or as we like to call it, the build up.
O’ernight rain has pushed my September monthly total past the two inch mark. And a year to date total of 57 and a half inches.
Drove home though torrential down pour last night, thankfully it stopped about 30k west of Jericho…found out it you drive too fast through “water over the road” for too long, your tail lights will pop out and your instrument panel will mist over (on the inside)…however the rain’s all good…it’s more like end of January, beginning of February in terms of precipitation episodes, without the heat…we are due for showers today and “proper” rain tomorrow…
Dinetta said:
Drove home though torrential down pour last night, thankfully it stopped about 30k west of Jericho…found out it you drive too fast through “water over the road” for too long, your tail lights will pop out and your instrument panel will mist over (on the inside)…however the rain’s all good…it’s more like end of January, beginning of February in terms of precipitation episodes, without the heat…we are due for showers today and “proper” rain tomorrow…
I fear that this September rain is just a ruse and that October will herald the real Spring of the North and that rainfall will equate to 0.0mm for the months of October, November and December. The heat will be intolerable and I will be Grumpy!
pain master said:
or as we like to call it, the build up.O’ernight rain has pushed my September monthly total past the two inch mark. And a year to date total of 57 and a half inches.
I have always been told that you northerners are behind the times, and now I know it is true! You all still talk in inches!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
or as we like to call it, the build up.O’ernight rain has pushed my September monthly total past the two inch mark. And a year to date total of 57 and a half inches.
I have always been told that you northerners are behind the times, and now I know it is true! You all still talk in inches!
Well I grew up with a bunch of tradies who all talked inches, and I was the new metric man so I learnt both. And seeing as far as regulars go, I’m pretty sure only bon and veg would be metric like me, I yap to youse all in inches so youse can understand.
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
pain master said:
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
now that I understand :)
not so much rain this month as we have had over winter. 39mm for Sept and 518mm for the year. Best month was June with 100mm.
pain master said:
I fear that this September rain is just a ruse and that October will herald the real Spring of the North and that rainfall will equate to 0.0mm for the months of October, November and December. The heat will be intolerable and I will be Grumpy!
As long as this rain is still around end of Jan, early Feb, we’ll be set for next year…
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
or as we like to call it, the build up.O’ernight rain has pushed my September monthly total past the two inch mark. And a year to date total of 57 and a half inches.
I have always been told that you northerners are behind the times, and now I know it is true! You all still talk in inches!
Well I grew up with a bunch of tradies who all talked inches, and I was the new metric man so I learnt both. And seeing as far as regulars go, I’m pretty sure only bon and veg would be metric like me, I yap to youse all in inches so youse can understand.
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
So that’s 2 inches for September so far for you…we’ve done better than that, plus they’ve been soaking falls and the breeze hasn’t been around lately (to dry the ground out).
At Longreach yesterday, the track was similar to Gladstone, by the home straight the horses were all in slo’ mo’ LOL!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Well I grew up with a bunch of tradies who all talked inches, and I was the new metric man so I learnt both. And seeing as far as regulars go, I’m pretty sure only bon and veg would be metric like me, I yap to youse all in inches so youse can understand.
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
So that’s 2 inches for September so far for you…we’ve done better than that, plus they’ve been soaking falls and the breeze hasn’t been around lately (to dry the ground out).
At Longreach yesterday, the track was similar to Gladstone, by the home straight the horses were all in slo’ mo’ LOL!
Oh dear, oh dear, Maths is not my strong point…that’s twenty inches, not 2…
need coffee
25 mls to an inch…50 mls is 2 inchs…got it…
Achoo………….bluddy sinus….
Dinetta said:
Drove home though torrential down pour last night, thankfully it stopped about 30k west of Jericho…found out it you drive too fast through “water over the road” for too long, your tail lights will pop out and your instrument panel will mist over (on the inside)…however the rain’s all good…it’s more like end of January, beginning of February in terms of precipitation episodes, without the heat…we are due for showers today and “proper” rain tomorrow…
sounds like you’re enjoying it – partially at least.
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
or as we like to call it, the build up.O’ernight rain has pushed my September monthly total past the two inch mark. And a year to date total of 57 and a half inches.
I have always been told that you northerners are behind the times, and now I know it is true! You all still talk in inches!
Well I grew up with a bunch of tradies who all talked inches, and I was the new metric man so I learnt both. And seeing as far as regulars go, I’m pretty sure only bon and veg would be metric like me, I yap to youse all in inches so youse can understand.
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
nearly 60 inches or five foot of rain. we get two foot of rain down on pepe’s prairie.
i’m bilingual – or trilingual really – because i can hack cm as well as mm.
