It's official! Qld had it's coldest winter for 10 years. I was away from home for 6 weeks but I certainly felt it going through some inland areas.
And the hail storm we had yesterday in SEQ is just the start, according to the BoM. It's extremely unusual to get a hail storm here in August, but there'll be more in September.
Not only is it strange weather here, but a Hurricane hitting New York?! Amazing!
Happywanderer said
06:25 PM Aug 31, 2011
Son was pleased with the rain in Biggenden, filled his water tanks.
Beth54 said
06:27 PM Aug 31, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Son was pleased with the rain in Biggenden, filled his water tanks.
Same with my daughter at Greenbank. She posted on facebook, 'okay rain, you can stop now, the tanks are full!' "laughing:
gubby said
06:33 PM Aug 31, 2011
Victoria has had it's driest winter in nine years....
jules47 said
06:46 PM Aug 31, 2011
Apparently we had 15ml(? is that right) last night, according to someones rain gauge - things are looking a bit greener, but still very dry, did a tour today around the area looking at b&b's - still looks pretty dry around the fields - the farmers are burning off madly at the moment, appaprently the burning off ban comes in on Sunday - so lots of smoke haze around - makes for a very attractive sunset though.
shazartist said
08:26 PM Aug 31, 2011
I know what you mean Beth...I am very power conservative....This winter we have had the heating on from 6am till after noon. I thought I was getting frail!
cheers Sharon
Beth54 said
09:01 PM Aug 31, 2011
My lovely oil heater died just before I went away. I didn't last long when I got home,,had to go out and buy a new one. But it's not as good as the old one.
I live in a granny flat under a big house..it's very shaded, so it's lovely in the summer but not in the winter.
Cupie said
10:44 AM Sep 1, 2011
Beautiful spring day here in Brissy, as I sit in the car at Newfarm Park using the free Council WiFi.
SWMBO is at the hairdressers so I come to the park for a coffee & stroll amongst the rose gardens .. but the free wifi got me.
Beth54 said
01:15 PM Sep 1, 2011
Cupie wrote:
Beautiful spring day here in Brissy, as I sit in the car at Newfarm Park using the free Council WiFi.
SWMBO is at the hairdressers so I come to the park for a coffee & stroll amongst the rose gardens .. but the free wifi got me.
Oh really! I didn't know they did that. I wonder if Logan Council has it too.
Another month or so and the Jacarandas will be flowering in New Farm Park. Lovely!
Happywanderer said
03:18 PM Sep 1, 2011
Maybe the library does it Beth. I know you can sit outside the library in Bundaberg and use you own laptop on the wifi as you can at most Mcdonalds these days.
jules47 said
03:33 PM Sep 1, 2011
Have had a lovely day here in the Scenic Rim as well - apart from the smoke haze - fire restrictions start on Sunday, so farmers are burning flat out - no wind to blow it away, so just a haze everywhere you look - wouldn't like to be asthmatic or the like.
TopCat said
07:21 PM Sep 1, 2011
Hi folks, my ten cents worth is we have had only 19mm of rain all winter - 50k's out of julia Creek. Country is quite dry at present and not looking forward to grass fires. It hasn't rained since mid-July. The days have been fantastic up around the 28-33 degrees. We have 2 x 100,000 litre water tanks filled from artesian bores on the property and it tastes okay. cheers Terry
It's official! Qld had it's coldest winter for 10 years. I was away from home for 6 weeks but I certainly felt it going through some inland areas.
And the hail storm we had yesterday in SEQ is just the start, according to the BoM. It's extremely unusual to get a hail storm here in August, but there'll be more in September.
Not only is it strange weather here, but a Hurricane hitting New York?! Amazing!
Same with my daughter at Greenbank. She posted on facebook, 'okay rain, you can stop now, the tanks are full!' "laughing:
Victoria has had it's driest winter in nine years....
cheers Sharon
My lovely oil heater died just before I went away. I didn't last long when I got home,,had to go out and buy a new one. But it's not as good as the old one.
I live in a granny flat under a big house..it's very shaded, so it's lovely in the summer but not in the winter.
Beautiful spring day here in Brissy, as I sit in the car at Newfarm Park using the free Council WiFi.
SWMBO is at the hairdressers so I come to the park for a coffee & stroll amongst the rose gardens .. but the free wifi got me.
Oh really! I didn't know they did that. I wonder if Logan Council has it too.
Another month or so and the Jacarandas will be flowering in New Farm Park. Lovely!
my ten cents worth is we have had only 19mm of rain all winter - 50k's out of julia Creek. Country is quite dry at present and not looking forward to grass fires. It hasn't rained since mid-July. The days have been fantastic up around the 28-33 degrees. We have 2 x 100,000 litre water tanks filled from artesian bores on the property and it tastes okay.
cheers
Terry