We have rain:)

Oh the smell of the rain as it falls…… like a fresh morning……

We have rain:)
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You are Lucky Lucky :)

All our lovely rain came & went all in one day.

The warmer days are about to hit us agian : (

Rain is gone now….. enough to make me bring Bimbo’s washing in and hang in the house……. think a band of seagulls went over the homestead and let one go……

Hell you call THAT rain—do hope that you get more soon though

we got very little more than a few spits yesterday, didn’t even register on my gauge as it was less than 1mm.

2 mm of rain from yesterday and a shower last night:)

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

pain master said:

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

Funny how that amount here would do wonders and you are saying its still dry where you are.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

Funny how that amount here would do wonders and you are saying its still dry where you are.

we should be up around the 300-400mms for this time of year. I hope the wet comes soon. Outside at the moment there’s big dark clouds coming off the Owen Stanleys, but it all comes to nought down here in the Harbour.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

Funny how that amount here would do wonders and you are saying its still dry where you are.

we should be up around the 300-400mms for this time of year. I hope the wet comes soon. Outside at the moment there’s big dark clouds coming off the Owen Stanleys, but it all comes to nought down here in the Harbour.

When is your wet season???

Oh and Hi by the way:)

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

Funny how that amount here would do wonders and you are saying its still dry where you are.

we should be up around the 300-400mms for this time of year. I hope the wet comes soon. Outside at the moment there’s big dark clouds coming off the Owen Stanleys, but it all comes to nought down here in the Harbour.

When is your wet season???

Oh and Hi by the way:)

wet season should be well upon us, but what started as a cracker during the first week of November, well it has sorta fizzled out to nothing now. Mind you March and April was pretty wet last year.

pain master said:

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

33mm for me :(

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

33mm for me :(

Hi bg, it is summer for you guys though???

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

we have just gone past the 100mm for the year…. still very dry.

33mm for me :(

30.5 here:( 28.5 in one downpour

pain master said:

Hi bg, it is summer for you guys though???

yes, but last year by end of Feb we had 47mm, in 2006 it was 151mm, 2005 it was 224mm. I think you can see the trend.

But this year we have entered a La Nina period so we may be seeing more..

CollieWA said:

But this year we have entered a La Nina period so we may be seeing more..

well it seems that Qld certainly is.

CollieWA said:

But this year we have entered a La Nina period so we may be seeing more..

HI Collie:)

I can’t work that out…. what happened to the cyclone over your way??? Once we used to get a deep depression out of them and rain down our way.

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Hi bg, it is summer for you guys though???

yes, but last year by end of Feb we had 47mm, in 2006 it was 151mm, 2005 it was 224mm. I think you can see the trend.

a trend set over three years? We best let Tim Flannery know…. only joking joyce.

I hope your water comes one day soon.

I can’t work that out…. what happened to the cyclone over your way??? Once we used to get a deep depression out of them and rain down our way.

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That wasn’t a big cyclone. It only made it to Cat3, and fizzled soon after.

A big Cat5 cyclone will get rain your way…

CollieWA said:

I can’t work that out…. what happened to the cyclone over your way??? Once we used to get a deep depression out of them and rain down our way.

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That wasn’t a big cyclone. It only made it to Cat3, and fizzled soon after.

A big Cat5 cyclone will get rain your way…

Oh well I don’t want to big one….. it’ll hurt too many people for me to get rain.

Big cyclones cause mainly economic damage these days. The big oil/gas projects lose about a week’s production and the mines can be affected (they are generally a hundred or more km inland) in they cop a direct hit.

But the Met services, warnings and procedures for those living up there are very very well oiled…

I was in Onslow when Cat 5 cyclone Bobby hit there directly.. If you are in a strong shelter and can wait it out it’s not that bad..

bluegreen said:

CollieWA said:

But this year we have entered a La Nina period so we may be seeing more..

well it seems that Qld certainly is.

It has just this minute started to rain here again. We have had a couple of dry and very hot days so the rain is welcome. I wish you could all get the amount you need.

t has just this minute started to rain here again. We have had a couple of dry and very hot days so the rain is welcome. I wish you could all get the amount you need.
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hard to imagine floods, mud, mozzies and weeds everywhere.
i watered today and the ground just swallowed it. still its cooler and it is summer.

Bragging rights :P

At last lervly rain is here :D

Happy Potter said:

Bragging rights :P

At last lervly rain is here :D

Is that where my rain went….LOL

Hope it falls in the catchment areas. Over 50 mm in the Hills here:)

25.5 mm of rain at the homestead:D

I’m happy and the garden is wet:D

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Bragging rights :P

At last lervly rain is here :D

Is that where my rain went….LOL

Hope it falls in the catchment areas. Over 50 mm in the Hills here:)

Yes I hope so too.
I have used every available container I have and so far nearly filled 2 × 240 lt wheely bin’s.
No one will be happier than me when we get tank’s ! Just not sure when that will be.

Lucky1 said:

25.5 mm of rain at the homestead:D

I’m happy and the garden is wet:D

34mm in a day here north of luckyland.
must be the heaviest since march 06 by my memory.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

25.5 mm of rain at the homestead:D

I’m happy and the garden is wet:D

34mm in a day here north of luckyland.
must be the heaviest since march 06 by my memory.

Thats great Pepe.
15 ml here so far and it’s nice and steady , soaking in well.

It’s nice to hear how happy the rain makes everyone :)

Thats great Pepe.
15 ml here so far and it’s nice and steady , soaking in well.
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not a puddle in sight here – the ground was thirsty – and the clay had cracks – must go and see if the cracks have closed.
morning HP and all

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

25.5 mm of rain at the homestead:D

I’m happy and the garden is wet:D

34mm in a day here north of luckyland.
must be the heaviest since march 06 by my memory.

Sweet:D Bet your garden is looking lovely and moist and just plain wet.

Sweet:D Bet your garden is looking lovely and moist and just plain wet.
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morning lucky
it gets slippery on the surface here.
the previous rain hadn’t soaked in far but this lot was steady enough to start soaking in i reckon.
the garden is looking a tad weedy.

pepe said:

Sweet:D Bet your garden is looking lovely and moist and just plain wet.
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morning lucky
it gets slippery on the surface here.
the previous rain hadn’t soaked in far but this lot was steady enough to start soaking in i reckon.
the garden is looking a tad weedy.

We had some parrots feasting on weed flowers this morning out i the backyard… once I have an ID on them…I’ll post some photos on my blog….

orchid40 said:

It’s nice to hear how happy the rain makes everyone :)

Yes o40:) Rain is the giver of life and without it… we’d have nothing to smile about…….

orchid40 said:

It’s nice to hear how happy the rain makes everyone :)

No it isn’t. I want some. LOL.

It’s here, now. I just checked on it because it sounds so soft and gentle I thought it may have been sleet – expecting snow overnight and tomorrow morning on the “higher ground” — we’re not the highest around here, but pretty close, so here’s hoping. The kids were locating gloves earlier, just in case.