rain in birdsville
Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:31
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Member - michael (BOXHD) r (VI
I was reading the sun news paper today and it said that
birdsville has had 200mm of rain in the last week which is half there yearly rainfall
Reply By: Fab72 - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:49
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:49
Yep...sure did. There's quite a bit of chat on here already regarding this matter.
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Follow Up By: Member - michael (BOXHD) r (VI - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:52
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:52
whats the weather like around the races up there in aug/sept
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Reply By: Member - Ruth D (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:56
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:56
Up until 9:00 am today
Birdsville has had 260 mm. At race time - the first Friday and Saturday in September the weather can be cool, clear and dry or it can be filthy hot and howling dry northerly wind (with dust). Mostly quite nice days but coolish at night and early morning.
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Follow Up By: Member - michael (BOXHD) r (VI - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:58
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:58
thanks for that ruth just reading the abc news report on it they had 168mm in 24 hrs very wet up there
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Follow Up By: Dasher Des - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 23:17
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 23:17
G'day GG. Have a message for you. Quack quack quack ,quack quack quack quack, quack quack, quack quack quack quack. Qhack quack quack quack quack quack quaaaaaaaaack.
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Follow Up By: Olsen's 4WD Tours and Training - Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010 at 12:44
Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010 at 12:44
G'day Ruth. Are you at
Birdsville at present?
Much water around?
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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:59
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 19:59
Hi Michael
Not just
Birdsville. My son was meant to fly back to work up in
Injune today, only to get an email to say the
Roma Airstrip is under water.
Injune has had nearly 6" of rain in the last 24 hours as
well. My only advise to any person that has not made their mind up about an Outback trip for this season, is to start planning. When things dry our the country in the far north of South Australia and Outback Queensland will be unreal and will be many years again until it looks so good.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - michael (BOXHD) r (VI - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 20:03
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 20:03
hope it will still look good in aug/sept as we are going to the races via co/pedy then across to
marree then up to birds carnt wait to go will be 1st time out in the outback
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Follow Up By: Pete Jackman (SA) - Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010 at 02:19
Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010 at 02:19
Look for us and the Jack out ab about up there in July
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Reply By: Jedo_03 - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 21:29
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 21:29
Listening to various reports on the ABC -
Birdsville has rec'd its most rain in 100 years... Birdsvile/Innaminka/Coopers/Thargominda and all that area is cut off and won't be accessible for at least 2 weeks... The Diamentina has so much water, it is now flowing WEST into the
Simpson Desert...
The Ooodnadata Track is out - The
Flinders Ranges are out... Paranchila...
So much rain in S and SW QLD and N and NE SA that they are predicting huge inflow to Lake Eyre and the Paroo-Darling...
On the positive side - GREAT news for livestock-producers - AND for those who love to see the
wildflowers blooming - not to mention the GREENERY...
Had a conversation with the navigator (Ha..!!) tonight - wondering if our trip North (Mid-April) is still viable - depends if "this" southerly monsoonal incursion is the last for this season: or not... And end-March/Early April could still produce overland Cyclonic activity...
The Navigator's Plan 'B' - divert to WA. They've had their hottest, driest summer in years... Yeah - but...
Jedo
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Reply By: Marny - Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 22:00
Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010 at 22:00
keep sendin the rain down. I have been waiting nearyl 10 years to have water in
menindee lake. I keep telling my son who is 7 that maybee one day if he's lucky we will be able to go out the front of our
shack on
menindee lake and play in the water like i did when i was a kid. I thought it would have been this year but S.A. said 'we are more important'. Wonder if the residents of sunset strip will get compensation for no water in front of their house like those on the lower lakes wanted????
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