Confirming firsthand...

[MoeFOH]

Yep, the country could do with a spot of rain. Even the goat is starting to get concerned. Photo just outside of Lochinvar, NSW. 

[Hammer Smokin']

if and when the rain does come, may it be slowly and steadily.

those conditions are ripe for mass flooding. ground won't be able to absorb the water fast enough.

[MoeFOH]

25 minutes ago, Hammer Smokin' said:

if and when the rain does come, may it be slowly and steadily.

those conditions are ripe for mass flooding. ground won't be able to absorb the water fast enough.

Yep, that’s the next issue. But rain, of course, will be welcome in any shape or form right now. 

Although not being affected by fires, the conditions in this area are scary. It was 47 here the other day. As a kid I remember low 40’s being considered extremely hot. High 40’s unheard of. 

Hopefully relief is on its way soon. 

[The Squiggler]

I don't really understand this graph, but.. based on this graph I can conclusively interject that if the water is not in the ground, feeding the grasses, it must be hiding somewhere else (and if it's not stuck in the trees--or in the goat--it must be stuck in the clouds, of course).  The best way to coax it down is, perhaps, with a rain dance.  Failing that, I might suggest finding the nearest mountain and installing some space heaters.  This will encourage 'snowmelt runoff' (whatever that is), and allow the lakes and rivers to feed the fields.  As a brilliant amateur ecologist, I stand by this statement and attest to its indisputable logic and verity. 

[Fuzz]

40 minutes ago, The Squiggler said:

I don't really understand this graph, but.. based on this graph I can conclusively interject that if the water is not in the ground, feeding the grasses, it must be hiding somewhere else (and if it's not stuck in the trees--or in the goat--it must be stuck in the clouds, of course).  The best way to coax it down is, perhaps, with a rain dance.  Failing that, I might suggest finding the nearest mountain and installing some space heaters.  This will encourage 'snowmelt runoff' (whatever that is), and allow the lakes and rivers to feed the fields.  As a brilliant amateur ecologist, I stand by this statement and attest to its indisputable logic and verity. 

The water is held in those little red arrows.

 

[The Squiggler]

8 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

The water is held in those little red arrows.

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