Crikey it’s wet

[facthunter]

Not in the South West where the REAL rain is.  P.S. Don't mention the LEECHES. Nev

[onetrack]

OME, they're called trench digging machines - you can even get trenching attachments for Bobcats. Doesn't take long to install a 200M narrow trench with them. No-one - but no-one - digs trenches by hand any more. 

[Jerry_Atrick]

I read, I think it was in The Age, that people from northern climes in Australia are moving to southern climes to avoid the oppressing and dangerous heat in the north thanks to climate change. The Crikey its Wet and Climate Change Debate continues threads seems like the could be joined as one ands the discussion would be the same topic. 

 

[old man emu]

When does water falling from clouds become "rain". In other words, how much of that water is needed to justify claiming that it is raining? Is there a certain length of time that water has fallen continuously? What is the volumetric difference between a "shower" and "rain"?

[red750]

y son managed to get the front lawn mowed for Christmas before the rain came today. A pretty heavy fall. 

 

This photo taken down the neighbour's drive may give some idea of how big the gum tree in his yard is. The video was taken from our back yard. The fence is 6ft high. I don't know how the council would let a gumtree this tall grow in a suburban backyard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[facthunter]

Councils are DUMB and are a sheltered workshop.. Failed example of democracy.   Nev

[red750]

Minimum temp 12.1, coldest Christmas Day since 2006. Max 17.3. Carbon copy tomorrow.

[rgmwa]

Well, 41 here in the Hills east of Perth this afternoon with a bit of a thunderstorm on the way by the look of it.

[pmccarthy]

Two blankets and a doona tonight.

[onetrack]

42° in Perth City, 43° at Pearce Airbase, Perth Airport, and Gooseberry Hill at the foot of the Darling Range - and a minimum last night of 24.2°. It was 40.9° on Rottnest Island!

 

Hot N/NE winds and thunderstorms moving from the N along a trough line, but no decent amount of rain. We spent most of the day under the A/C, up in the hills at SD's place at Stoneville.

 

 

Edited December 25, 2025 by onetrack

[nomadpete]

11 hours ago, onetrack said:

42° in Perth City, 43° at Pearce Airbase, Perth Airport,

Proof at last!

Global warming is true!

And Perth is responsible for it.

 

Expect the department of war to bomb Perth to fix it.

Thank you for attention to this matter (DJT)

[facthunter]

Depends where the wind is coming from. That's all it is. Perth can get temps like this till March.  Nev

[onetrack]

It's not that bad. We survived. A bit of a sweaty, still night, last night, as the trough moved inland - this morning we have a balmy 21-22° and a lovely cool Sou-Westerly ahead of the tip of a cold front.

It's when a trough hangs around the coast for days on end, and brings in the heat from the interior, coupled with the stillness of the centre of a low-pressure area, that it gets a bit tiring.

The worst part is, despite the trough and associated thunderstormy skies, we got no rain in the City, and very few areas in W.A. got much out of it. My block in the wheatbelt got 3.4mm.

 

Edited December 26, 2025 by onetrack

[facthunter]

Adelaide can cop a lot of heat at times. It's location allows the Wind to travel Long distances over HOT dry ground. . Darwin would have to have the LEAST Max temp variation. It just has a WET and a DRY.  Nev

[old man emu]

For several days now I have been getting constant winds of about 15 kts from the Southeast. It is an unusual situation since air coming from that direction used to bring rain, but the sky has been completely clear. I wouild have liked to see a synoptic chart, but it seems that the BOM thinks they are not worth posting.

[octave]

13 minutes ago, old man emu said:

I wouild have liked to see a synoptic chart, but it seems that the BOM thinks they are not worth posting.

https://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml?utm_source=chatgpt.com

[old man emu]

That link gets me into the BOM site. I did see that I could get to other places, but some of them display information in the new format, which it not as quickly seen as it was in the old format. I don't mind looking at tabulated data, or black & white charts. I want facts, not pretty colours. 

 

The BOM site should be a source of information. It does not need to be infotainment.

[onetrack]

The new BOM site wants to be part of social media, that seems to be the main problem. You can still access all of the old BOM site at - https://reg.bom.gov.au/

 

Edited December 26, 2025 by onetrack

[octave]

17 minutes ago, old man emu said:

The BOM site should be a source of information. It does not need to be infotainment.

The synoptic charts are part of the old site, and as far as I can see, are unchanged. If you don't want a coloured chart, you can opt for black and white. I guess out of all the people who use the BOM site, different folks want different levels of information. 

 

Edited December 26, 2025 by octave

[facthunter]

The BOM "THINKS?".   It treats People as IF they Know Nothing. You USED TO be able to see WHY the weather is as Predicted. Nev

Edited December 26, 2025 by facthunter

[old man emu]

11 minutes ago, onetrack said:

You can still access all of the old BOM site

I'm happy now!

[facthunter]

You might be able to arrange some rain in Bottles, so you don't forget what it is. Every time I have come back from the desert I LOVE the green Grass of the Coast.  ARID is depressing for ME.  Nev

[old man emu]

7 minutes ago, facthunter said:

ARID is depressing for ME.

In 2022 when I moved here, it rained and rained and the country was Ireland green. In 2025 it barely rained at all and the country is brown. That's a depressing scene.

[onetrack]

It's an unfortunate part of the climate and the country we live in, that extended very dry periods are part and parcel of that climate. A read of Dorothea MacKellars, "My Country" is recommended.

[facthunter]

At least you are not likely to be threatened by Crocodiles. Nev