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Bussy R

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May 5, 2025, 5:54:29 AMMay 5
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Just wondering who else thinks we are in a drought?
 
Sydney not.
 
I have only had 104.4mm here for the year. Paddocks are just dust bowls.
 
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Don White

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May 5, 2025, 6:41:48 AMMay 5
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I am coming to the Rutherglen area next week and was hoping for green not brown.
Think SE STH Aust is definitely in drought
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Andrew Miskelly

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May 5, 2025, 7:41:03 AMMay 5
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Objectively speaking, the red bits are in drought, the white bits reckon they could use a drop, and the blue bits are just fine (or have endured flooding).

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The concerning thing for southern SA through to western TAS is that those decile charts show more or less the same shades of red as far back as you can go (48 months) using the BoM tool.

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May 5, 2025, 8:48:46 AMMay 5
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I get the feeling most outside South Australia are oblivious to the one of the worst droughts here in history. (and western VIC)

In the tourism industry I work in, I’m daily talking to interstate visitors that literally have no idea.

Has there been like any media coverage at all? ☹

 

This is not exactly a recent thing either. Look at the rainfall deficiency for the last 12 months, last 18 months, last 24 months…..

 

My 2025 rainfall so far this year…. 14.6mm

Adelaide’s 2025 rainfall… 23.8mm  (175mm average)

2024 rainfall: 346.6mm (525.6mm average)

The city's 15-month total is the lowest on record since data collection commenced in Adelaide back in 1839.

We would be on the most severe water restrictions if it wasn’t for the desal plant established post millennial drought. That is running at 100% capacity.

 

That is just Adelaide. It’s much worse out regionally. We are talking our prime agricultural lands. There are farmers having to just give up (or worse). Almost 200 years for some farming generational  families. What are we going to be left with?

 

If you have any connections in the media or politics, let them know about how desperate it is here. Get them to research and tell the rest of the country. We need the support! Please?

 

Tim.

Gavin O'Brien

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May 5, 2025, 10:00:31 AMMay 5
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Hi all,
Here in Canberra it has been dry and quite warm so far this autumn but not quite a drought. I have observed that trees look quite stressed,even the native Eucalypts. I think because the rain we have received has be short but intense from storms rather than more gentle rain bands with fronts. Strong high pressure is keeping the frontal systems well south of us.
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Bussy R

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May 7, 2025, 4:50:56 AMMay 7
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Stand down everyone. The drought has broken. I just had 0.4mm
 
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Don White

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May 7, 2025, 5:08:28 AMMay 7
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Great news
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Bussy R

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May 7, 2025, 5:52:36 AMMay 7
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What day and where are you coming to Don?
 
Regards Bussy
 

Don White

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May 7, 2025, 6:31:19 PMMay 7
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Hi Bussy

I will be  down that way form Wednesday next week for a few days  catching up with wineries and family and was hoping for autumn colours rather than everything brown

Don

Bussy R

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May 7, 2025, 7:23:44 PMMay 7
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Got point 4 of a mm last night if that helps. NOT.
 
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