's a bit dry down here

Blinky Bill · #1 11-19-2007, 09:17 AM

G'day to everyone,
from dry 'n' dusty Down Under, last month of Spring and we are getting temperatures in the high 30s' and low 40s'. Today it reached 41°C in the shade of an open porch outside our back door.........can't wait for summer! LOL

Rainfall for the year so far stands at around 290mm ( slightly less than 12 inches) a bit better than last year where total for the year was 261.7mm. Local farmers say that 500mm (18 inches) is considered to be a reasonable yearly rainfall......doesn't look like we'll make it this year unless we get one helluva storm sometime soon <grin> Stage 4 water restrictions means no water to be used outside of the house!........this equals = no lawns and no garden, which in turn = more time to carve........
Aaaah well, who knows?........next year I'll probably be writing to complain about all the mud.........Life goes on
Regards to all
Thirsty John

cats pa · #2 11-19-2007, 04:19 PM

Where I live, we had 12 inches of rain last month. Like you, we have temps around 40 degrees... ooops, except they're Fahrenheit degrees, sorry about the mix-up. Oh, well, rain keeps the trees growing, and you know where trees end up.

Parker

Eddy Smiles · #3 11-19-2007, 05:12 PM

So what you're trying to say is that the temperatures are running between 86 and 104 degrees F..... That's Florida weather!

Canopener · #4 11-20-2007, 12:49 PM

Florida weather? That sounds more like southern Arizona weather with the dry heat, and summer will start about Dec. 21.
Are you looking forward to a rainy season I hope.
Here in northern AZ, it would be nice if the ski season would start this week and it is warm and dry as a bone. I even noticed grasshoppers have hatched in the forest behind me. Bad news, unless it kills them off for next summer.
The bad news is I hear you Aussies will be raising wine prices. Between that and the hops shortage, it may be a good year to go on the wagon,LOL
Jim

Gergie · #5 11-20-2007, 02:12 PM

Here's an

for you Buddy.

Blake Lunsford · #6 11-20-2007, 09:29 PM

We are 16" below average rainfall for the year, so I feel your pain. We have well water and the well went dry about 3 weeks ago. We are currently borrowing water off of a neighbor by running a water hose from their outside spicket to our water heater until we can get put on City water. They said it would be a 6 week waiting list. I just hope the temps don't drop below freezing in the next 3 weeks. If that is the case we won't have any water. Shew, will I stink or what?!?!?!

Pray for rain...gotta have faith!
Blake

woodtrapper · #7 11-25-2007, 10:44 PM

Blake, I feel your pain.When I lived in Kentucky, my well went dry due to the local rock quarry using explossives and closed the vein of water.Here in Montana there is a lot of sisterns because of some dry, rocky, sandy areas.You just pay a company to hall your water to fill your sistern or do it yourself.I guess we are experiencing changes world wide.

Kenny_S · #8 11-26-2007, 09:45 AM

I hear ya Blinky Bill. Our friends in Brisbane have been on water rationing for months and months. No outside watering and only allowed so mush water a day or pay high cost,I guess a fine of some sort.
I know the Southeastern part of the states are having problems with lack of rain also.

Blake, Better be wash'n up, I smells ya from here. LOL
Will keep y'll in our prayers.