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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2010, 05:35:34 PM »
My goodness Simon it all sounds very critical in your area - flooding is so devastating.
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2010, 07:21:08 PM »
We are lucky, Robin to be in the mountains a long way from any flooding. The snow in the mountains here doesn't usually melt this fast at this time of year.
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Simon
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Lowest winter (shade) temp -25C.
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #32 on: February 18, 2010, 12:38:29 AM »
We actually had rain over the weekend...... nearly 150mm of it.  The biggest event in quite some time.  It was widespread over south eastern Australia, the largest falls in decades in some places.  There are rivers currently flowing in places they haven't in 20 or more years apparently.  Unfortunately many other areas around Canberra didn't get as much as my part of the city, and the dam catchments only got a bit over half the amount.... still raised the dam levels by 3% so far, with water still running in.  It is amazing to see water seeping out of the ground in places...... it has been a long time since we've had enough ground water around here for it to do that. 8)
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2010, 01:54:26 AM »
We are having some wonderful rain at present, and since about 4 this morning (now 3pm). It means I can put off ordering water for another week or two as well as having recent plantings get a decent soak. :D
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2010, 02:57:27 AM »
Lesley,

Even with the rain I'll be watering pots by the weekend.  Warm and quite windy here, which strips moisture out of everything very quickly.  Forecasting into the 30s (oC) this weekend again.
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #35 on: February 18, 2010, 09:12:53 AM »
Good news Paul !
Great that your water reserves are catching up a bit !
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #36 on: February 18, 2010, 09:19:58 AM »
Lesley and Paul nice to hear that you have had rain, it must be worrying for you when its so dry. We have snow again in Aberdeen, I am getting a bit fed up now everytime I start getting a glimpse of my plants they all get covered up again. Hope you get rain for a few more days.
Angie :)
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #37 on: February 19, 2010, 04:16:07 PM »
Yet more snow and more forecast.  Haven't really done anything in the garden since mid December and now I am well behind with little chance of a catch up as my heath is having its annual relapse more chemo.  Such is life.

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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #38 on: February 19, 2010, 05:35:24 PM »
Quote from: Brian Wilson on February 19, 2010, 04:16:07 PM
Yet more snow and more forecast.  Haven't really done anything in the garden since mid December and now I am well behind with little chance of a catch up as my heath is having its annual relapse more chemo.  Such is life.

Brian
Sorry to hear that Brian.  We had some sun this afternoon, I'll try and send some up.  Do hope both your weather and health improve.
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #39 on: February 19, 2010, 05:47:15 PM »
Solid sunshine here today with 14C in the shade. Tomorrow is set to be 20C in some parts of the country. It was certainly a great day to be a crocophilous bee  ;)
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #40 on: February 19, 2010, 06:50:23 PM »
all the best with the treatments, brian!

paul and lesley--congrats on the rain!

simon, thats quite a non-winter you've been having!

here its been around to above normal (-2/-15) with days from -4 to +6 and nights from -1 to -17; lots of melting as the days rapidly get longer-already over 10hrs, but with another 8-10inches of snow a couple days ago in two batches, the piles along paths are still waist height in places, and in the woods and meadows varying from ankle to knee depth... should be a good year again for woodland plants--they really count on the snow for moisture, as rain doesn't usually start seriously till much later, plus if they are covered now, they dont experience the desiccation of these early warm spells with the ground still frozen...

some foggy day pics attached from the beginning of the month--more fog this winter than i have ever seen...(someone said 28 days in january, though that sounds like a lot....)
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #41 on: February 19, 2010, 07:06:45 PM »
Cohan, I know human beings are adaptable- but I don't know how you do it!
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #42 on: February 19, 2010, 07:11:48 PM »
Quote from: Sinchets on February 19, 2010, 07:06:45 PM
Cohan, I know human beings are adaptable- but I don't know how you do it!

lol--its all relative, isnt it? december was a bit rough, but since then we havent had any weather i'd call really cold--we've scarcely had -20 when we could have had -30 or -40 so we feel we've got off quite lightly--esp with the weather disasters all over the world! :)
of course here its the sheer length of the season that could easily do you in! but generally lots of sun--my cacti and succulents are baking and basking in the sun on the windowsill right now...
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #43 on: February 20, 2010, 12:58:58 PM »
So you think you're having a bad winter... :'(
Not sure where to post this, a Danish friend sent me the link.

http://www.tv2regionerne.dk/video.aspx?Id=530786
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Re: Weather February 2010
« Reply #44 on: February 20, 2010, 01:11:49 PM »
i didn't understand what the news reader was saying but i felt for the nurseyman,poor chap
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