Thread: Are you noticing a drought?

Originally Posted by schuy1

No drought where I am But I am feeling the impact from elswhere. stock prices have taken a dive across the board due to western drought forcing stock onto the markets coupled with the cessation of the live export drying up an outlet. Weaner steers sold in Longreach for $20 yesterday! ( watch your city meat prices reflect that .....NOT!) So not good if you have a debt!

Cheers Scott

"Cheap" mince today in woolies $8 /kg

Yet another knee jerk reaction.
This morning, The Merri Creek was expected to peak at 5m at 11:00am. It actually peaked at 3m. The heavy falls were very localised.

And the rainfall came on the back of one of Adelaide's warmest autumns on record.

2.6mm this morning & 2.8mm yesterday. So not much here

I think Nhill got about ten and Horsham got about twenty.

get back to yer after winter (prior to now my answer would be 'yes'. Ive been agisting at the same place in Harcourt for over 7 years and never, ever have I seen an autumn round out like this one did re browness of the paddocks. dry, late heat etc. Though the last couple days deluge has maybe put that on hold and weather boffins are predicting an above average rainfall winter)

14mm Friday,20mm yesterday----saw the sun this morning around 7--overcast again but definite chance that we may see some sunshine again sometime today may dry the track out abit!!!!!
WHAT A PLACE 100km inland from here they are hand feeding cattle

It is all finished here. We got just on an inch(25mm)

up here in Porthedland it never rains, even in the wet season something pushes all the rain around us. People think it's the large iron ore stockpiles creating a magnetic field pushing it away. it is strange if you look into the rain figures for Hedland

Anyway it's been 5 years for me in Hedland and the past couple of weeks it's been the the dampest in that 5 years.
I don't know it's the cycle that's normal for up here or not but it's a bit strange having rain so late and for continual days up here.