thursday 1 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert But I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Sunny and cloudy this morning. Had a good spell of weather the last few weeks for the most part. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 melting here today, was out on my bike this morning, scorchio!! Decided to go snorkelling off the back enoshima to cool off, very nice until I saw a couple of jellyfish and I hightailed it outta there Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Fine sunny morning here. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 fine, dry, a little haze, 28 at the mo, onto 31. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver but good for the dwindling water supplies.....no? Just found this report from the West Australian TB - looks like Perth is doing OK in the water department at the moment.... Now when reading this remember that we have RECORD population growth and urban sprawl and NO NEW DAMS to meet the increased water needs of the community. So by my reckoning even if the rainfall/water inflow to Dams was maintained then we would be in a worsening situation as the needs of the populace have grown. However it seems this is not the case. Originally Posted By: West Australian Newspaper The South-West's biggest water source, Wellington Dam has begun to overflow for the fourth time in almost a decade. The dam is at its 186-billion litre capacity and Water Corporation spokesman Phil Kneebone said while the flow was currently just a trickle, later today or this evening he expected the overflow to be quite a spectacle. "It will no doubt again be a short-lived tourist attraction and we expect for the week or two it overflows there will be many visitors," Mr Kneebone said. Most South-West dams which supply drinking water to various towns and water for irrigation are about 10 per cent more full than this time last year, with 10 of the 23 dams now overflowing. Meanwhile, Perth's 13 metropolitan dams are at 51.5 per cent of capacity with 209.5 gigalitres of available water - the highest storage level in 12 years. Furthermore, the dams are 63 billion litres fuller than this time last year. Mr Kneebone said close to two billion litres of water had flowed into the dams in the past 24 hours even though rainfall had dropped during the past three to four days. "We would now expect that we will get to at least 53 per cent or more before inflow stops for the year," Mr Kneebone said. Where they get the 51.5% from I dont know....these are the actual Metro Dam figures dam by dam... we got plenty water this year!! Bickley Pumpback Dam 85.00% Canning Dam 58.89% Churchman Brook Dam 91.25% Conjurunup Pipe Head Dam 100.00% Lower Helena Pumpback Dam 100.00% Mundaring Dam 70.70% North Dandalup Dam 39.60% Serpentine Main Dam 55.87% Serpentine Pipehead Dam 69.71% South Dandalup Dam 29.42% Stirling Dam (Metro Supply) 105.71% Victoria Dam 70.64% Wungong Dam 50.48% Seems to me it is only the 2 Dandalup dams dragging the figures down really.... Serpentine is a huge dam and 55% is excellent for that dam. Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Its been suggested that the desal plant and the winter sprinkler ban is also party to be thanked for our current dam levels Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 damn. What about those holes in the gorund? Are they being filled up? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Morning Cloudy, spots of rain and noisy wind this morning in Minamiuonuma. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Typhoon Ketsana dumped 400mm rain in 12 hours over the Philippines killing over 100 people. It's now brought rain here. Steady rain of ordinary proportions. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 correction. It's been pissing down all afternoon. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Cool, rainy this morning Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 rain still. Not stopped all yesterday and last night. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Im over rain. We had a weekend break and spent Sunday on the boat, but it came back Monday At least it is not torrential, I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites
deanrobi 2 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 MB, we need the rain, there will be plenty more days of sunshine coming, especially for you guys over there. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Originally Posted By: ratherb@thesnow MB, we need the rain, there will be plenty more days of sunshine coming, especially for you guys over there. Our Dams are overflowing over here ratherb@thesnow, yes we are usually an arid state, but this year we have had pretty much 6 months of non stop rain. A very different story to you guys on the Eastern seaboard. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I don't mind the rain. It cools things down and leaves a fresh air for us. I especially like seeing water falls from teh hills. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 rain when its freezing cold s shite, but rain when its warm is ok. I especially like playing footy in the rain when its warm. Slicks the pitch up nicely for good thunderous tackles!! Get dirty as well!! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 12 degree's here right now Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 it stopped raining. Now for more hot weather Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 correction, it started raining again Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 DRY DRY DRY - man we need the rain. Everything is dying off and the paddocks have turned into dust bowls. They are teasing us with a Thunderstorm on Friday night. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 rained all night. Now stopped. The skies will miraculously clear for Oct 1. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Just cloudy and rather dull this morning low cloud and cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Amos in Utsunomia 0 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Just checking in from up there in Utsunomiya... getting much cooler now. Just about right I'd say. Link to post Share on other sites
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