Rain in Birdsville
Submitted: Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 18:29
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Glenn (VIC)
Wow, just heard on the news that
Birdsville had rain today. Ruth, can you confirm this and how much it was?
Cheers
Glenn
Reply By: Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park - Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 19:26
Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 19:26
Hi Glenn, 6.2 mls to be precise. Lovely lovely sound - started drizzling about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Nice big bog hole about 50 klms east on
Windorah Road caught a few by surprise. Some good falls of rain around Longreeach,
Augathella and
Charleville. We were just on the bottom end of it - washed the dust off the leaves and smelt beautiful.
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Follow Up By: Glenn (VIC) - Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 19:33
Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 19:33
Hi Ruth, did you dance naked in it? I am surprised you remember what rain sounds, smells and tastes like. Good news that you recieved some rain at least, will drop the dust for an few hours at least anyway.
Cheers
Glenn
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Follow Up By: Voxson - Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 19:33
Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 19:33
Hi Ruth... Just confirming June 5th for a self contained cabin...
Regards Grant...
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Follow Up By: Muddy 'doe (SA) - Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 20:12
Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 20:12
how do you measure .2 of a mm??????
Though I can see that would be important out there! Need all you can get. lol
Hope you get as much as you need.
Cheers
Muddy
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Follow Up By: Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park - Friday, May 13, 2005 at 08:45
Friday, May 13, 2005 at 08:45
My rain gauge is stuck on a post high up and I have to climb the ladder (after finding it in the shed) and stand in a mud puddle to read the gauge. But, now, due to technological advances (even in
Birdsville) I get up turn the TV on - find Austar weather channel and push the button and lo, and behold, the automatic weather station built into the sand at the back of the airport, tells me that 6.2 mls have fallen. How good is that? When I read my gauge I have to take an average due to spiders, beetles and dead flies caught in the bottom - oh and the odd centipede.
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