The rain

[MarcMaverick]

Meanwhile, barely 300mm here in 15 months.

The situation is getting more dire rapidly.

Like Day Zero in Cape Town dire?

That's roughly 20mm/month

 

[Cruyff14]

I wish we would get more rain. It's been a very dry year.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Brisbane had a very dry spell for a few spell in the early 2000s. To the point of building desalination plants. Which took so long to build they ended up not being used because the drought broke at last

 

[deck]

To the point of building desalination plants. Which took so long to build they ended up not being used because the drought broke at last

Same thing happened in Melbourne. The carry on about it after for being a waste of money. Well one day we will need it and I'm sure the same people will be complaining that they have water and haven't been forced into restrictions like the last drought not.

 

[por_please_ya]

Someone said today that if it wasn't for our desal plant, we'd be on water restrictions.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Western districts of Victoria are the driest I've ever experienced and older folk tell me it's the driest since 1949.
Not good

 

[Frank Bunn]

Western districts of Victoria are the driest I've ever experienced and older folk tell me it's the driest since 1949.
Not good

Rainfall for Hamilton airport station showed lower than average rainfall for Jan and Feb but not exceptional. March was above average. April a little below.

http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=139&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=090173

 

[MarcMaverick]

Someone said today that if it wasn't for our desal plant, we'd be on water restrictions.

Hang on, you're in SA right?

 

[por_please_ya]

Hang on, you're in SA right?

Yes.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Yes.

So if it wasn't for desal, you'd be facing something simillar to Day Zero in Cape Town.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Might have to start a rain dance.

 

[Billy ray]

Build a pipeline from se qld to outback qld, nsw and vic

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Build a pipeline from se qld to outback qld, nsw and vic

Wow, that’s never been suggested before . You’d think, by now…

Every year, all that water. But we’d rather invest in windmills

 

[peternorth]

rain forecast for tomorrow

 

[peternorth]

Been very wet of late

 

[myblueroan]

It's here.
It's there
It's doing it's rainy rain thing.

 

[Cruyff14]

Lots of rain this morning in the north western suburbs.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

15mm in Melbourne to 9am

Doesn't sound like much but more predicted over the next few days.

 

[Chief]

Sounds rainy.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Niar eht

 

[myblueroan]

Si gnillaf

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Woo, 41.2mm in Mortlake last night. I have a pool now in the driveway. Always wanted my own pool

 

[peternorth]

The garden looks lush

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Hopefully the farmers get this needed rain in Vic.

 

[peternorth]

some good drenching rain over metro melbourne today