"Blow, blow thou Winter wind"

As always with any worthwhile quote it is from the quill of Wm. Shakespeare.  It is somehow fitting to find a poem about man's ingratitude in these days with (Warning: following some of the links below may induce nausea):
  • the Mad Monk prowling Canberra;
  • Michelle Bachmann winning the Ames Straw Poll; and
  • Ron Perry being seen as a hopeful for any elected post, in a State other than Texas,  beyond dog-catcher.
However the real reason for the post is to comment on the weather.  Today we have more rain, a maximum forecast to top out at 12C and some fairly strong winds.  To me that means Winter, despite the fact that a few daffodils are being bold enough to flower!

The return to cold, after a few days of high teens and even above 20 degrees a couple of times, is most unpleasant.

However the rain is very welcome.  We have, for the first time since we have moved here, had three consecutive months - April, May and June - with <20mm rain.  July picked up a bit and August is doing a good job: 59mm and counting.  As of noon on 18 August we have scored 31mm in the last 24 hours.  This means that our nearest dam has added about 30cm of runoff
(in the recent past at least an additional 30cm of the sword was visible) and Whiskers Creek has got a good flow happening.
By 2200 on 18 August the total was up to 42mm for this event and 69mm for the month.  This is the greatest amount of rain for any of the 5 Augusts for which we have lived here.  It is only 0.4mm greater than last year, but the month still has a lot of time left!



Comments

Denis Wilson said…
Hi Martin
It drizzled in Robbo on Wednesday, and I awoke this morning to a clear sky, but 18m in the rain guage.
So, you and I are in different weather systems at present.
Duncan is bemoaning the second flood in 2 weeks, in Gippsland.
Strange, but interesting differences in regional weather patterns.
Cheers
Denis
19 August 2011 at 01:02:00 GMT+10
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