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
Drove home though torrential down pour last night, thankfully it stopped about 30k west of Jericho…found out it you drive too fast through “water over the road” for too long, your tail lights will pop out and your instrument panel will mist over (on the inside)…however the rain’s all good…it’s more like end of January, beginning of February in terms of precipitation episodes, without the heat…we are due for showers today and “proper” rain tomorrow…
sounds like you’re enjoying it – partially at least.
Oh yes…quite an adventure yesterday…the pressure is on MrD to go pick up the lawnmower from the maintenance shop…
bluegreen said:
pain master said:50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
now that I understand :)
not so much rain this month as we have had over winter. 39mm for Sept and 518mm for the year. Best month was June with 100mm.
we had 9.5mm for June, although July was drier with a massive 1.5mm falling. Wettest day for Mangolia was March 23 when 150mms fell.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:I have always been told that you northerners are behind the times, and now I know it is true! You all still talk in inches!
Well I grew up with a bunch of tradies who all talked inches, and I was the new metric man so I learnt both. And seeing as far as regulars go, I’m pretty sure only bon and veg would be metric like me, I yap to youse all in inches so youse can understand.
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
So that’s 2 inches for September so far for you…we’ve done better than that, plus they’ve been soaking falls and the breeze hasn’t been around lately (to dry the ground out).
At Longreach yesterday, the track was similar to Gladstone, by the home straight the horses were all in slo’ mo’ LOL!
we’re still getting the breezes. And poor nags. :(
Dinetta said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Well I grew up with a bunch of tradies who all talked inches, and I was the new metric man so I learnt both. And seeing as far as regulars go, I’m pretty sure only bon and veg would be metric like me, I yap to youse all in inches so youse can understand.
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
So that’s 2 inches for September so far for you…we’ve done better than that, plus they’ve been soaking falls and the breeze hasn’t been around lately (to dry the ground out).
At Longreach yesterday, the track was similar to Gladstone, by the home straight the horses were all in slo’ mo’ LOL!
Oh dear, oh dear, Maths is not my strong point…that’s twenty inches, not 2…
need coffee
you did need a coffee, you were right the first time.
pepe said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:I have always been told that you northerners are behind the times, and now I know it is true! You all still talk in inches!
Well I grew up with a bunch of tradies who all talked inches, and I was the new metric man so I learnt both. And seeing as far as regulars go, I’m pretty sure only bon and veg would be metric like me, I yap to youse all in inches so youse can understand.
50mms for September so far and 1.441 metres for the year.
nearly 60 inches or five foot of rain. we get two foot of rain down on pepe’s prairie.
i’m bilingual – or trilingual really – because i can hack cm as well as mm.
I do recall days of my youth when we would discuss annual rainfalls of 18inches and an extra inch for each extra mile you get closer to Clare… but then I discovered the tropics.
are we discussing burrowing frogs on this thread?
the one here is called the painted frog.
more for my info than yours LOL.
pain master said:
we’re still getting the breezes. And poor nags. :(
The nags had a grand old time, most exciting thing for at least a week for some…they all looked happy to be out and about…
Sun was out this afternoon…it’s still cool tho’, no aircon in the office here and you can feel a chill in the breeze…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:we’re still getting the breezes. And poor nags. :(
The nags had a grand old time, most exciting thing for at least a week for some…they all looked happy to be out and about…
Sun was out this afternoon…it’s still cool tho’, no aircon in the office here and you can feel a chill in the breeze…
aircon has been on here this week. Not so much for the temps, but the added humidity has meant that dampness in the air.
I’ve scored an RDO and its now raining.
pain master said:
I’ve scored an RDO and its now raining.
On a Wednesday? How bizarre.
Longy said:
pain master said:
I’ve scored an RDO and its now raining.
On a Wednesday? How bizarre.
Nah, I don’t mind it. I call one on Wednesdays often. It breaks the week up. And My schedule over the next month is pretty full on, so today was the best for it. Got another RDO planned for a Monday soon though. Gotta use ‘em or I lose ‘em.
pain master said:
Longy said:
pain master said:
I’ve scored an RDO and its now raining.
On a Wednesday? How bizarre.
Nah, I don’t mind it. I call one on Wednesdays often. It breaks the week up. And My schedule over the next month is pretty full on, so today was the best for it. Got another RDO planned for a Monday soon though. Gotta use ‘em or I lose ‘em.
No i mean it’s bizarre it’s raining on a wednesday………
I have 2 Grand dogs also Lucky—
Longy said:
pain master said:
Longy said:On a Wednesday? How bizarre.
Nah, I don’t mind it. I call one on Wednesdays often. It breaks the week up. And My schedule over the next month is pretty full on, so today was the best for it. Got another RDO planned for a Monday soon though. Gotta use ‘em or I lose ‘em.
