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Wow is it wet or what!

crystal**flake — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:51:00 GMT

I'm not going to complain cause I hate summer, but we Sydney peeps haven't had one really.

I wonder if this is the wettest summer Sydney has had?

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flashie* — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:54:30 GMT

It is one of the driest here.............28 ml so far.....for this year.:_|

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cherry*135 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:35:16 GMT

Don't you remember the last 2 summers in Sydney and surrounds? They were much wetter than this one.

2011 - wettest summer on record

2012 - wettest since 1998/1999

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kopenhagen5 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:45:20 GMT

And Melbourne very dry. Only rained once for 3 hours in 4 weeks.

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debra9275 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:51:28 GMT

I know some outer suburbs got plenty of rain the other night kopen, but we've had very little here in my suburb for the past 2 months. Two showers and that's about it 😮

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:52:01 GMT

It's pouring rain and flooding around the mid-North coast and surrounds. I actually saw the sun today ... it made my eyes hurt.

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shinynewid — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:53:42 GMT

Don't you remember the last 2 summers in Sydney and surrounds? They were much wetter than this one.

2011 - wettest summer on record

2012 - wettest since 1998/1999

how the hell can that be right ?

If 2012 was wettest since 98/99 then it must have been wetter than 2011

and therefore 2011 cant possibley have been the wettest ever

so at least one of those 2 statements are incorrect

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debra9275 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:55:47 GMT

It's pouring rain and flooding around the mid-North coast and surrounds. I actually saw the sun today ... it made my eyes hurt.

I've seen some of the news footage Katy ~ it's bizarre!!

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catsnknots — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:59:28 GMT

Take care Crystal.. there is some very nasty weather round your way... lots of flooding as well but not sure if that is near you...

Please if you are driving around do not cross flooded roads, even if you think it is just a little bit of water it can take your car away or wash out roads underneath..... if you live near a place that is known to flood have your evacuation plan ready to enact...

Feeling for all of you guys down there..

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:17:42 GMT

Debra, I feel pretty safe where I am, but the surrounding areas are doing it tough. I was watching the rain yesterday, pelting down, the road was like a shallow river. I saw 3 near collisions ... on a road parallel to the Pacific Highway, but a few blocks away ...

One of the reasons I moved here, a year and a half ago, was because the internet said it had a great climate ... and first I moved from the UK because I didn't like sleet, and snow, and freezing rain, and black ice ... and then I ended up in Canberra ... and then I moved to Brisbane in the drought (that was good), and then I moved to Darwin ... then back to Brissie, and it was just colder than Darwin, but just as wet ... and here I am now, damp, dreary, sodden, housebound, forlorn and SAD.

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kopenhagen5 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:21:39 GMT

Debra, yes many suburbs with no rain for nearly 8 weeks. According to B o Meteorology - Melbourne Metropolitan Area and Environs in January 2013: Rainfall much less than that usually received.

Dams 6 weeks ago were 81%, now 76 %.

God's logistics and distribution boys are sleeping on the job with all the rain up North.

Lets hope it's part of the natural cycles.

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debra9275 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:23:59 GMT

Hang in there Katy, it will pass

House bound is a safe way to be in that weather I wouldn't be driving out there for anything

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debra9275 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:25:24 GMT

we are in one of those suburbs Kopen. A case of too much and too little in this strange country of ours

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:28:35 GMT

Thanks, Debra ... and god bless supermarket delivery (I don't drive anyway).

But, I'm hanging out for a long walk ... and some more sunshine ... and about 6 weeks of no rain at all.

I hope it's all well where you are 🙂

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debra9275 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:32:20 GMT

Katy, in a week or so, you'll be going for walks in the sunshine, thinking how lush and green everything is.

all is well here thanks, just that everything's going brown 😮

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katydidthat — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:58:34 GMT

http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/swollen-rivers-minor-flood-rain-intensifies/1766033/

I hope so, Debra, but a lot of the time "lush and green" translates to "muddy and wet".

I had to laugh the other day ... pouring with rain and some guy mowing the lawn over the street. Obviously a contractor ... and very devoted to duty. I wanted to get my son to go and ask for his business card ... but it was too wet.

I wish I could send you some wet stuff 😉

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catsnknots — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:30:57 GMT

Hi Katy.... hope all is well... looks pretty severe down there....

There is another system on the way, not going to hit you guys for a bit as it is slow moving but they expect it to hit my place later today.... then slowly travel down south.

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falconsportspack — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:08:48 GMT

It's been a dry Summer here in Charlton Victoria, so far this year less than 9mm of rain. We only got 280mm of rain for the whole of last year instead of our usual 450+. Hopefully we don't get a repeat of that this year.

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jean2579 — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:38:33 GMT

We are also in the Coffs Harbour region. Everything is still covered with water and two huge trees have crashed across the street. The SES have been here for hours cutting up to clear the street. The wind sounded like a freight train and the surf is massive. Very impressive. Hope you are dry Katy. The kookaburras are just laughing outside the window, so since those boys don't tend to come out until it is all over, I think that we will be ok now. We lost power and phone connection. All good now though.

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katydidthat — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:42:09 GMT

Thanks, Cats.

It's been raining most of today ... just started to pour ... AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rain, rain, go to VIC

Make THEM wet

You make ME sick 😉