have you had the chance to look around the area to the north of Geelong/Avalon? This area is yet to get to 100mm for the year and has suffered its driest start to a year on record - and shows up as suffering severe deficiencies in photosynthesis - indeed looks to have none happening! It is simply unbelievable that a place in southern Victoria could have such an arid "climate"......
Fingers crossed by the end of the weekend that all of us have had 20mm+ to add to our very feeble year-to-date totals. Up here in the Dandenongs we ticked over 300mm on Monday and are now up to 308mm and only need 1000mm to get to our annual average.
DJ
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From: austpacwx@googlegroups.com [austpacwx@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lindsay Smail [Lind...@geelongweatherservices.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 7:37 PM
To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June
Hi Norman - In spite of the long drought the Otways are still remarkably green. If you would like to contact me privately maybe we could meet up as I am often in the Otways. Regards, Lindsay
In 1967 I was at the Bureau of Meteorology Training school in Melbourne and I well remember a weekend trip I did down the Great Ocean Road and up through the Otways. There were extensive areas on the hills that had been burned out by bushfires, my first ever experience of that. I’ve still got the photos.
As it happens, I’ll be driving along the Great Ocean Road in about 3 weeks time, my first visit there since the 1967 trip. Looks like I’m destined only to see the area in drought conditions!
Hi David - Yes, I'm well aware of the famous "You Yangs Desert". Flying into Avalon you can certainly notice the colour, or lack of it. I believe normally it would probably be the driest region in the country (<430mm annually) anyway south of the Great Divide. Under these conditions though the situation is made even worse by the rain shadow effects of the Great Divide and the Otways. But then it's a great place for flooding - the Lara floods of September 1988 when they had 128mm in 6 hours shows the extremes they can have out there. Send 20mm if you can please, but we're not quite ready yet for a flood! Regards, Lindsay
----- Original Message ----- From: David Jones To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Lindsay,
have you had the chance to look around the area to the north of Geelong/Avalon? This area is yet to get to 100mm for the year and has suffered its driest start to a year on record - and shows up as suffering severe deficiencies in photosynthesis - indeed looks to have none happening! It is simply unbelievable that a place in southern Victoria could have such an arid "climate"......
Fingers crossed by the end of the weekend that all of us have had 20mm+ to add to our very feeble year-to-date totals. Up here in the Dandenongs we ticked over 300mm on Monday and are now up to 308mm and only need 1000mm to get to our annual average.
DJ
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From: austpacwx@googlegroups.com [austpacwx@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lindsay Smail [Lind...@geelongweatherservices.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 7:37 PM
To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June
Hi Norman - In spite of the long drought the Otways are still remarkably green. If you would like to contact me privately maybe we could meet up as I am often in the Otways. Regards, Lindsay
In 1967 I was at the Bureau of Meteorology Training school in Melbourne and I well remember a weekend trip I did down the Great Ocean Road and up through the Otways. There were extensive areas on the hills that had been burned out by bushfires, my first ever experience of that. I’ve still got the photos.
As it happens, I’ll be driving along the Great Ocean Road in about 3 weeks time, my first visit there since the 1967 trip. Looks like I’m destined only to see the area in drought conditions!
It is actually surprisingly green out this way (I am in Lara) despite
the lack of rainfall. My backyard which was a mud patch about a month
ago is now full of green grass about a foot high. I will have to get
the cobwebs off the lawn mower this weekend...
For this current system, I have recorded only 3.2mm. A pathetic return
if you ask me. I have practically lost all interest in recording
rainfall because there is just so little of it in this area. That and I
am landscaping the garden, so it has become impratical. I put out the
automatic gauge when an event is due just so I can be extra miserable
when I get the final rainfall value...
On a side note however, Lara probably gets half its annual rainfall
from storms during the storm season. Since we basically didnt have a
storm season last year, the annual total was about 230mm.
Regards,
ShaneE
Lindsay Smail wrote:
Hi David - Yes, I'm well aware of
the famous "You Yangs Desert". Flying into Avalon you can certainly
notice the colour, or lack of it. I believe normally it would probably
be the driest region in the country (<430mm annually) anyway south
of the Great Divide. Under these conditions
though the situation is made even worse by the rain shadow effects of
the Great Divide and the Otways. But then it's a great place for
flooding - the Lara floods of September 1988 when they had 128mm in 6
hours shows the extremes they can have out there. Send 20mm if you can
please, but we're not quite ready yet for a flood! Regards, Lindsay
Subject:
[austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Lindsay,
have you had the chance
to look around the area to the north of Geelong/Avalon? This area is
yet to get to 100mm for the year and has suffered its driest start to a
year on record - and shows up as suffering severe deficiencies in
photosynthesis - indeed looks to have none happening! It is simply
unbelievable that a place in southern Victoria could have such an arid
"climate"......