No i mean it’s bizarre it’s raining on a wednesday………
nah, its been doing that lately too… stupid september is meant to be the driest month on average. No this year she aint.
Grasshopper said:
I have 2 Grand dogs also Lucky—
Oh sweet:D I am having such a fun time with Bobby…….closest I’ll ever come to having a dog.
The sky is very orange out there now. If I disappear, its either Poh or Lightning.
raining again :)
pain master said:
The sky is very orange out there now. If I disappear, its either Poh or Lightning.
Red sky at night is a farmer’s delight…be warned…been nice knowing you, too…(;
pain master said:
raining again :)
Told ya!
149mms at Innisfail today…. moist.
pain master said:
149mms at Innisfail today…. moist.
6 inches?
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
149mms at Innisfail today…. moist.
6 inches?
almost.
Spring can often bring storms…. here are some shots of clods.
and another shot of clods.
and a last one.
Nice clods.
Last one must have been a slow clod. Took ages to load.
Longy said:
Nice clods.
Last one must have been a slow clod. Took ages to load.
sorry bout that…. mebee the forum’s fault?
pain master said:
and another shot of clods.
lovely :)
pain master said:
Spring can often bring storms…. here are some shots of clods.
nice clods lol
pain master said:
and a last one.
Clods are undescribable aren’t they? You can only understand what they are by looking at them. One of my favourite things.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
and a last one.
Clods are undescribable aren’t they? You can only understand what they are by looking at them. One of my favourite things.
Just back from buying milk (so need a cow out the back) and we have thunder heads going over…they looked so pretty.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
and a last one.
Clods are undescribable aren’t they? You can only understand what they are by looking at them. One of my favourite things.
they can be so huge! One of the pleasures of taking tiny little planes and helicopters in PNG is grasping the size a thunderstorm can be when you soar around the edges….
After those magnificent photos, dare I mention something so mundane as: it’s freeezing tonight, supposedly 22.5C according to the kitchen scales, but I reckon it’s colder than that…we will have to eat inside again as there is a stiff south easterly blowing…
OMG! It is chucking it down at there!!! It smells all nice and summery!
We’re going to get a minimum of 18C tonight….warm bedsocks time….
Dinetta said:
We’re going to get a minimum of 18C tonight….warm bedsocks time….
You say these outrageous things on purpose, to see what my reaction will be, don’t you!!!!!
15oC in my bedroom atm, we’re expecting about 7oC overnight.
18oC is about what we’re expecting as a max for the next few days, then down to 14oC on Sunday when the cool change comes through.
I want my clear-sky balmy 25oC days and occasional lightly frosty nights!!!!!!! I am sick of clouds and rain.
Yeehah said:
I want my clear-sky balmy 25oC days and occasional lightly frosty nights!!!!!!! I am sick of clouds and rain.
25C? ho ho ho you would melt!
Dinetta said:
Yeehah said:I want my clear-sky balmy 25oC days and occasional lightly frosty nights!!!!!!! I am sick of clouds and rain.
25C? ho ho ho you would melt!
Told you years ago that if I ever came to visit you, could only be in winter.
:)
It is cold this morning, the temp gauge says 19C but the breeze is frightfully stiff and decidedly bracing. Long pants and wooly socks are on, all the windows are open and the house breathes a sigh of relief.
Windows firmly shut here and heating on, it’s 4.1C atm and feels like – 0.7, and there was a frost. I haven’t ventured out to check my amish paste tomato seedlings, but if they have laid down to die I will simply get more seedlings.
The weather’s gone mad!
Yer freezing my tits off over here as well, to layers of cloths and got my fat arse backed up to the heater at work lol, 99 ooff black balloons fighting t0 get out of my office lol
Happy Potter said:
Windows firmly shut here and heating on, it’s 4.1C atm and feels like – 0.7, and there was a frost. I haven’t ventured out to check my amish paste tomato seedlings, but if they have laid down to die I will simply get more seedlings.The weather’s gone mad!
It’s nowhere near as cold as predicted here, but it’s certainly windy.
Disaster has struck!!!!!!
Cowes has sold out of gum boots. ROTF
bubba louie said:
Disaster has struck!!!!!!Cowes has sold out of gum boots. ROTF
3 of my friends went into Cowes yesterday looking for boots. Only one was successful.
bluegreen said:
bubba louie said:
Disaster has struck!!!!!!Cowes has sold out of gum boots. ROTF
3 of my friends went into Cowes yesterday looking for boots. Only one was successful.
Another truck load is on it’s way. :)
warm rain in adelaide. very nice.
the clay had just begun cracking.
the only downside will be a second weed coming.
pepe said:
warm rain in adelaide. very nice.
the clay had just begun cracking.the only downside will be a second weed coming.
… and farmers crops not yet harvested.
