Crikey it’s wet

[facthunter]

Nice day today. Went to a NEW shed, Airconditioned.  Nev

[onetrack]

Well, it's still wet, and getter wetter - and now it's COLD, too! Perth had a maximum temperature of just 11.4° today, the coldest Winter day here for 50 years.

It was bitter outside, and it was also raining in squalls, and dark and gloomy as well.

 

We have already exceeded our total average Winter rainfall (June, July, August), and our August rainfall is already 50mm over the monthly average for August - and another 16mm will send us into new rainfall record territory for the August average.

 

The best part is the rain for the last 2 months has spread widely into the State and the crops are looking fantastic. From a very dry Summer and Spring, and a sowing season where grain was largely scratched into very dry soil, and the crops struggled to make headway in May and June - the turnaround from the end of the first week in July has been nothing short of amazing.

 

The GIWA has already boosted the States total grain crop estimate, to be well above average, at 21.9M tonnes - but since they released their August report a couple of weeks ago, we've had a lot more rain, and the crop tonnage can only go up from here on in.

 

Personally, I'm looking forward to a break in the Winter weather and some nice sunny Spring days. We're off to the Dowerin Machinery Field Days on Wednesday, the rain will have eased, but it's not going to be a warm day, by any measure. The forecast for Dowerin is 1° to 15° with occasional showers - and the wind will be cold, too!

 

Edited August 25 by onetrack

[Marty_d]

I'm sorry... Still rolling on the floor at the thought of 11.4 degrees being your coldest day!

[facthunter]

Watch out for Marty's mob. The Schoolkids wear Shorts, even in Winter. IF ever they Invade the Mainland we are for it.  Having flown into Perth over a long period, It's Often a windy Place and IF the Weather goes really Bad, Alternates are far away.  I ended up at Meekatharra ONCE. It's Nothing like Perth.   Nev

[rgmwa]

I ended up at Meekatharra once too and sat out a storm for two days. The plane was tied down in the open and I didn't expect it to survive the battering, but somehow it did.

 

[Marty_d]

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

Watch out for Marty's mob. The Schoolkids wear Shorts, even in Winter. IF ever they Invade the Mainland we are for it.  Having flown into Perth over a long period, It's Often a windy Place and IF the Weather goes really Bad, Alternates are far away.  I ended up at Meekatharra ONCE. It's Nothing like Perth.   Nev

Nah we melt in the heat. You're safe.

[facthunter]

When's THAT Ferry going to start earning it's Keep?. Nev

[spacesailor]

Sydney has had a " balmy " day ,

Shirt off & into shorts for the first time in an awful long time .

spacesailor

[Jerry_Atrick]

It is bloody dry and hot-ish in SW England at the moment. Grass is almost universally brown everywhere, was 31 degrees with not too much humidity, which is unusual for this nick of the woods. They are talking baout drought.. Was like being home.

[facthunter]

The  "Harbor City"?  Depends on what it Harbors. Nev

[facthunter]

I was there in the 80's when there was a drought that had  people flaking out everywhere.( London). The heat and haze came from Spain. It could be WORSE now from what I hear.  Nev

[old man emu]

On 26/08/2025 at 6:09 PM, Jerry_Atrick said:

nick of the woods

But Jerry, the correct term is "neck of the woods". The phrase was creted by our Ameican cousins. The phrase originated in America in the late 18th or early 19th century, possibly from a native word for "corner" or from the literal "neck" (a narrow strip) of a forest settlement.