Fingers crossed by the
end of the weekend that all of us have had 20mm+ to add to our very
feeble year-to-date totals. Up here in the Dandenongs we ticked over
300mm on Monday and are now up to 308mm and only need 1000mm to get to
our annual average.
Hi Norman - In spite of the long
drought the Otways are still remarkably green. If you would like to
contact me privately maybe we could meet up as I am often in the
Otways. Regards, Lindsay
In
1967 I was at the Bureau of Meteorology Training school in Melbourne
and I well remember a weekend trip I did down the Great Ocean Road and
up through the Otways. There were extensive areas on the hills that had
been burned out by bushfires, my first ever experience of that. I’ve
still got the photos.
As
it happens, I’ll be driving along the Great Ocean Road in about 3 weeks
time, my first visit there since the 1967 trip. Looks like I’m destined
only to see the area in drought conditions!
Hi Lindsay...I have done a study on the Werribee plains/Lara/Melton 'desert' and the complex climatology of such a dry area south of the Divide. The driest location appears to be between Rockbank and Mt Cotoral....423mm. despite the dryness of this region I frequently find myself chasing big storms there during the summer months !...I drive through the Rockbank/Melton area most days and have watched the conifer wind breaks dying off from the now 12 years of drought. Interestingly the gum trees all appear happy and healthy...I also remain intrigued by the Geology of the region and the 'recent' volcanicity. Julian Hollis from Trentham still believes the area may at some time in the near Geological future produce another volcano...now wouldn't that be a nice Sunday drive !....best regards Clyve H
----- Original Message ----- From: Lindsay Smail To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:16 PM
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hi David - Yes, I'm well aware of the famous "You Yangs Desert". Flying into Avalon you can certainly notice the colour, or lack of it. I believe normally it would probably be the driest region in the country (<430mm annually) anyway south of the Great Divide. Under these conditions though the situation is made even worse by the rain shadow effects of the Great Divide and the Otways. But then it's a great place for flooding - the Lara floods of September 1988 when they had 128mm in 6 hours shows the extremes they can have out there. Send 20mm if you can please, but we're not quite ready yet for a flood! Regards, Lindsay
----- Original Message ----- From: David Jones To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Lindsay,
have you had the chance to look around the area to the north of Geelong/Avalon? This area is yet to get to 100mm for the year and has suffered its driest start to a year on record - and shows up as suffering severe deficiencies in photosynthesis - indeed looks to have none happening! It is simply unbelievable that a place in southern Victoria could have such an arid "climate"......
Fingers crossed by the end of the weekend that all of us have had 20mm+ to add to our very feeble year-to-date totals. Up here in the Dandenongs we ticked over 300mm on Monday and are now up to 308mm and only need 1000mm to get to our annual average.
DJ
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From: austpacwx@googlegroups.com [austpacwx@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lindsay Smail [Lind...@geelongweatherservices.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 7:37 PM
To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June
Hi Norman - In spite of the long drought the Otways are still remarkably green. If you would like to contact me privately maybe we could meet up as I am often in the Otways. Regards, Lindsay
In 1967 I was at the Bureau of Meteorology Training school in Melbourne and I well remember a weekend trip I did down the Great Ocean Road and up through the Otways. There were extensive areas on the hills that had been burned out by bushfires, my first ever experience of that. I’ve still got the photos.
As it happens, I’ll be driving along the Great Ocean Road in about 3 weeks time, my first visit there since the 1967 trip. Looks like I’m destined only to see the area in drought conditions!
----- Original Message ----- From: Shane Ekerbicer To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 9:24 PM
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
It is actually surprisingly green out this way (I am in Lara) despite the lack of rainfall. My backyard which was a mud patch about a month ago is now full of green grass about a foot high. I will have to get the cobwebs off the lawn mower this weekend...
For this current system, I have recorded only 3.2mm. A pathetic return if you ask me. I have practically lost all interest in recording rainfall because there is just so little of it in this area. That and I am landscaping the garden, so it has become impratical. I put out the automatic gauge when an event is due just so I can be extra miserable when I get the final rainfall value...
On a side note however, Lara probably gets half its annual rainfall from storms during the storm season. Since we basically didnt have a storm season last year, the annual total was about 230mm.