Expecting a goood dollop of rain on the weekend .. the patio pot plants are quite dry so I’ll be using the pondy tub to water them shortly, then it can re fill :)
Happy Potter said:
Expecting a goood dollop of rain on the weekend .. the patio pot plants are quite dry so I’ll be using the pondy tub to water them shortly, then it can re fill :)
yeah you guys further south will cop more rain – the races will have a heavy track as they say …
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
Expecting a goood dollop of rain on the weekend .. the patio pot plants are quite dry so I’ll be using the pondy tub to water them shortly, then it can re fill :)
yeah you guys further south will cop more rain – the races will have a heavy track as they say …
It might turn into a wet t shirt contest lol!
pepe said:
warm rain in adelaide. very nice.
the clay had just begun cracking.the only downside will be a second weed coming.
The weeds! The eternal weeds! The bane of my life.
pepe said:
warm rain in adelaide. very nice.
the clay had just begun cracking.the only downside will be a second weed coming.
Get that Penola Nun to sort it out, I hear she’s good for a miracle or three?
well I only needed 1mm to go past 1500mm for the year and this afternoon has delivered with 18mms so far and no wind to speak of. It might rain all night. The gardens sure did need it. The ducks sure did love it. And I was gonna clean the gutters this weekend, well they’re flushed through now. The canetoads (bless ‘em) were running around the driveway with no real purpose, surely they are one of nature’s most stupid of animals?
did someone say wet season? shhhhh…. one afternoon does not make a wet.
the rain keeps a coming and the frogs keep a croakin….
36mms since lunch now…. even the brown frogs are fighting the green frogs to get in.
Towntown is under that somewhere…
all the way from Pt Douglas to Mackay…
pain master said:
Towntown is under that somewhere…
Oh look there goes Noah and his family…..is that an axe he’s carrying???
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Towntown is under that somewhere…
Oh look there goes Noah and his family…..is that an axe he’s carrying???
nice call Lucky, many years ago, well around 1998 I think, in January, Towntown had recorded falls of around 450mm for the night, but some people in other suburbs recorded at home, 7-800mms for the 24 hours.
we are not quite there tonight, but jeez it is good :)
pain master said:
Towntown is under that somewhere…
Our turn tomorrow apparently. Just as well too.
2 inches of rain o’ernight which brings the year to date to 60inches.
Weather forecast says chance of showers on Saturday and possible showers on Sunday. I was hoping for either definitely sunny and clear or definitely pelting rain so it’d be easy to decide whether to make plans that involve the tent …
pain master said:
2 inches of rain o’ernight which brings the year to date to 60inches.
1500mm and the wet’s about to start.
wow.
pomolo said:
The weeds! The eternal weeds! The bane of my life.
ditto
AnneS said:
pomolo said:The weeds! The eternal weeds! The bane of my life.
ditto
They’re already carking it here. You guys must have sweet Spring weather!!
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
pomolo said:The weeds! The eternal weeds! The bane of my life.
ditto
They’re already carking it here. You guys must have sweet Spring weather!!
poor bon – we do care – the west is a big part of the country – but the drought will end – we are the proof.
It is a wild season for weeds.
pepe said:
bon008 said:
AnneS said:ditto
They’re already carking it here. You guys must have sweet Spring weather!!
poor bon – we do care – the west is a big part of the country – but the drought will end – we are the proof.
Dunno about that. All the weeds have made seed and browned off here. Any veg has bolted. We need rain here again and soon.
pepe said:
pain master said:
2 inches of rain o’ernight which brings the year to date to 60inches.
1500mm and the wet’s about to start.
wow.
our wet pepe nowadays is Jan – April, in recent times November gets a drop like yesterday but Dec is hot and teasing. lets see if this year can end on a wet note?
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
pomolo said:The weeds! The eternal weeds! The bane of my life.
ditto
They’re already carking it here. You guys must have sweet Spring weather!!
Do you want some fresh ones Bon? I’ve got plenty to share.
The big rain we were told to expect was mainly coastal. It was spitting here all day but didn’t amount to much in the guage. It was more of a nuisance than helpful. We couldn’t do anything outside.
pepe said:
bon008 said:
AnneS said:ditto
They’re already carking it here. You guys must have sweet Spring weather!!
poor bon – we do care – the west is a big part of the country – but the drought will end – we are the proof.
Perhaps. But even so I think we over here need to just adjust to a drier climate. Goodness knows how I coped in summer before we got the greywater system, but I can easily imagine why not many people have them – not only did it cost quite a lot, but the hassles in getting official approval, getting the installation done etc.. it wasn’t easy.
pomolo said:
bon008 said:
AnneS said:ditto
They’re already carking it here. You guys must have sweet Spring weather!!
Do you want some fresh ones Bon? I’ve got plenty to share.
