, lol.

bluegreen said:

forecasting a 2^o^C night tonight. think I’ll get the other doona out.

Here we go! Livio said cooler weather is about to take over.

It’s definately cool with lots of cloud rolling in. Going to be one of those days that doesn’t ever get warm.

pomolo said:

It’s definately cool with lots of cloud rolling in. Going to be one of those days that doesn’t ever get warm.

yeah, bit like that here

Temperature 14.3°C heading for a top of 22°C
Dew Point 11.5°C
Feels Like 11.8°C
Relative Humidity 83%
Wind SW 37km/h rising
Wind Gusts 46km/h
Pressure 1024.9hPa rising
Fire Danger 2.7
Rain since 9am/last hr 3.8mm / 0.0mm

It’s been a typical winters day here. Specially since the wind started to blow. We did get some sun but it happened too late in the day to cast any warmth. All a bit early for me.

We have showers. Then we have sun. Then another shower. It’s going to be one of those sort of days. I’ll still put the washing through though. Go with the flow I reckon.

pomolo said:

We have showers. Then we have sun. Then another shower. It’s going to be one of those sort of days. I’ll still put the washing through though. Go with the flow I reckon.

just glorious sunshine here. will be looking for rain soon though.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

We have showers. Then we have sun. Then another shower. It’s going to be one of those sort of days. I’ll still put the washing through though. Go with the flow I reckon.

just glorious sunshine here. will be looking for rain soon though.

Still showery here.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

We have showers. Then we have sun. Then another shower. It’s going to be one of those sort of days. I’ll still put the washing through though. Go with the flow I reckon.

just glorious sunshine here. will be looking for rain soon though.

same here BG, Townsville is slowly heading into its winter weather pattern of simply blue sky after blue sky and that 26ºC perfection. Although it has been breezy the last two days but that should settle, and the temps are still touching 30º, but that will slowly cool. Night time temps are getting to around 17º and 18º which for us is lovely cool sleeping weather, I have even had to turn off the ceiling fan. I have all my parts to get my bore working again today which the ground is waiting for. If I see rain over the next 6 months it will be a blessing.

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

We have showers. Then we have sun. Then another shower. It’s going to be one of those sort of days. I’ll still put the washing through though. Go with the flow I reckon.

just glorious sunshine here. will be looking for rain soon though.

same here BG, Townsville is slowly heading into its winter weather pattern of simply blue sky after blue sky and that 26ºC perfection. Although it has been breezy the last two days but that should settle, and the temps are still touching 30º, but that will slowly cool. Night time temps are getting to around 17º and 18º which for us is lovely cool sleeping weather, I have even had to turn off the ceiling fan. I have all my parts to get my bore working again today which the ground is waiting for. If I see rain over the next 6 months it will be a blessing.

I would normally be saying the same as you but we are still having off and on showers here. Can’t progress much in the garden because it so wet on the surface.

It’s damp and cloudy…again. No storm happened yesterday evening but there are more to come. All week apparently. I’m off to the centre today. Will just sit around and watch the rain I suppose.

pomolo said:

It’s damp and cloudy…again. No storm happened yesterday evening but there are more to come. All week apparently. I’m off to the centre today. Will just sit around and watch the rain I suppose.

No storm again today although others around the place got it.

rain developing :)

trichome said:

rain developing :)

got 5mm last night and 3mm the night before. Need more but it is better than nothing! Still a chance of more over the next few days.

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

rain developing :)

got 5mm last night and 3mm the night before. Need more but it is better than nothing! Still a chance of more over the next few days.

’what a difference a day makes.’
we have been around 30C for the last two weeks – warm nights – daylight saving time lingering.

suddenly it’s cold, wet and dark on my after-dinner stroll. i can’t believe the suddenness of the change. soon grass will be sprouting from cracked clay and the fire will be lit.

omly 10mm of rain here – which reminds me – i must reinstate my rain gauge on a post somewhere. it was removed from its old locale to make way for a new fence and pool equipment shed.

areas of rain, probably a few showers, they reckon rain for friday now

Thick fog earlier on. Now the skies are clear but rain and possibe storm predicted for today.

Well yesterdays predictions didn’t happen. Todays look doubtful too. It’s very still.