Out of the blue we had a crackerjack of a storm last night (45mm) with
more forecast for today. Up to 944mm for the season now. 1000 is in
sight! The garden will love it & Sable Dam may well get back to 100%.
922 in 1980/1981; 1081 in 1999/2000 of which 486 fell in Feb.
Alan C
On 31-May-21 07:20 AM, Alan C wrote:
Rick
The last substantial fall was 38mm on 22nd March. Nothing in April/May
but the weather has remained warm to hot with many days still in the
30's so everything has dried out. The average total rainfall from May
to Aug over the last 10 years has been less than 10mm. Until the start
of the next rainy season in about Sept. it will be a case of just
keeping the garden alive by limited watering with potable water which
is very expensive. Most of the rain falls from mid-Oct. to mid-Mar.
Sept. is the best month for game viewing in Kruger because the trees
have lost their leaves and the game is forced to use the remaining low
water drinking spots. The "fall" occurs towards the end of the cooler
weather just before spring. Some tree species, notably the Mopanies,
loose their old leaves & grow new ones simultaneously.
Alan C
On 31-May-21 03:04 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
Alan,
I’m puzzled. You have 899mm for the season, normal is 530mm, but you
say it is dry.
Rick
On May 30, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I
need 1mm to record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June.
Only twice in the last 50 years has Phalaborwa exceeded 900mm for
the season. Normal is 530mm.
Alan C
On 30-May-21 07:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain
this weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/
Comments, from lavish praise to scathing criticism, are always
appreciated.
Rick
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