Oh, I think I’m right thanks – picking grass seeds out of the dog’s coat (and my clothes) is a daily ritual now :D Luckily she’s got very short hair.
well the half inch of rain o’ernight is good for the garden, 88mm to date for the month which brings our Spring Total to 190mm. Good-o. average for Towntown for spring is around 94mm so it has been a damp build-up to the wet :)
raining again…. the inch and a half since breakfast has sent the year to date past 64 inches…. That’s around 1600mm.
pain master said:
raining again…. the inch and a half since breakfast has sent the year to date past 64 inches…. That’s around 1600mm.
I hope some of your left overs make it down this far.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
raining again…. the inch and a half since breakfast has sent the year to date past 64 inches…. That’s around 1600mm.
I hope some of your left overs make it down this far.
rainfall o’ernight has sent this months total to 5 inches and the year to date to 1618mm
Another 24mm rain overnight :)
The fruit trees branches are weeping with the weight. The corn is another foot taller and the fernery is exploding with fronds :D
The zucc don’t like it though, mildew appearing on the leaves. I’ll have to do the milk spray, but more rain is forcast for today…started raining again now.
raining now.
half an inch o’ernight brings the total for 2010 up and over 68 inches.
raining again!
pain master said:
raining again!
About to here! Big storm approaching..
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
raining again!
About to here! Big storm approaching..
half an inch has fallen in the past 2 hours.
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
raining again!
About to here! Big storm approaching..
half an inch has fallen in the past 2 hours.
About that amount here too now
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:About to here! Big storm approaching..
half an inch has fallen in the past 2 hours.
About that amount here too now
I think we have eased at around 16mm
The rain continued unabated all night and expected to ease off ,soon. Now it feels like it is raining more than it used to.
Happy Potter said:
The rain continued unabated all night and expected to ease off ,soon. Now it feels like it is raining more than it used to.
11mm yesterday – summer rain usually comes from the northeast – this stuff is coming across the desert from the northwest – thought that was impossible.
Happy Potter said:
The rain continued unabated all night and expected to ease off ,soon. Now it feels like it is raining more than it used to.
likewise…. another 30mm this afternoon.
Wow , just had a massive storm with the works thrown in. All the gutters couldn’t cope with it and the chooks ran for their lives! We swiched PC’s off and stood under cover watching it. There’s some flash flooding and the road out front is hazardous for drivers. More to come apparently.
I think now this is more rain than I have ever seen over one month.
Happy Potter said:
Wow , just had a massive storm with the works thrown in. All the gutters couldn’t cope with it and the chooks ran for their lives! We swiched PC’s off and stood under cover watching it. There’s some flash flooding and the road out front is hazardous for drivers. More to come apparently.I think now this is more rain than I have ever seen over one month.
we had a day of sunshine yesterday! First one for some time. And today is looking good too. Rain back on Tuesday me thinks.
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Wow , just had a massive storm with the works thrown in. All the gutters couldn’t cope with it and the chooks ran for their lives! We swiched PC’s off and stood under cover watching it. There’s some flash flooding and the road out front is hazardous for drivers. More to come apparently.I think now this is more rain than I have ever seen over one month.
we had a day of sunshine yesterday! First one for some time. And today is looking good too. Rain back on Tuesday me thinks.
Just the opposite here. You could almost call this a drought we’re having. Full time watering is on here now. We have been getting regular dark skies and misty rain but it’s not enough to be called rain.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Wow , just had a massive storm with the works thrown in. All the gutters couldn’t cope with it and the chooks ran for their lives! We swiched PC’s off and stood under cover watching it. There’s some flash flooding and the road out front is hazardous for drivers. More to come apparently.I think now this is more rain than I have ever seen over one month.
we had a day of sunshine yesterday! First one for some time. And today is looking good too. Rain back on Tuesday me thinks.
Just the opposite here. You could almost call this a drought we’re having. Full time watering is on here now. We have been getting regular dark skies and misty rain but it’s not enough to be called rain.
But aren’t all the Dams in the SE full now? And didna you guys have a pretty wet May/June/July?
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Wow , just had a massive storm with the works thrown in. All the gutters couldn’t cope with it and the chooks ran for their lives! We swiched PC’s off and stood under cover watching it. There’s some flash flooding and the road out front is hazardous for drivers. More to come apparently.I think now this is more rain than I have ever seen over one month.
we had a day of sunshine yesterday! First one for some time. And today is looking good too. Rain back on Tuesday me thinks.
Just the opposite here. You could almost call this a drought we’re having. Full time watering is on here now. We have been getting regular dark skies and misty rain but it’s not enough to be called rain.
55mms here last night. pretty steady going all night.
bluegreen said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:we had a day of sunshine yesterday! First one for some time. And today is looking good too. Rain back on Tuesday me thinks.
