2005 Rainfall

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  1. bazman

    bazman Junior Member

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    Hi All

    I thought I would start a thread for those who keep rainfall records.

    SubTropics - 30km North of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Jan - 79
    Feb - 24.5
    Mar - 32.5 - Autumn
    April - 163.5
    May - 51
    June - 143.5 - Winter
    July - 29
    Aug - 28
    Sept - 37 - Spring
    Oct - 164.5
    Nov - 258.5
    Dec - 124 - Summer

    Total - 1135mm


    This is the second year I have been keeping rain fall records, I found it interesting that last year was only 4.5mm less at 1131.5mm

    We have had some good rains towards the end of the year which can now be seen in growth in our orchard, our dam is full and the place is looking green and happy.
     
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    Rockhampton, QLD, 2005

    January 94.4
    February 76.0
    March 24.4
    April 28.6
    May 65.4
    June 57.0
    July 1.4
    August 52.2
    September 8.6
    October 88.8
    November 29.8
    December 112.6

    Total 639.2
     
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    G'day Jeff,

    Are those figures way low for Rocky?

    Ciao,

    Daz
     
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    gunalda 30k north of gympie:

    jan 109.75 = 8 rain days
    feb 34.75 = 5 r/d's
    mar 32.25 = 10 r/d's
    apr 59.25 = 15 r/d's
    may 74.2 = 13 r/d's
    jun 143.8 = 20 r/d's
    jul 23.25 = 10 r/d's
    aug 25.45 = 5 r/d's
    sep 25.75 = 5 r/d's
    oct 116.95 = 12 r/d's
    nov 125.65 = 16 r/d's
    dec 79.85 = 11 r/d's

    total 851mm = 130 r/d's

    04 total = 1225.65 = 132 r/d's
    03 total = 1040.8 = 104 r/d's
    02 total = 670.25 = 90 r/d's

    another consideration anything over around 650mm for the year and this piece of paradise shines too easy hey?

    i included actual rain days as calculated by BOM rules .2mm = an official rain day, not many think of how many days you get your rain over the year that equates to how many days you spend looking skyward for those clouds hey something to think about. for me i think it should be in all considerations.

    another is the capacity for your land to utilise what it gets from the clouds.

    len wishing all a happy new year :lol:
     
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    805mm is the Average. This hasn't been a bad year by any means. It's when you get months and months on end without any rain. Or especially when you expect the summer rain to start by November, and come late January and you haven't had a drop....that gets a bit rough.
     
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    rainfall here at ho'olawa rd, huelo, maui for 2005;
    December 46.5 mm
    November 216.0 mm
    October 210.0 mm
    September 493.5 mm
    August 127.0 mm
    July 284.0 mm
    June 196.5 mm
    May 113.0 mm
    April 184.0 mm
    March 380.0 mm
    February 109.0 mm
    January 147.0 mm

    total for the year: 2506.5 mm
    total rain days over .5 mm: 192
    longest period with no rain at all: 19 days (and counting, and it will probably go to 20 for 2005)
    biggest rain event in a 24 hour period: maxed out the gauge at 156 mm
     
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    rainfall

    Grrrrrrrrrrrrr you guys make me so jealous!
    Heres my rainfall figures for 2005.........not too bad really, just a touch over our average.

    JAN....22mm
    FEB....2.5
    MARCH...6
    APRIL...15
    MAY...NIL
    JUNE...66
    JULY...26
    AUG...22
    SEP...46
    OCT...64
    NOV...39.5
    DEC...14

    TOTAL....323mm
     
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    Kapunda, 100km north af Adelaide, South Australia.
    Average rainfall is suposed to be about 500mm

    January 31mm
    February 21
    March 10
    April 15
    May 6
    June 120
    July 51
    August 72
    September 83
    October 103
    November 50
    December 39

    Total for 2005 600mm (wet spring)

    2004 535mm
    2003 584mm
    2002 406mm (less than average)
    2001 581mm

    The el nino effect shows here.
    2002 was an "el nino" year and there was a slight effect at the beginning of 2005 (according to Tim Flannery) though it abated during the year.

    The spring rain was jsut wonderful for my garden and vegetables, as well as the local grain farmers...it was a"fabulous start to the season".
     

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