Regards,
ShaneE
Lindsay Smail wrote: Hi David - Yes, I'm well aware of the famous "You Yangs Desert". Flying into Avalon you can certainly notice the colour, or lack of it. I believe normally it would probably be the driest region in the country (<430mm annually) anyway south of the Great Divide. Under these conditions though the situation is made even worse by the rain shadow effects of the Great Divide and the Otways. But then it's a great place for flooding - the Lara floods of September 1988 when they had 128mm in 6 hours shows the extremes they can have out there. Send 20mm if you can please, but we're not quite ready yet for a flood! Regards, Lindsay
----- Original Message ----- From: David Jones To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Lindsay,
have you had the chance to look around the area to the north of Geelong/Avalon? This area is yet to get to 100mm for the year and has suffered its driest start to a year on record - and shows up as suffering severe deficiencies in photosynthesis - indeed looks to have none happening! It is simply unbelievable that a place in southern Victoria could have such an arid "climate"......
Fingers crossed by the end of the weekend that all of us have had 20mm+ to add to our very feeble year-to-date totals. Up here in the Dandenongs we ticked over 300mm on Monday and are now up to 308mm and only need 1000mm to get to our annual average.
DJ
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: austpacwx@googlegroups.com [austpacwx@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lindsay Smail [Lind...@geelongweatherservices.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 7:37 PM
To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com
Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June
Hi Norman - In spite of the long drought the Otways are still remarkably green. If you would like to contact me privately maybe we could meet up as I am often in the Otways. Regards, Lindsay
In 1967 I was at the Bureau of Meteorology Training school in Melbourne and I well remember a weekend trip I did down the Great Ocean Road and up through the Otways. There were extensive areas on the hills that had been burned out by bushfires, my first ever experience of that. I’ve still got the photos.
As it happens, I’ll be driving along the Great Ocean Road in about 3 weeks time, my first visit there since the 1967 trip. Looks like I’m destined only to see the area in drought conditions!
Yep I have checked, definately grass. There are weeds mixed in as often
happens in that situation, but the majority of it is grass.
The red trentham dirt I have has produced the most spectacular display
of weeds I have ever seen... And giving me something to do when the
weather pics up. Curse you Trentham Dirt!
ShaneE
Clyve Herbert wrote:
Hi Shane....Im up to 36mm for the
past three days....are your sure the green is actually grass ? ! and
not some sort of local weed !. Clyve H
Subject:
[austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
It is actually surprisingly green out this way (I am in Lara) despite
the lack of rainfall. My backyard which was a mud patch about a month
ago is now full of green grass about a foot high. I will have to get
the cobwebs off the lawn mower this weekend...
For this current system, I have recorded only 3.2mm. A pathetic return
if you ask me. I have practically lost all interest in recording
rainfall because there is just so little of it in this area. That and I
am landscaping the garden, so it has become impratical. I put out the
automatic gauge when an event is due just so I can be extra miserable
when I get the final rainfall value...
On a side note however, Lara probably gets half its annual rainfall
from storms during the storm season. Since we basically didnt have a
storm season last year, the annual total was about 230mm.
Regards,
ShaneE
Lindsay Smail wrote:
Hi David - Yes, I'm well aware
of the famous "You Yangs Desert". Flying into Avalon you can certainly
notice the colour, or lack of it. I believe normally it would probably
be the driest region in the country (<430mm annually) anyway south
of the Great Divide. Under these conditions
though the situation is made even worse by the rain shadow effects of
the Great Divide and the Otways. But then it's a great place for
flooding - the Lara floods of September 1988 when they had 128mm in 6
hours shows the extremes they can have out there. Send 20mm if you can
please, but we're not quite ready yet for a flood! Regards, Lindsay
Subject:
[austpacwx] Re: Geelong Weather Summary for June [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Lindsay,
have you had the
chance to look around the area to the north of Geelong/Avalon? This
area is yet to get to 100mm for the year and has suffered its driest
start to a year on record - and shows up as suffering severe
deficiencies in photosynthesis - indeed looks to have none happening!
It is simply unbelievable that a place in southern Victoria could have
such an arid "climate"......
Fingers crossed by
the end of the weekend that all of us have had 20mm+ to add to our very
feeble year-to-date totals. Up here in the Dandenongs we ticked over
300mm on Monday and are now up to 308mm and only need 1000mm to get to
our annual average.
Hi Norman - In spite of the
long drought the Otways are still remarkably green. If you would like
to contact me privately maybe we could meet up as I am often in the
Otways. Regards, Lindsay
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