Just the opposite here. You could almost call this a drought we’re having. Full time watering is on here now. We have been getting regular dark skies and misty rain but it’s not enough to be called rain.
55mms here last night. pretty steady going all night.
We’ve had drizzle and its cool enough for 3/4 pants today.
Haven’t been out to check the rain gauge yet, cause I’m not moving very well today (stoopid back), but it looks pretty wet outside….at least I won’t have to water the carrots I sowed a couple of days ago (assuming that the ants left some seed for me).
It will also be good for the 200 odd plants put in during the working bee yesterday at the local hall. It’s just misty outside at present so MrS has wandered out to play. He was supposed to be away all weekend canoeing with Scouts, but ended up coming home early, so if the rain holds off he’ll get into the garden. Not sure I will though :(
Oh well there’s always the alphabet book that I need to get finished if it’s going to be printed in time for Christmas!
bluegreen said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:we had a day of sunshine yesterday! First one for some time. And today is looking good too. Rain back on Tuesday me thinks.
Just the opposite here. You could almost call this a drought we’re having. Full time watering is on here now. We have been getting regular dark skies and misty rain but it’s not enough to be called rain.
55mms here last night. pretty steady going all night.
looks like great falls throughout Victoria!
MrS just checked the gauge…only 3.2mm at this stage.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:we had a day of sunshine yesterday! First one for some time. And today is looking good too. Rain back on Tuesday me thinks.
Just the opposite here. You could almost call this a drought we’re having. Full time watering is on here now. We have been getting regular dark skies and misty rain but it’s not enough to be called rain.
But aren’t all the Dams in the SE full now? And didna you guys have a pretty wet May/June/July?
6 months ago we did get good rain. Great rain in fact. But we’ve had almost nothing since and predicted storms have never eventuated. Bris is doing much better than us.
AnneS said:
Haven’t been out to check the rain gauge yet, cause I’m not moving very well today (stoopid back), but it looks pretty wet outside….at least I won’t have to water the carrots I sowed a couple of days ago (assuming that the ants left some seed for me).It will also be good for the 200 odd plants put in during the working bee yesterday at the local hall. It’s just misty outside at present so MrS has wandered out to play. He was supposed to be away all weekend canoeing with Scouts, but ended up coming home early, so if the rain holds off he’ll get into the garden. Not sure I will though :(
Oh well there’s always the alphabet book that I need to get finished if it’s going to be printed in time for Christmas!
Rest up Anne.
pomolo said:
AnneS said:
Haven’t been out to check the rain gauge yet, cause I’m not moving very well today (stoopid back), but it looks pretty wet outside….at least I won’t have to water the carrots I sowed a couple of days ago (assuming that the ants left some seed for me).It will also be good for the 200 odd plants put in during the working bee yesterday at the local hall. It’s just misty outside at present so MrS has wandered out to play. He was supposed to be away all weekend canoeing with Scouts, but ended up coming home early, so if the rain holds off he’ll get into the garden. Not sure I will though :(
Oh well there’s always the alphabet book that I need to get finished if it’s going to be printed in time for Christmas!
Rest up Anne.
Thanks Pom. Took some Panadol earlier and it’s starting to kick in now….I’m pretty lucky really. Apart from the Glucosamine and Fish Oil tabs I take each day prophylactically, I rarely have to medicate for my back.
Just a while ago. We are about where the the first “P” is in Perpendicular
Just a few MM’s under the A in tocal.
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pomolo said:Just the opposite here. You could almost call this a drought we’re having. Full time watering is on here now. We have been getting regular dark skies and misty rain but it’s not enough to be called rain.
55mms here last night. pretty steady going all night.
looks like great falls throughout Victoria!
hahahahah 25 mm’s for my area my foot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More like 125mm!
Gone.
‘tis wet here now.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htm
Perth swelters through its hottest November on record
By Brooke Bannister
Perth is experiencing its first November heatwave in more than 30 years says the Bureau of Meteorology.
When the temperature reached 35.1 degrees today, it became the city’s first November heatwave since 1978 and only the fourth on record.
Duty Forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology, Rabi Rivett, said Perth is experiencing its hottest November on record with the average temperature being 29.5 degrees, 3.3 degrees above average.
It is also Perth’s hottest Spring on record with more than 10 days above 32 degrees.
Today the temperature forecast for Perth is 35 today and a heatwave consists of three consecutive days above 35 degrees.
“We’re almost seeing December-like temperatures this November,” Rabi Rivett told Geoff Hutchison.
It has also been the fourth driest Spring and second driest year ever.
And it has also been the sunniest Spring ever with no sign of rain on the horizon.
The latest current temperature for the city was 36.3 degrees at 12:30pm.
