A Sight For Sore Eyes
Photos Cherril Zoutendyk
"The Daily Advertiser"The rain just keeps coming
12 Aug, 2010 12:00 AM
RAIN continued to fall on Wagga yesterday, taking the total rainfall for August above the monthly average with less than half the month gone.Since Tuesday, about 37mm of rain descended on Wagga, with 4mm falling on the city from 9am yesterday.
More showers are forecast for today.
Wagga Bureau of Meteorology weather observer Tom Delsattai said Wagga would experience about five to 10mm of rain today as a low front moved off the coast.
However, the showers should ease by tonight, making way for a fine day tomorrow, before rain returned again on Sunday evening.
"While they haven't forecast rain (for Sunday night) it is likely we will get some from the front moving in," he said.
Mr Delsattai said the recent rain was the result of a lumbering low-pressure system.
"That low was really slow moving and even now it is centred in Victoria and is heading towards the coast and is bringing in rain bands," he said.
Wagga has already surpassed the average monthly rainfall for August of 51mm, recording 54mm as of 5pm yesterday.
The last time Wagga recorded more than 50mm in August was 2005, while the city has not seen as much rain over two consecutive days in August since 1992.
The recent downpour has been good for the region's water storages, with Burrinjuck Dam now at 55 per cent of capacity and Blowering at 60 per cent.
Tumut Shire Council mayor Trina Thomson said this year had proved the best run-ups to to spring in many years.
"This is the best leading into spring, and not only is it Blowering Dam at a good level, but all the local dams as well," she said.
"It has been a fairly mild winter and it has been tough for years with the drought.
"We are cautiously optimistic that we will have a really good spring."
