kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
Had a friend over for Christmas who farms just over the mountains on the west coast. She was looking at our rainfall amounts, I'd written on the wall planner. She thought it amusing they measure it in metres
How short of rain are you
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- Location
- East yorks
Thing is even in the U.K., if we got some of the numbers quoted in here of a metre plus we couldn’t farm or it wouldn’t be worth it as a flat heavy swamp for half a year. 2019 it rained and rained all autumn there was thousands and thousands of acres down the east coast undrilled. Bet it was still less than 400mm that autumn/winter that caused itHad a friend over for Christmas who farms just over the mountains on the west coast. She was looking at our rainfall amounts, I'd written on the wall planner. She thought it amusing they measure it in metres
michael N123
Member
@livestock 1 are ya feeling short of rain
TelesnaAg
Member
- Location
- Portland, Victoria - Australia
In European terms I’m in drought now, no rain for about a week, and zero this year.
Anyone have Greta’s phone number I need a shoulder to cry on.
Ant….
- Location
- sw scotland
Had plenty this week. Taken 2 days to pump water from a shed and scrape up gravel everywhere.
There is a fence under there somewhere
There is a fence under there somewhere
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Pretty close to average here, 50mm shy
340mm to end of June
300mm in July
359 since end of July
340mm to end of June
300mm in July
359 since end of July
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
- Location
- West Suffolk
If it wasn't for 73mm falling in a few hours on the morning of 25th August, which most in Eastern England didn't get, we would sit at 382mm for the year.
- Location
- roe valley
Still no shortage here, can export if its needed elsewhere in the country
We are too wet more than too dry. Full up with water atm in the soil and the atmosphere.
I always prefer dry weather for one reason work is always easier and cleaner.
Our challenge is to get rid of water for max growth potential for more of the year than not.
I always prefer dry weather for one reason work is always easier and cleaner.
Our challenge is to get rid of water for max growth potential for more of the year than not.
- Location
- Wiltshire
Dont know the total until I talk to a neighbour. Had maize that barely had a drop of moisture between planting and harvest. Woke up to this yesterday
It is water meadow and supposed to flood. It didn’t at all winter 21-22
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It is water meadow and supposed to flood. It didn’t at all winter 21-22
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Did you lot not get 80 mill one day last week
TelesnaAg
Member
- Location
- Portland, Victoria - Australia
We had a real wet one over a fair whack of oz, I got record rain down southern Vic, it just did not stop for months. Farm is green as grass all over, and growing.
so usually there will be wet somewhere else, we have also been cold, the odd hot day but mostly cold.
they talking drier winter here so will see.
Ant…
so usually there will be wet somewhere else, we have also been cold, the odd hot day but mostly cold.
they talking drier winter here so will see.
Ant…
- Location
- sw scotland
Mostly in around 3 hours
beardface
Member
- Location
- East Yorkshire
About 5 inch short here, not complaining. Will need a bit before spring though or it could be a lean summer again.
ollandroverman
Member
- Location
- nr Kendal (The Lake District)
You must be in a dryer part of Cumbria.
1671mm 2022.
5 year average is 2140mm here nr Windermere
(data recorded at Matson Ground, Windermere)
- Location
- Lincolnshire
No rain 1st Jan to mid October. Rained constantly since then. Drains gushing. As said many times a) UK does better with below average rain and b) quite capable of growing good crops here on 400mm a year well spaced out. 560 to 580mm is our usual and that's too much.
muleman
Member
I always thought we were wettest area, between shap and Appleby.
We never get those totals though, 1700mm in a bad year, 1300 mm in these drought years!
We likely dont catch it as bad as you right in the lake district hills.