Conditions are expected to cool tomorrow with an expected top of 29 degrees and 26 degrees on Thursday.
bon008 said:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htmPerth swelters through its hottest November on record
gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
bluegreen said:
bon008 said:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htmPerth swelters through its hottest November on record
gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
35C? Heat wave? We had 35 here a Couple of days last week.
bluegreen said:
bon008 said:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htmPerth swelters through its hottest November on record
gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
Business as usual! =/ I almost find myself thinking it would be nice to have the occasional flood to really soak the soil, but then that seems disrespectful for those actually having to endure floods!
On the upside, I have reached the point where the garden’s not going backwards anymore – I find myself looking at it and thinking, hey, it looks better than this time last year! Still not as good as it looked when we moved in though :D
Veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:
bon008 said:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htmPerth swelters through its hottest November on record
gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
35C? Heat wave? We had 35 here a Couple of days last week.
Technically it only has to be 35 for three days in a row to be a heatwave. I agree, it’s not that hot – I would take three days of 35 over one day of 42. It’s not that it’s been scorchingly hot here, it’s just the relentless sunny weather with not a hint of a cloud that gets depressing.
bon008 said:
Veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
35C? Heat wave? We had 35 here a Couple of days last week.
Technically it only has to be 35 for three days in a row to be a heatwave. I agree, it’s not that hot – I would take three days of 35 over one day of 42. It’s not that it’s been scorchingly hot here, it’s just the relentless sunny weather with not a hint of a cloud that gets depressing.
bon008 said:
Veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
35C? Heat wave? We had 35 here a Couple of days last week.
Technically it only has to be 35 for three days in a row to be a heatwave. I agree, it’s not that hot – I would take three days of 35 over one day of 42. It’s not that it’s been scorchingly hot here, it’s just the relentless sunny weather with not a hint of a cloud that gets depressing.
and it is unusual for the time of year
bluegreen said:
bon008 said:
Veg gardener said:35C? Heat wave? We had 35 here a Couple of days last week.
Technically it only has to be 35 for three days in a row to be a heatwave. I agree, it’s not that hot – I would take three days of 35 over one day of 42. It’s not that it’s been scorchingly hot here, it’s just the relentless sunny weather with not a hint of a cloud that gets depressing.
and it is unusual for the time of year
Yeh, this entire Spring just felt like Summer from the start. I wonder if that means that Autumn will be correspondingly early?? :)
I wonder if we’ll have our new house by next Summer.. more likely to be mid 2012. Can’t wait to get out of our little hotbox house!!
bluegreen said:
bon008 said:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htmPerth swelters through its hottest November on record
gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
another reason for you to move east Bon :)
AnneS said:
bluegreen said:
bon008 said:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htmPerth swelters through its hottest November on record
gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
another reason for you to move east Bon :)
Nah, then I’d have no excuse for the state of my garden!! :D
bon008 said:
Perth swelters through its hottest November on record
Happy to be here, not there!
Bluddy raining again and the only way I know spring’s nearly over is that all the spring flowering has finished. So wet, and no frosts in weeks n weeks n weeks.
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
bluegreen said:gosh bon. you poor thing. with the eastern states looking at a cool wet summer, it looks you you are up for a long hot one :(
another reason for you to move east Bon :)
Nah, then I’d have no excuse for the state of my garden!! :D
lol
bon008 said:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/30/3080544.htmPerth swelters through its hottest November on record
By Brooke Bannister
Perth is experiencing its first November heatwave in more than 30 years says the Bureau of Meteorology.
When the temperature reached 35.1 degrees today, it became the city’s first November heatwave since 1978 and only the fourth on record.Duty Forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology, Rabi Rivett, said Perth is experiencing its hottest November on record with the average temperature being 29.5 degrees, 3.3 degrees above average.
It is also Perth’s hottest Spring on record with more than 10 days above 32 degrees.
Today the temperature forecast for Perth is 35 today and a heatwave consists of three consecutive days above 35 degrees.
“We’re almost seeing December-like temperatures this November,” Rabi Rivett told Geoff Hutchison.
It has also been the fourth driest Spring and second driest year ever.
And it has also been the sunniest Spring ever with no sign of rain on the horizon.The latest current temperature for the city was 36.3 degrees at 12:30pm.
Conditions are expected to cool tomorrow with an expected top of 29 degrees and 26 degrees on Thursday.
Stay cool Bon.
rain! lightning! OMG! We had it all last night…. only 5mm, but seeing as it hasn’t graced my nylex since June, I’m a bit excited!
pain master said:
rain! lightning! OMG! We had it all last night…. only 5mm, but seeing as it hasn’t graced my nylex since June, I’m a bit excited!
