It's been a wet year for riding in SA
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It's been a wet year for riding in SA
Chook Sat 31 Dec 2016, 9:57 am
I was given a rain gauge in October 2008 at the end of a 5 year drought, I've kept a record of our rain fall ever since, in the previous 7 years we had only recorded over 500 mm of rain once, 570 mm in 2010.
In 2016 I have taken 715 mm out of the gauge, 145 mm more than 2010 and about 260 mm above the average since I've been recording the rainfall.
Strangely enough, April 2016 was by far the driest April in the past 8 years and a number of months were pretty much average for the same period
I know compared to a lot of you, particularly those in the so called "Sunshine State" this isn't a lot of rain but for us it's been a very wet year
In 2016 I have taken 715 mm out of the gauge, 145 mm more than 2010 and about 260 mm above the average since I've been recording the rainfall.
Strangely enough, April 2016 was by far the driest April in the past 8 years and a number of months were pretty much average for the same period
I know compared to a lot of you, particularly those in the so called "Sunshine State" this isn't a lot of rain but for us it's been a very wet year
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Re: It's been a wet year for riding in SA
paul Sat 31 Dec 2016, 10:40 am
It did seem to be raining a lot more this year ..............at least the Myponga dam looked fairly full yesterday when I saw it 
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Chook Sat 31 Dec 2016, 11:09 am
paul wrote:It did seem to be raining a lot more this year ..............at least the Myponga dam looked fairly full yesterday when I saw it
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madmax Sat 31 Dec 2016, 12:23 pm
Well December better not be like that next year!
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paul Sat 31 Dec 2016, 12:32 pm
Better bring your " Brolly " just in casemadmax wrote:Well December better not be like that next year!
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Chook Sat 31 Dec 2016, 1:03 pm
madmax wrote:Well December better not be like that next year!
It looks worse as a total for the month than it was,
December only had 13 days that recorde rain
-Highest daily rainfall, 85.6 mm
-4 days that more than 2,5 mm was recorded
-4 of the 13 days less than 1 mm recorded
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paul Sat 31 Dec 2016, 1:13 pm
I think most of that landed on meChook wrote:madmax wrote:Well December better not be like that next year!
It looks worse as a total for the month than it was,
December only had 13 days that recorde rain
-Highest daily rainfall, 85.6 mm
-4 days that more than 2,5 mm was recorded
-4 of the 13 days less than 1 mm recorded
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Chook Sat 31 Dec 2016, 1:19 pm
I reckon I rode to work in rain at least 25-30 times this year where the only rain that fell for the day was for about a hour in the morning, usually within a day or 2 of cleaning the bike 
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BanditDave Sat 31 Dec 2016, 4:17 pm
Up here in sunny Queensland we don't purchase those little plastic rain gauges, we make our own from 200litre drums. 
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Chook Sat 31 Dec 2016, 4:20 pm
BanditDave wrote:Up here in sunny Queensland we don't purchase those little plastic rain gauges, we make our own from 200litre drums.
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madmax Sun 01 Jan 2017, 10:48 am
Chook wrote:I reckon I rode to work in rain at least 25-30 times this year where the only rain that fell for the day was for about a hour in the morning, usually within a day or 2 of cleaning the bike
Well what does that tell you?
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paul Sun 01 Jan 2017, 12:44 pm
Work night shift ? ................madmax wrote:Chook wrote:I reckon I rode to work in rain at least 25-30 times this year where the only rain that fell for the day was for about a hour in the morning, usually within a day or 2 of cleaning the bike
Well what does that tell you?
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madmax Sun 01 Jan 2017, 1:03 pm
paul wrote:Work night shift ? ................madmax wrote:Chook wrote:I reckon I rode to work in rain at least 25-30 times this year where the only rain that fell for the day was for about a hour in the morning, usually within a day or 2 of cleaning the bike
Well what does that tell you?
No then he'd get wet on the way home instead
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paul Sun 01 Jan 2017, 1:23 pm
LOL.................& room for a pillion as well
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madmax Sun 01 Jan 2017, 6:24 pm
I think it'd be easier if he just stopped washing his bike. Then all of Adelaide could enjoy some good weather.
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Chook Sun 01 Jan 2017, 6:46 pm
madmax wrote:I think it'd be easier if he just stopped washing his bike. Then all of Adelaide could enjoy some good weather.
haha, it spent more of 2016 filthy dirty than clean, got a wash yesterday then was parked at my mates house all night, yep, there was a shower there this morning and it's covered in spots again, still, at least that's better than road grime sprayed up everywhere
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paul Sun 01 Jan 2017, 7:01 pm
I should have known ................dark clouds above as we speak .............Chook wrote:madmax wrote:I think it'd be easier if he just stopped washing his bike. Then all of Adelaide could enjoy some good weather.
haha, it spent more of 2016 filthy dirty than clean, got a wash yesterday then was parked at my mates house all night, yep, there was a shower there this morning and it's covered in spots again, still, at least that's better than road grime sprayed up everywhere
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madmax Sun 01 Jan 2017, 8:53 pm
paul wrote:I should have known ................dark clouds above as we speak .............Chook wrote:madmax wrote:I think it'd be easier if he just stopped washing his bike. Then all of Adelaide could enjoy some good weather.
haha, it spent more of 2016 filthy dirty than clean, got a wash yesterday then was parked at my mates house all night, yep, there was a shower there this morning and it's covered in spots again, still, at least that's better than road grime sprayed up everywhere
And then you send them our way
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paul Mon 02 Jan 2017, 9:15 am
Just so that you can feel free to wash " your " bikemadmax wrote:paul wrote:I should have known ................dark clouds above as we speak .............Chook wrote:madmax wrote:I think it'd be easier if he just stopped washing his bike. Then all of Adelaide could enjoy some good weather.
haha, it spent more of 2016 filthy dirty than clean, got a wash yesterday then was parked at my mates house all night, yep, there was a shower there this morning and it's covered in spots again, still, at least that's better than road grime sprayed up everywhere
And then you send them our way
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