When might this dry weather come to an end??

[Pilatus]

As above ???

 

[Flatlander]

Ours came to an end with a vengeance. Went from 4 inch’s in a year that followed a very year to this year where I won’t stop. To be fare it’s been ok fir the past couple of weeks but ground is full to capacity soon crops won’t be using any and any rain will made combining tough.

 

[Chae1]

Never seen a year at a time diary.

 

[Phil P]

Only got going again last Wednesday after best part of two weeks of having rain nearly every day . Had 3mm Friday morning then showers on and off all day but managed to get going again Saturday. Need at least 10 straight days cutting to get caught up now with what’s ready!
So please, NO rain dancing just yet thanks.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

To put our season into your kinda context:
March "September" was our driest month with under 2mm recorded.
Rains arrived in mid May "November" by which stage we had received about 15% of our expected rainfall for the year, and soil was around 5.5°C by this stage.

The rain that forgot to start, forgot then to stop, and we received c. 70% of our annual mean rainfall in the following 7 weeks (700mm) which puts us right back to 'normal', except 'normally' we grow grass quite easily.

The follow-on effect of course is winter crops were either OK, or utterly ratshit, depending on when they were drilled.
My winter feed stockpile was similarly reduced, I may yet supplement the cattle.

Many dairies locally have finished their winter crops before calving began, but this is quite localised - 100, 200 km away things look great.
Canterbury has had a bountiful year.

A strong La Nina means we don't get the west / sou'west airflows that bring us moisture, hence little to no rain for 7 months where we are.
It's very rare to have 4 or 5 La Nina years consecutively, but that's exactly what's happened.
No sign of it weakening yet, in fact it appears to be as strong as ever through the next 6-8 months.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Normally when the heat builds in August, especially above 30'C the chance of Thunderstorms coming up from Europe to the south increases.

Will be surprising if this doesn't happen next week. Here is hoping!!!!

 

[Henarar]

As above ???

When it rains

 

[7610 super q]

Must have had 1.5" weekend before last. Fields quite green. Loads of fodder made earlier in the year. Good yields of grain and straw.
1976..... I read on here of baling roadside verges, meagre harvest finished by the end of July.....
My only memory of '76, was the water board cutting off supply for a few hours per day, and dad filling milk churns at night to keep the cows watered during the day.
Hosepipe ban in Pembs coming. Llys y Fran dam was lowered last winter for maintenance, and now we're short of water................

 

[Wombat]

Hopefully not for a long while yet

 

[CPF]

August bank holiday weekend

 

[Wombat]

Normally when the heat builds in August, especially above 30'C the chance of Thunderstorms coming up from Europe to the south increases.

Will be surprising if this doesn't happen next week. Here is hoping!!!!

Has been a very dry atmosphere, normally we would have expected those hot 30 plus weeks at the start of June to breakdown to thunderstorms but nothing

 

[serf]

About 15th August allegedly....

Then hot again

 

[db9go]

All the news is about how dry it is and like 1976 this is not like 1976
The drought of 1976 started in 1975 and went nearly 12 months with out any amount of rain as there was very few hose pipe bans in 1975 but 1976 it was every were and the reservoirs were empty and some did drill some spring corn in the dry reservoirs and then at the end of August the heavens opened some thing like 4" of rain fell in a few days.
In 1976 we had a minister of drought or water a Mr Denis Howell i think his name was.

 

[Barleymow]

All the news is about how dry it is and like 1976 this is not like 1976
The drought of 1976 started in 1975 and went nearly 12 months with out any amount of rain as there was very few hose pipe bans in 1975 but 1976 it was every were and the reservoirs were empty and some did drill some spring corn in the dry reservoirs and then at the end of August the heavens opened some thing like 4" of rain fell in a few days.
In 1976 we had a minister of drought or water a Mr Denis Howell i think his name was.

It rained shortly after he was appointed if I remember correctly

 

[Suffolk Serf]

It rained shortly after he was appointed if I remember correctly

So it worked.

 

[serf]

All the news is about how dry it is and like 1976 this is not like 1976
The drought of 1976 started in 1975 and went nearly 12 months with out any amount of rain as there was very few hose pipe bans in 1975 but 1976 it was every were and the reservoirs were empty and some did drill some spring corn in the dry reservoirs and then at the end of August the heavens opened some thing like 4" of rain fell in a few days.
In 1976 we had a minister of drought or water a Mr Denis Howell i think his name was.

But if 2022 is 1975 we are in for a spot of bother !

 

[steveR]

So it worked.

A new job for the Blonde Windbag....?

 

[teslacoils]

Tuesday

 

[Northern territory]

Tuesday

Wouldn’t bet on it this far out

 

[steveR]

Tuesday

Monday in the West..... but happy to wait until the Tuesday!