We had it all too but ours was classed as “dangerous.” Huge lightning and thunder. Some wind but not too destructive, thank heavens. Haven’t been down to check the guage yet.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
rain! lightning! OMG! We had it all last night…. only 5mm, but seeing as it hasn’t graced my nylex since June, I’m a bit excited!
We had it all too but ours was classed as “dangerous.” Huge lightning and thunder. Some wind but not too destructive, thank heavens. Haven’t been down to check the guage yet.
after the debacle of the beginning of the year… I think Cap’n Bligh will sound the air-raid siren for every clod that appears in the SE over the next 6 months. You won’t be able to fart in Brisneyland without a strong wind warning from the BOM.
speaking of storms, I gave my weather report to the boss yesterday morning.. “it will reach 28 C today and there will be no rain for at least a week.”
Of course, I got some silly looks as everyone in the room said but rain has been predicted. I said, “yes there has but that is only a general weather report that doesn’t specify this part of the general area. There is a chance of a late storm today in our area..”
The boss said, “but you just told me it wasn’t going to rain?”
To which I replied, “the forecast is for the whole Riverina and that is quite a large area. It doesn’t specify, our town. You have to learn to read the charts yourself.”
I woke up in the middle of the night to see the rain miss us by approx 50 km.
roughbarked said:
speaking of storms, I gave my weather report to the boss yesterday morning.. “it will reach 28 C today and there will be no rain for at least a week.”Of course, I got some silly looks as everyone in the room said but rain has been predicted. I said, “yes there has but that is only a general weather report that doesn’t specify this part of the general area. There is a chance of a late storm today in our area..”
The boss said, “but you just told me it wasn’t going to rain?”
To which I replied, “the forecast is for the whole Riverina and that is quite a large area. It doesn’t specify, our town. You have to learn to read the charts yourself.”I woke up in the middle of the night to see the rain miss us by approx 50 km.
you have exceptional hearing then!
painmaster said:
roughbarked said:
speaking of storms, I gave my weather report to the boss yesterday morning.. “it will reach 28 C today and there will be no rain for at least a week.”Of course, I got some silly looks as everyone in the room said but rain has been predicted. I said, “yes there has but that is only a general weather report that doesn’t specify this part of the general area. There is a chance of a late storm today in our area..”
The boss said, “but you just told me it wasn’t going to rain?”
To which I replied, “the forecast is for the whole Riverina and that is quite a large area. It doesn’t specify, our town. You have to learn to read the charts yourself.”I woke up in the middle of the night to see the rain miss us by approx 50 km.
you have exceptional hearing then!
true, I do but this was not how I knew. Technology and an ability to read charts helps.
roughbarked said:
painmaster said:
roughbarked said:
speaking of storms, I gave my weather report to the boss yesterday morning.. “it will reach 28 C today and there will be no rain for at least a week.”Of course, I got some silly looks as everyone in the room said but rain has been predicted. I said, “yes there has but that is only a general weather report that doesn’t specify this part of the general area. There is a chance of a late storm today in our area..”
The boss said, “but you just told me it wasn’t going to rain?”
To which I replied, “the forecast is for the whole Riverina and that is quite a large area. It doesn’t specify, our town. You have to learn to read the charts yourself.”I woke up in the middle of the night to see the rain miss us by approx 50 km.
you have exceptional hearing then!
true, I do but this was not how I knew. Technology and an ability to read charts helps.
ok… just that rain doesn’t normally wake me up unless it on my roof.
painmaster said:
Rain never wakes me.. as my roof is terracotta. However, thunder may.
roughbarked said:
painmaster said:you have exceptional hearing then!
true, I do but this was not how I knew. Technology and an ability to read charts helps.
ok… just that rain doesn’t normally wake me up unless it on my roof.
roughbarked said:
painmaster said:Rain never wakes me.. as my roof is terracotta. However, thunder may.
roughbarked said:true, I do but this was not how I knew. Technology and an ability to read charts helps.
ok… just that rain doesn’t normally wake me up unless it on my roof.
My hearing is exceptional because:
I am almost totally deaf in one ear due to neurallly damaged inner ear.
My balance and perception is indeed, exceptional.
It has indeed perplexed any scientist testing me.
I have even been asked if I am lying.
My reply is, what could I gain by telling fibs?
Those dangerous storms are moving through the SE again this arv. We look safe so far.
pomolo said:
Those dangerous storms are moving through the SE again this arv. We look safe so far.
A severe storm approaching us now. Just because I have used round up on the gravel drive an hour ago. Buggadammit.
pomolo said:
pomolo said:
Those dangerous storms are moving through the SE again this arv. We look safe so far.
A severe storm approaching us now. Just because I have used round up on the gravel drive an hour ago. Buggadammit.
It split and we never got any of the severity. Lovely rain though.