rain rain rain

[mozzie (Peter)]

well here on the mid north coast its doing what it does best rainwednesday night taken another 40mm out in 15 minutes about 3 weeks ago hail about as big tennis balls back to the good old days when it was raining all summer(so much for global warming).since iicas we have had no more then 2 nights of no rain or cloudwhen will it clear
hopeing for some clear skies peter

[GrahamL]

Mostly the weather pattern we have been experianceing comes in two year cycles.. we are just into year two.. good nights still to be had .. just not many of them .

[Glenhuon (Bill)]

Been raining here all night and still going strong. Looking at the satellite pic more of the same feeding down from the north.

Bill

[Smirnoff]

Originally Posted by nightstalker

Mostly the weather pattern we have been experianceing comes in two year cycles.. we are just into year two.. good nights still to be had .. just not many of them .

So come December 2009, we'll actually get a summer then?

[sheeny (Al)]

Originally Posted by mozzie

well here on the mid north coast its doing what it does best rainwednesday night taken another 40mm out in 15 minutes about 3 weeks ago hail about as big tennis balls back to the good old days when it was raining all summer(so much for global warming).since iicas we have had no more then 2 nights of no rain or cloudwhen will it clear
hopeing for some clear skies peter

You got buckley's Peter! You and me both!

Good steady rain here (not good for astronomy, but good for everything else).

If people would stop buying observatories and things, we'd have clear skies again!



Al.

[Ian Robinson]

Yep , here too , was getting the rod and gear onto/into the car about 2am and arrived with wind, too cold and wet for me so I left the gear where it was and went back inside (good old BW SF on aunti I noticed before hitting the sack).

Looks like it's gonna be set in for a few days and will get heavier.

Not flash for astronomy , but hey .... might be just what the doctor ordered for the fishing if we get a bit of a fresh in the Hunter River .

[Ric]

Not much better in this neck of the woods either, it's been raining here since 3 am this morning.

looks like a busy weekend on IIS coming up.

[DeanoNZL (Adrian)]

Just hope the rain falls in the right area for storage. Shame to see it go past the dams.

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by DeanoNZL

Just hope the rain falls in the right area for storage. Shame to see it go past the dams.

Beats me why we are aren't capturing and treating (screening) and storing as make up water in dams storm water run off in towns and cities on a statewide basis. Stupid in country like Australia letting that fresh water go to waste and simply flow into sewerage system and not using it.

[Jen]

the rain is lovely but it could have done it during the week instead of waiting for the weekend AGAIN

[mozzie (Peter)]

come home from work rained all day trying to finish pod this weekend so far itsonly good for a cubby house for the kidsor to hide in while she yells at the kids

[Smirnoff]

Originally Posted by Jen

the rain is lovely but it could have done it during the week instead of waiting for the weekend AGAIN

theres nothing lovely about this weather. There is a time and place for crap, and it's called winter.

really surprising that it's occuring during the full moon though....

[xelasnave]

It will pass and bush fire season will be here in no time.
alex

[Craig.a.c (Craig)]

We have had 2 days of constant rain here, its been great.

[Glenhuon (Bill)]

Originally Posted by Ian Robinson

Beats me why we are aren't capturing and treating (screening) and storing as make up water in dams storm water run off in towns and cities on a statewide basis. Stupid in country like Australia letting that fresh water go to waste and simply flow into sewerage system and not using it.

Nope, it don't go in the sewerage system. Thats a no, no. Stuffs up the treatment process as it dilutes the "food" for them little microbes too much and overloads the system. Putting stormwater into the sewers can lead to a heavy fine too.
But I agree there should be more capture and storage of street run off. The drawback is not the solids in the flow its the contaminants from petroleum products off the roads and other hard to remove substances. Treatment to usable standard is actually more difficult than sewage.

Bill