Sunday, November 23, 2008

I spoke too soon

Looks like I spoke too soon regarding the lack of rain.

Normally in Australia - in Summer - temperatures would be heading towards 30C. Hot and dry like hell.

However it turns out:
Snow falls also in Summer

Weatherzone meteorologist Paddy Aicken said Mount Hotham was currently the coldest place in the state at minus 2.7 degrees. At least five centimetres of snow fell overnight.

Locals report snow falls down to 1500 metres in the Mt Hotham/Falls Creek area with lower and heavier falls on Mt Bogong.

After a day and night of rain, Victoria is bracing for heavier downpours and strong winds tonight.

The State Emergency Service (SES) has received 184 calls across the Victoria since midnight on Friday, with 137 of those calls in the metropolitan area.

Most of those calls have related to trees falling down, an SES spokesman said.

About 50mm of rain was received in metropolitan areas last night, while 100mm fell in Gippsland, an SES spokesman said.

"Melbourne will receive similar rainfall to last night, but with stronger winds,'' he said.


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