NSW Rain
Feb 11th 2007, 9:39 am
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NSW Rain
We've had torrential rain here in the BM's and I see large parts of NSW are getting it too.
It's been bucketing down for nearly three days now, yet the news says the Blue Mountains catchment area only rose by some minuscule amount. How is this possible???
Our water tanks have overflowed, the road is a river and if this was the UK, there'd be people in boats floating past.
What's it like where you are?
It's been bucketing down for nearly three days now, yet the news says the Blue Mountains catchment area only rose by some minuscule amount. How is this possible???
Our water tanks have overflowed, the road is a river and if this was the UK, there'd be people in boats floating past.
What's it like where you are?
Feb 11th 2007, 9:42 am
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Re: NSW Rain
We've had torrential rain here in the BM's and I see large parts of NSW are getting it too.
It's been bucketing down for nearly three days now, yet the news says the Blue Mountains catchment area only rose by some minuscule amount. How is this possible???
Our water tanks have overflowed, the road is a river and if this was the UK, there'd be people in boats floating past.
What's it like where you are?
It's been bucketing down for nearly three days now, yet the news says the Blue Mountains catchment area only rose by some minuscule amount. How is this possible???
Our water tanks have overflowed, the road is a river and if this was the UK, there'd be people in boats floating past.
What's it like where you are?
we've had a lovely day today crisp and sunny although they have forcast more gale force winds and frost later in the week
were you interested in UK weather?
Feb 11th 2007, 9:46 am
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Re: NSW Rain
Generally just NSW .... 
But this must make you feel better, right?
It's started again (not that it's ever stopped) but it's grey, thunder, lightning, and rain on a tin roof is something to behold!
But this must make you feel better, right? It's started again (not that it's ever stopped) but it's grey, thunder, lightning, and rain on a tin roof is something to behold!
Feb 11th 2007, 9:53 am
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no i should think people don't moan about it quite so much????
so i will need earplugs as well then - must put it on my list
Feb 11th 2007, 9:55 am
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Rain is good.... 
It's only been three days so far, here anyway.
Yes, bring the earplugs, or insulate your house very well.
It's only been three days so far, here anyway. Yes, bring the earplugs, or insulate your house very well.
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Feb 11th 2007, 9:57 am
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is it generally wetter up in the hills? sorry if that is a really stupid question - just i read somewhere that its hotter cos you don't get the sea breezes that they get on the coast
Feb 11th 2007, 10:01 am
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Re: NSW Rain
We've had torrential rain here in the BM's and I see large parts of NSW are getting it too.
It's been bucketing down for nearly three days now, yet the news says the Blue Mountains catchment area only rose by some minuscule amount. How is this possible???
Our water tanks have overflowed, the road is a river and if this was the UK, there'd be people in boats floating past.
What's it like where you are?
It's been bucketing down for nearly three days now, yet the news says the Blue Mountains catchment area only rose by some minuscule amount. How is this possible???
Our water tanks have overflowed, the road is a river and if this was the UK, there'd be people in boats floating past.
What's it like where you are?
i read an article explaining how the weather paterns in NSW have changed over the last 50 years or so
the rain used to come towards Sydney from the south west and hence fall nicely in to the catchments, but now it comes up the coast from the south and falls mainly on this side of the hills
Feb 11th 2007, 10:02 am
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Re: NSW Rain
Hmmmm... Mountains... generally are colder. Think Everest, Scottish Highlands, Alps....
It gets stinking hot on occasion, but it's too cold for cockroaches up here, so that should tell you something. We don't normally get more rain than anywhere else.... but as we're so high, we get fog, mist, some snow where I live... a scattering perhaps.
Sea breeze? We have mountain breezes up here.... It's fairly temperate... Think a hot English summer for much of the time... cold winter though.
It gets stinking hot on occasion, but it's too cold for cockroaches up here, so that should tell you something. We don't normally get more rain than anywhere else.... but as we're so high, we get fog, mist, some snow where I live... a scattering perhaps.
Sea breeze? We have mountain breezes up here.... It's fairly temperate... Think a hot English summer for much of the time... cold winter though.
Feb 11th 2007, 10:04 am
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where in the BM's are you?
i read an article explaining how the weather paterns in NSW have changed over the last 50 years or so
the rain used to come towards Sydney from the south west and hence fall nicely in to the catchments, but now it comes up the coast from the south and falls mainly on this side of the hills
i read an article explaining how the weather paterns in NSW have changed over the last 50 years or so
the rain used to come towards Sydney from the south west and hence fall nicely in to the catchments, but now it comes up the coast from the south and falls mainly on this side of the hills
I can't work out the direction....BOM site might help...
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Feb 11th 2007, 10:04 am
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Hmmmm... Mountains... generally are colder. Think Everest, Scottish Highlands, Alps....
It gets stinking hot on occasion, but it's too cold for cockroaches up here, so that should tell you something. We don't normally get more rain than anywhere else.... but as we're so high, we get fog, mist, some snow where I live... a scattering perhaps.
Sea breeze? We have mountain breezes up here.... It's fairly temperate... Think a hot English summer for much of the time... cold winter though.
It gets stinking hot on occasion, but it's too cold for cockroaches up here, so that should tell you something. We don't normally get more rain than anywhere else.... but as we're so high, we get fog, mist, some snow where I live... a scattering perhaps.
Sea breeze? We have mountain breezes up here.... It's fairly temperate... Think a hot English summer for much of the time... cold winter though.
Feb 11th 2007, 10:05 am
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Re: NSW Rain
Oh it's good. We get the odd one I think... one in a year is ok, right?
Feb 11th 2007, 10:08 am
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Wentworth Falls, G. The rain's coming from the sky. I can't work out the direction....
BOM site might help...
I can't work out the direction....BOM site might help...
hang some flimsy material out the window and see which way it blows
Feb 11th 2007, 10:09 am
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Re: NSW Rain
Can we have some of your rain please
.................................................. ...pretty please
Loz x
.................................................. ...pretty please Loz x
Feb 11th 2007, 10:11 am
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Re: NSW Rain
Brilliant thunderstorms down here in sunny old Mosman last night. Had a river of water flowing down our street...it was pretty cool
From what I understand because it is so dry a lot of the water is soaked into the ground. If the water table is low then the ground itself can absorb a LOT of rain. It need to rain long enough to saturate theground so that more will run off the hills an into the the rivers
Thats my story and Im sticking by it...
From what I understand because it is so dry a lot of the water is soaked into the ground. If the water table is low then the ground itself can absorb a LOT of rain. It need to rain long enough to saturate theground so that more will run off the hills an into the the rivers
Thats my story and Im sticking by it...
Feb 11th 2007, 10:16 am
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Re: NSW Rain
to be honest creepy crawlies don't bother me (comes form being the older sister and having to get rid of them for my cowardly custard baby sis )
mind you the size of some of the pictures of them on here well.......
)mind you the size of some of the pictures of them on here well.......
