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#521 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 7:07:23 AM(UTC)
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Am I really, Bunyip?

32mm in an hour yesterday.
Looks like we might have 270mm so far over 8 days. It's like a miracle.

Weird to wake up to a bright sunny day again.
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#522 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 10:28:49 AM(UTC)
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Come on guys, we are obviously slacking off. I expect full reports from all of you. See link
https://www.weatherforum...ay-to-Day-Weather/page81
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#523 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 10:48:44 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Weary Go to Quoted Post
Come on guys, we are obviously slacking off. I expect full reports from all of you. See link
https://www.weatherforum...ay-to-Day-Weather/page81
😎😎

Ha ha ha that's someone who's got even more time on their hands that I have...

Although, I have printed out my own forms to record rainfall, with a very wide comments column. Not that I've ever gone back & read them, anything outstanding is so outstanding you can't forget it. 😀

Fair but of cloud has built up again. Still around 70% humidity. And 29°.

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#524 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 7:58:56 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Weary Go to Quoted Post
Come on guys, we are obviously slacking off. I expect full reports from all of you. See link
https://www.weatherforum...ay-to-Day-Weather/page81
😎😎


Is he / she for real ??

He / she's gotta be in for a serious bout of RSI with all that typing,- and yeah, probably retired and not much else to do.

I'm retired, but not that keen. BigGrin Laugh
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#525 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 8:11:11 PM(UTC)
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not much else to do

Or has some automated system.

This morning was bright & sunny & fresh. Just gorgeous. Early afternon the cloud started massing. The rain started properly at 6pm. By 6.40pm there was 40mm in the gauge.

So I guess that's 40mm in 40 minutes - not bad for Chillagoe.

Radar still looks good for a little bit more, but not at the same rate.
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#526 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 8:24:37 PM(UTC)
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A mate of mine is in the the yellow shirt in one of the pics in this story....

He also spent a while up there sawing and keeping the track open a couple of years back..

For anyone knowing this road its hard to imagine anyone driving up with the conditions of a few days ago...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-07/stranded-man-uses-drone-to-send-sos-sms-on-phone/13039190


I miss Dormant... where are you..?....BigGrin

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#527 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 8:40:31 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: scott123 Go to Quoted Post
For anyone knowing this road its hard to imagine anyone driving up with the conditions of a few days ago...


I haven't been up the road, but I know where it is. I read that article and just wondered whether any of them were thinking at all. Was the weather deceptively good down on the coast?

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I miss Dormant... where are you..?....


I miss Simmo FNQ too, and Bong Water, and marakai.

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#528 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 9:38:13 PM(UTC)
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G'day all, from just north of Mareeba. Was hearing a bit of a rumble out your way before 28degrees. Are you copping more? Just looking at the photos you sent, certainly looking lush. We've been missing out up until the new year I guess, 270 mls so far (more than the last four months last year). Wow scott123, they would still be waiting for help if not for the front end loader. Certainly a lot of downed scrub and banks to sort out!
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#529 Posted : Friday, 8 January 2021 10:20:30 PM(UTC)
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Hi been. Welcome to our group.

Yes, it's still raining, heavily on and off. Some good lightning and thunder too.

Edit. Just one last look at the radar. Looks a bit wild in Cairns, and the northern beaches right now.

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#530 Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2021 2:17:35 AM(UTC)
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And I thought it was all over, gone south, but no, last few hours has been rather heavy stormage.
Thankfully enough of a break yesterday partner misted for mossies while I managed a weed spray. Grass sure was jumping but the rideon has been keeping on top of it though the catcher on the other JD clogs too easily to pick up wet stuff.

We managed a shopping trip to Cairns thursday before the dingalings start clearing shelves and missed all the bits hanging off the hills on the way home. So home dry and restocked.

Oh and hello, blame scott for me being here. :))
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#531 Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2021 5:43:45 AM(UTC)
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Hi dormant, good to see you again. 🙂

58mm by 11pm. 328mm for first 9 days of January.

Wonder what today will bring. More is forecast. Hopefully afternoon rain, as I'm off to Mareeba for a top up. Hoping Mareeba market will be on.

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#532 Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2021 6:49:12 AM(UTC)
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Hi Dormant, Scott has a lot to answer for 😁😁

70 ml since 9am yesterday, most of it from a tiny storm that only covered the Mt Whitfield conservation park pretty much.
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#533 Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2021 9:35:16 AM(UTC)
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Hi BJ and welcome,
Hi Dormant, Good to have you back with us.

Only 37mm here, A neighbor just down the road a bit closer to the river got 47mm , 10 mm more in 3 km.

28 you are doing very well, with almost 100mm more than me here with only 235mm

Just finished cutting and branding a small mob with one of my neighbors, dam hot and sticky by 06:30

I have not heard from Marakai in ages..


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#534 Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2021 7:00:41 PM(UTC)
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Well we are only 9 days into the month and i have already passed my jan average, and it does not look like it is going to stop any time soon.
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#535 Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2021 8:16:02 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: @_yassified_shak Go to Quoted Post
Well we are only 9 days into the month and i have already passed my jan average, and it does not look like it is going to stop any time soon.


That's great Yasi.

I think we've already got about half our whole season's rainfall in the first 9 days. 325mm already. Bearing in mind our whole season is probably equal to a coastal month's falls...lol.

Reckon Chillagoe is making up for our lack of rain last year. I went away mid January to mid February & completely missed the wet Season. The few falls we had before and after were brief storm rains.

Just started raining now. "Moderate" but heavy for here. Should get at least 10-15mm, maybe 25-30 if it keeps up.

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#536 Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2021 9:37:45 PM(UTC)
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Wow. Tipped out 77mm...just in case we get more.
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#537 Posted : Sunday, 10 January 2021 4:27:27 AM(UTC)
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Thanks for the welcome, 28, Weary, Bunyip.
Pity others haven't found their way here, I never thought to keep looking for sites and the ones I had joined either seem to have failed or won't let me in to message other people about this place.

Shame we have to experience violent weather to attract people but that's life.

Certainly been an 'interesting' start to the season, haven't had to unplug/shut down and dig out my gadgets to get a fan and reading light running off a mini power source in a long time.
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#538 Posted : Sunday, 10 January 2021 8:03:32 AM(UTC)
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Well, that was a handy 96mm starting around 6am. I was thinking the southeasterly flow was re-etablishing and on comes a blob... and sits, and sits, but now it's a bit off the coast and who knows where it'll go. Looking at Nullschool I see this area is full of random wind movements which explains a lot.
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#539 Posted : Sunday, 10 January 2021 8:07:14 AM(UTC)
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Glad to see you got a good fall dormant.

I looked at Nullschool, and it was just confusing...lol.

Seems there's more rain predicted. Enjoying it while it lasts, but the grass grows while you look at it. 😀
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#540 Posted : Sunday, 10 January 2021 12:18:48 PM(UTC)
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Thanks also for the welcome 28 and Bunyip,

Yes I was watching that blob on the radar this morning too Dormant, it was only a few k's north of us and just wouldn't move that little bit south for us! Nothing here in the last 24 hrs and only 20 mm from the edge of that storm out your way on Friday night 28.

Just looking at my stats for January here Yasi (I only go back to 2012), and we're about 100 mm behind our January average already. Which seems odd as it hasn't seemed to be that wet yet this month. I suppose every wet day adds up!

Just noticing things starting to bubble up a bit on the radar out west, so best get another few hours on the mower before what ever may eventuate this arvo!
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